Ten people have died so far in a series of accidents this climbing season, four more than mountaineering officials expect in a typical year. On Wednesday, authorities said Sherpa rescuers found the bodies of four climbers inside a tent at the highest camp on Everest, a few thousand feet from the summit. In 2015, when an earthquake and subsequent avalanche struck during the climbing season, 19 people died. The four bodies found in the tent were at Camp 4 at the South Col, located at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet). Indian climber Ravi Kumar, American doctor Roland Yearwood, Slovak climber Vladimir Strba and Australian Francesco Enrico Marchetti died over the weekend, and two climbers died earlier.

Source: CBC News May 24, 2017 13:57 UTC