47+ Everest Bodies Still On Mountain Images. Over the last eighty years, around 300 climbers have failed to return alive from the world's highest mountain, earning it the unofficial title of the world's highest graveyard. One study conducted by the government of nepal shows there are more than 200 bodies still out there on everest, many climbers between 19th century to till this date have lost their lives while conquering this deadly mountain.
Climbing mount everest has become much safer over the past decade thanks to advances in technology and climbing gear.
The air there is so thin. At 29, 029 ft, reaching the summit is truly a remarkable feat. Since 1953 when edmund hillary and tenzing norgay scaled the summit for the first time, over 4,000 people have followed in. The mountain offers seemingly endless options for kicking the bucket, from falling into the abyss to suffocating from lack of oxygen.