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The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10–11 May 1996 when eight climbers caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest while attempting to descend from the summit. Over the entire season, 12 people died trying to reach the summit, making it the deadliest season on Mount Everest at the time and the third deadliest after the 23 fatalities ...
Eight climbers die on Mount Everest during a storm on May 10, 1996. It was the worst loss of life ever on the mountain on a single day. Author Jon Krakauer, who himself attempted to climb the...
Feb 15, 2024 · The 1996 Mount Everest Disaster resulted in the deaths of 12 climbers, making it one of the deadliest single seasons in Everest's history. The disaster was caused by a massive blizzard that trapped the climbers near the summit, burying the ropes and making escape nearly impossible.
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- Yasuko Namba. A businesswoman from Japan, Namba summited Everest in 1996 to become the second Japanese woman to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents.
- Rob Hall. The owner of Adventure Consultants, Hall had made a name for himself in mountaineering when, in 1990, he and Gary Ball summited the seven highest mountains in the world in seven months.
- Andy Harris. A guide for Adventure Consultants and helicopter skiing guide in the winter, Harris was making his first Everest summit attempt with the 1996 expedition.
- Doug Hansen. A postal worker from Washington state who had been climbing for 12 years, Hansen turned back just short of Everest's summit in 1995. Lou Kasischke: Doug was a very likeable, easygoing person.
Dec 31, 2016 · 8 Climbers Die During the 1996 Everest Disaster. Over the course of the night, Doug Hansen would die. Rob Hall would tragically die on the South Summit the next day. His guide, Andy Harris, was stricken with hypoxia, and he would also perish.
Apr 29, 2020 · Known as one of the most lethal years in Everest’s history, 1996 saw the deaths of 15 climbers, eight of whom died on 10 May. On this day 33 climbers from three groups (Mountain Madness, a government-funded Taiwanese group and Adventure Consultants) were attempting to reach the summit.
May 31, 2018 · That’s why, when she died last week at home in Telluride, Colorado, from an apparent fall from the top of her stairs, her friends were in disbelief. She had just turned 61. Her birthday was May...
