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The Bodies Of Dead Climbers On Mount Everest

Many people who are unaware with Mount Everest's death toll are surprised to learn that the majority of dead bodies on Everest will remain there in perpetuity. The grounds for leaving the dead behind, on the other hand, are entirely logical. The risks of Everest make body retrieval extremely difficult, if not impossible, and costly. Helicopters cannot retrieve bodies above Camp 2 at 21,000 feet. Instead, the bodies must be hauled down the mountain to be recovered. A team of rescuers or Sherpas capable of digging out frozen bodies and carrying the extra weight of a frozen corpse down the mountain is required to remove a body. The cost of such an expedition can easily exceed $70,000 USD. Few bodies ever depart Everest due to the high cost and risk to the rescue team. And, in the tradition of sailors lost at sea, many mountaineers desire that their bodies remain on the mountain if they pass through.