An experienced mountaineer has described the “death, carnage and chaos” at the top of Mount Everest as climbers pushed past bodies to reach the world’s highest summit. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Mount Everest peak. Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP“It’s difficult for people at sea-level, who are not mountaineers, who have never been above 8000m, to understand that particular scenario. The number of people seeking to scale Everest has exploded in recent years, driven by surges in climbers from India and China. I certainly know that as I was climbing up I was certainly doubting whether or not I would ever return.”

Source: The Guardian May 28, 2019 11:16 UTC