Traffic jam

1. Three more die on Everest amid
overcrowding
BBC News
Three more climbers have died on Mount Everest, taking the
death toll to seven in a week - more than the total for the whole
of last year. The three died of exhaustion while descending on…
Mount Everest recorded what is thought to have been one of its busiest days on
Wednesday May 22, as 200 to 300 mountaineers used a window of good weather to
push for the summit.
So many people are climbing Mount Everest these days that "traffic jams" often
develop. This congestion can lead to the death of climbers.
Traffic Jams on Mount Everest
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2. Utah Man Dies on Mt. Everest After Climbing
Highest Mountain of Each Continent
Nytimes
In December, Donald Cash quit his job as a software salesman to
finish his goal of climbing the tallest mountain on each of the
seven continents. He died Wednesday, just after scaling Mount…
Everest traffic jam creates lethal conditions
for climbers
CNN
Two mountaineers have died on Mount Everest after crowds of
people became stuck in a queue leading to the summit of the
world's highest mountain.
Mount Everest: American becomes 11th to die
amid reports of overcrowding
Sky News
An American climber has died shortly after reaching the top of
Mount Everest and achieving his dream of scaling the highest
peaks of the world's seven continents. Christopher Kulish, a lawy…
One climber posted a photo of the heavy human traffic on Everest, estimating that
about 320 people were in a line waiting to stand on the summit in an area known as
the "death zone."

3. Parveen Kaswan, IFS
@ParveenKaswan
Its hard to believe but its a queue at Hilary step on
Mount Everest. There is a traffic jam of people who want
to climb Mt. Everest. Carrying capacity ??
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Kevin Nguyen
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Holy shit, we've managed to gentrify Mount Everest.
The New York Times @nytimes
The final leg of the journey to the summit of Mount Everest
slowed to a single-file march of 250 to 300 people on
Wednesday. The delay may have contributed to the deaths of
2 climbers. nyti.ms/2VZmVkU
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Summit!!!
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So that was completely insane! I stood on top of the world for the 3rd time on the
morning of May 23rd, 2019. More importantly, we all made to the summit and back,
safe.
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5. The 4 Arab women, totally crushed it up there. How you climb is as important that you
climb and they all graciously made it to the top of the world.
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I shot it all. And I mean all of it. The 'Dream of Everest' is going to be a heck of a ride of
a documentary. I pushed myself as hard as I could and never stopped filming. I even
jumped up on the knife edge ridge to get the shots of the team on the Hillary Step. It
was crazy, over 200 people climbing that night, but totally under control and I can't
thank @sherpapk enough for keeping up with the shooting pace and honestly, for
keeping me alive by being my safety rigger and climbing partner. I love you man.
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To all the Sherpas, my personal Sherpa team, the guides at Madison Mountaineering -
all of this is possible because of you. We are nothing without you and all summits are
possible because of you.
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I'm down. I'm safe. And there is a lot more to come!
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Totally wild adventure! So grateful to be back at basecamp.
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@monakshahab @nellyattar @joyceazzam7s @alharthynoor - SO PROUD of what you've
all accomplished. No one supported us with this documentary. No one. And we made it
happen. Thank you for trusting me with your stories. The best is yet to come!
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#Everest #Summit #topoftheworld #8848 #Everest2019
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The New York Times
@nytimes
The final leg of the journey to the summit of Mount
Everest slowed to a single-file march of 250 to 300
people on Wednesday. The delay may have contributed
to the deaths of 2 climbers. nyti.ms/2VZmVkU
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On Everest, Traffic Isn’t Just Inconvenient. It Can be…
The route from the Nepal side slowed to a single-file march
of 250 to 300 people. The delay may have contributed to
nytimes.com

6. Four reasons why this Everest season went
wrong
BBC News
Over the past two decades, the average annual death rate of
climbers on Mount Everest has remained at about six. But this
spring, at least 10 people have already been reported dead or…
Why I won't be joining the queue at the top
of Everest
the Guardian
A startling picture of overcrowding near the summit shows the
peril of turning the mountain into a form of adventure tourism
Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita scales
Mount Everest for 24th time, beats his own…
Scroll.in
Nepali mountain guide Kami Rita Sherpa on Tuesday beat his own
record by climbing Mount Everest for the 24th time. The 49-year-
old mountaineer reached the 29,035-foot peak on Tuesday - the…
"Everest has become largely detached from the rest of climbing and mountaineering.
It has become a trophy experience, drawing too many otherwise without much
interest in the sport, validated by media coverage that sees Everest as being endlessly
“conquered” rather than passé." - Peter Beaumont, Guardian
Deaths on Mount Everest
Cumulative number of deaths on Mount Everest, 1900-2018

7. Mount Everest: melting glaciers exposing
bodies of climbers
the Guardian
Bodies previously entombed in ice have been made accessible due
to global warming
Death rate on Mount Everest
% of climbers above base camp who die
More than 200 climbers have died on the peak since 1922. Most bodies are believed to
still be buried under glaciers or snow.
Human waste left by climbers is also causing pollution and could spread diseases

8. Losing battle to clean up Mount Everest
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Losing battle to clean up Mount Everest
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Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, has become a rubbish dump thanks to decades of
commercial expeditions. Even though the Nepalese authorities have made efforts to
prevent the pollution, the solution is far away as the number of climbers increases.

9. The Man Trying to Fix Mount Everest's
Towering Poop Problem
Vice
Mount Everest, Nepal. Image: Mount Everest Biogas Project
Mount Everest is more accessible than ever. Better gear,
amenities, and the help of tireless guides have swamped the…
How Do You Get 200,000 Pounds of Trash Off
Everest? Recruit Yaks
Nytimes
LUKLA, Nepal - Last weekend, a group of Sherpas gathered
outside Buddha Lodge in this speck of a town near Mount
Everest, stuffing cloth sacks filled with thousands of pounds of…
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Mount Everest's Poop Problem Piles Up
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Mount Everest's Poop Problem Piles Up
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Harsh conditions on the mountain make sewage and water treatment systems virtually
impossible, which could be a health concern for climbers.