Hundreds have died attempting to climb Mount Everest and a map has pinpointed the known locations of their bodies.

Five frozen bodies have been retrieved around Mount Everest as thinning snow and ice expose the bodies of hundreds of climbers who have died attempting to scale the world's highest mountain.

Since expeditions on Everest began in the 1920s, around 330 people have died on the mountain. Due to the expense and difficulty of retrieving bodies from Everest, around 200 bodies still remain on ...

Dead bodies are a common sight on top of Mount Everest. "I cannot believe what I saw up there," Everest filmmaker Elia Saikaly wrote on Instagram last week. "Death. Carnage. Chaos. Lineups.

The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp mark-up ...

The Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 11 tons of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton from Everest during this year's climbing season. Ang Babu Sherpa, who led the ...

Human bodies cannot function properly above a certain altitude. We work best at sea level, where oxygen levels are adequate for our brains and lungs. But if climbers want to summit Mount Everest ...

according to the army - but it is estimated that a further 200 bodies remain on the mountain. Nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, including Everest.