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1996 Mount Everest disaster. 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.
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Nov 13, 2009 · Learn about the worst disaster on Everest in 1996, when eight climbers died in a storm. Read about the causes, the survivors and the aftermath of the tragedy.
Dec 31, 2016 · Learn how a series of factors led to the tragic deaths of eight climbers on Mount Everest in 1996. Find out the names, events and decisions that contributed to the disaster and its aftermath.
Feb 15, 2024 · Learn about the real-life events that inspired the 2015 film Everest, based on the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster that killed 12 climbers. Find out how the blizzard, the ropes, and the technical mistakes led to the tragedy and how the survivors managed to escape.
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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.
May 13, 2008 · The morning that we were going to leave Camp Two and head up onto the Lhotse Face, a tremendous windstorm came through Camp Two, and it picked up tents and anything that wasn't battened down and...
