Crossing the Khumbu Icefall is so dangerous that even extensive rope and ladder networks installed by professional guides cannot prevent loss of life. The official Himalayan Database records 44 deaths in the icefall between 1953 and 2016.
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Climbers who ascend higher than 26,000 feet on Mount Everest enter the death zone. In this area, oxygen is so limited that the body's cells start to die, and judgment becomes impaired. Climbers may also experience heart attack, stroke, or severe altitude sickness.
The most common cause of death on Everest is from avalanches, followed by falls and hypothermia. However, heart attacks, altitude sickness, frostbite, and exposure have also been known to take their toll on climbers who push themselves too hard or venture out unprepared.
Lincoln was part of the first Australian expedition to climb Mount Everest in 1984, which successfully forged a new route. He reached the summit of the mountain on his second attempt in 2006, miraculously surviving the night at 8,700 m (28,543 ft) on descent, after his family was told he had died.
Francys Arsentiev is known as The Sleeping Beauty of Everest. She died on Mount Everest on May 24, 1998, when she descended from the top of the tallest mountain after setting the record of the first American female to climb Everest without oxygen. Francys was an American native, born and raised in Hawaii, Honolulu.
Because of the cost and extreme risk to the retrieval team, few bodies ever leave Everest. And many mountaineers prefer their bodies stay on the mountain if they pass there in the tradition taken from sailors lost at sea.
Temperature of Mount EverestThe temperature at the Mt.Everest summit in January is average -33° F (-36° C) and it can drop to -76° F (-60° C) even. The average summit temperature in July is -2° F (-19° C). Generally speaking, its cooler at night and a tiny bit warmer in the day.