Do Everest hikers’ bodies serve as landmarks?

Over 200 climbers have died attempting to summit Mount Everest, with their bodies left on the mountain as landmarks. Many climbers are inexperienced, and the area above 26,000 feet is known as the “death zone” due to low oxygen levels. As of 2014, more than 200 of the climbers who have attempted to summit Everest, […]

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