After in the nineties, the rise to Everest put on a commercial stream, lovers and amateurs rushed on his slopes. And if there are too many people in the zone of extreme risk, then the victims, alas, not avoid.
1. George Malory and Andrew Irwin
The first conqueror of Everest is officially considered to be New Zelandets Edmund Hillary, who climbed the top of the world in 1953. But attempts to go to the peak were taken before. In 1924, the British George Malory and Andrew Irwin together climbed to the top, but did it manage to them, we will never know. The last time they were seen in the lumen of the clouds at a distance of 350 meters from the peak. On the base camp climbers were waiting for several days, but they never returned. Malory's body found only in 1999. He still lies on one of the routes, frozen in the rock. According to one of the versions, George, along with a partner, still achieved the top and died already on the descent. Irvine's body did not find it.
2. Maurice Wilson
The story of Maurice Wilson is a good example of the fact that lovers on Everest are not at all a place. In 1934, a former British military decided that he was tenacious to Nepal by plane, and then would go to Everest. Both of these facts were to become records. The expedition complicated the fact that Maurice did not know how to control the aircraft and had no climbing experience. But these little things did not confuse proud warriors. Maurice bought a plane and went to flight courses. True and untrue, he reached Nepal, and he had to do on the ground, because he had to do the last part of the way. His plane arrested. He tried twice twice as a mountain, but was forced to go back to the camp. The third attempt became fatal. Many believed that Maurice was so stubborn, which preferred death in the mountains to return home with anything. Those small details that we know about this climb, are known from the diary, which was found a year later next to his body. Wilson frozen in a tent at an altitude of 7400 meters.
3. Expedition Pavel Datschnolyan
The very fact of the existence of the Soviet expedition under the leadership of Pavel Datschnolan still remains doubtful. It is believed that the campaign was organized in 1952, when the Chinese authorities restricted access to the territory of Nepal for foreigners, at the same time made an exception for the expedition from the USSR. According to some sources, the Chinese found the remains of Datschnolan himself on the slope of the mountain and five of his comrades.
4. Expedition "Mountain Madness"
Four participants in this commercial expedition became victims of the Snow Burana, which carried out in the total lifestyle of eight people from three different groups. The tragedy occurred on May 11, 1996. The expedition "Mountain Madness" on the descent from the top fell into the strongest storm. The result was killed four, including two guides from New Zealand and two tourists from Japan and the United States.
5. Expedition "Adventure Consultants"
This commercial expedition has lost its head, the most experienced mountaineer Rob Hall in the same May Baranus of 1996. Hall in the last days of climbing felt very badly. He slowed down and ascended to the top the last of his group, although he had long been to give a team to return. The most important thing when lifting such height is to adhere to the schedule. But on this day everything went wrong. "Adventure consultants" and "Mountain Madness" were so closely that they began to delay each other and, accordingly, be shed out of the schedule. The climbers say: "If by the time x you did not find yourself at point y, then you need to turn back." Laughing for several hours with the rise, on the descent, the group got into Buran, where he lost his leader and a few more people. The remaining participants of the team managed to get to the camp.
6. Expedition of the Indo-Tibetan border
The Indian-Tibetan team became the third group at the top of Everest at that May day, but they climbed along the northern slope. Two days earlier, the expedition had already lost one guide. The man died very stupid: went to the toilet, not putting the "cats" on the shoes, and simply slipped into the abyss. Of the three Indian climbers who rose to Everest on this day, no one returned to the camp. Later, the body of one of them will find in a small grotto, where he still lies. Its green boots have become a kind of toponym for climbers. They also call 8500 meters mark - "Green boots".
7. Sergey Arsenty and Francis DiTefano (Arsentieva)
Family couple of climbers climbed in May 1998, and Francis overcame the way without an oxygen cylinder, becoming the first American who conquered Everest without the use of oxygen. Due to bad weather conditions, the pair spent three days in the tent at an altitude of 8,200 meters. After that, they still climbed to the top, but on the descent of the spouse lost each other. Sergey returned to the camp without his wife and headed for her searches. Frozening Francis The next day found climbers Jan Woodler and Katie O'Dud. Despite trying to help, the woman died. Yang and Katie were forced to leave the body, and for several years it lay in front of the climbers passing by passing by. Only in 2007, Woodel was able to return, finding Francis in the same position in which he left her nine years ago. Woodl wrapped in the American flag, put a note from his son and pushed Francis into the abyss. The body of Sergey Arsentiev found in 1999. He froze, trying to find his wife.
8. David Sharp
The story of David Sharpe received a serious publicity, exposing the terrible offset of the heroic conquests of Everest. In May 2006, the Englishman David Sharp climb on the northern slope alone, not accompanied by Hide Sherpami. At an altitude of 8500 meters, David ended oxygen, and he sat down in a grotto near the famous Indian in green boots. On this day, about forty person passed past the dying English, but no one helped him. Among them was the film crew of the Discovery TV channel. They turned on the camera and asked his name. "My name is David Sharp, I really want to sleep," the climber answered. The group moved further, leaving him an oxygen cylinder. These frames are available on YouTube upon request Dying for Everest.
9. Shailendra Kumar Audahai
Shailendra Kumar Audahai - the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Nepal. In 2011, he wanted to become the most elderly man who conquered Everest. When climbing it has become bad in the first camp. Shailender turned back to the base located at the foot of the mountain, where he died. He was 82 years old.
10. Sixteen Sherpov
Despite all the horrors that are worked on Everest, the largest tragedy became a snowy avalanche on April 18, 2014. She claimed the life of sixteen sherpov served by the route. Sherpi is a nation, inhabiting the foothills of Jomolungma in South Nepal. It is they who provide ascents for extremals from around the world. Sherpi carry a hundred kilograms of equipment and supplies, stretch the railing for climbers and insoi them in case someone from the group becomes bad. On April 18, Sherpi was engaged in their usual work - stretched the railing for climbing and delivered products, gas and oxygen cylinders into intermediate camps. Avalanche came unexpectedly, completely filling out a huge gorge, 16 people died in place. After the tragedy, Sherpi refused to go to work. They demanded compliance with their labor rights, worthy of payment and compensation for families of the dead. Under the pressure of Sherpov, the Government of Nepal was forced to cancel the climbing season at Everest in 2014.