On March 16, 2017, Ashley Schmieder and her husband, James, became the first couple to ever get married at Mount Everest Base Camp in a tux and wedding gown. Here, they look out of their windows en route from Kathmandu to the base of the mountain.
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Approximately 100 meters (300') above Camp IV she sits leaning against her pack, as if taking a short break. A woman with her eyes wide open and her hair waving in each gust of wind. It's the corpse of Hannelore Schmatz, the wife of the leader of a 1979 German expedition.
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At least 12 people have died, with five more still missing. There are many factors at play in the deaths, including altitude sickness and overcrowding.