Mt. Everest, The Death Zone, & Dead Bodies: Summit the Mountain or Die Trying

Over 150 dead bodies lie preserved in the snow on Mt. Everest, serving as permanent reminders of the respect the mountain demands from anyone breaching her peak.

Standing on top of the world. That’s how climbers feel after summiting Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world standing 29,029 feet above sea level. The summit is…