Mount Aso, a volcano located on Japanâs southernmost main island of Kyushu, erupted on Monday morning, local time, sending a plethora of smoke and ash 2,000 meters into the sky. Mount Aso, a volcano located on Japanâs southernmost main island of Kyushu, erupted on Monday morning, local time, sending a plethora of smoke and ash 2,000 meters into the sky. my recent locations Â°f
Their goal was to reach the summit of Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen canisters, a feat that remains rare today but was, in 1978, actually considered scientifically impossible. More than 4,000 people have climbed Mount Everest, but fewer than 200 have done so without oxygen.
Overall 282 people (168 westerners and 114 Sherpas) have died on Everest from 1921 to 2016, 176 on the Nepal side and 106 from Tibet. An average of 4.8 people have died each year on Everest since it was first attempted in 1921. Focusing on modern times from 2000 to 2016 it is 6.9 annual deaths. Sadly we can expect this trend of increasing deaths to continue as the mountain is attracting more climbers each year, many unprepared.