day five. Mount Everest

Problem: There were a lot of problems I noticed about Mount Everest. The one that I noticed the most was how dangerous it is and how almost 200 climbers have perished on Mount Everest in the last half-century. Also when they die on the Mountain they remain there, becuase there is no way to get them down or do anything with their bodies.

Evidence:

"Sharp was making his return after reaching the peak. He died on the mountain and remains there, as have many of the almost 200 climbers who have perished on Everest in the last half-century.", "When you're up there and can barely breathe, you can't eat, you can barely drink--all you can really do is plod on upwards with this one thing in mind," said Arnold, who has climbed to Everest's summit. "What it would involve to launch a rescue would almost be beyond the brain capacity of a person at high altitude." [Morality on a Slippery Slope].

Mount Everest is both the highest mountain and the highest graveyard in the world. As of 2002, 175 climbers had died on the mountain, and the vast majority of these bodies were left behind. There are reported to be at least 41 bodies on the north side of Everest. [Dead bodies on Everest]

Contributing Factors: Mount Everest is 25,000 feet above sea level where oxygen is sparse, winds are fierce and temperatures reach 100 below. These extremely harsh conditions are known as the Death Zone. When some climbers are on the mountain trails they can run out or gas and freeze to death right there. Others maybe killed by avalanches. Rescueing climbers is also very difficult.

Possible Solution: My first idea for a solution was to have people that know the mountain well to remove the dead bodies. But doing that is a very difficult task. On one of the websites I was looking at there was a story about how it took a team of 12 people eight hours to move a dead body down a portion of the mountain. With the harsh conditions very few climbers attempt to take the bodies of the dead people they were climbing with back. Many bodies will be left there forever. To avoid all this people should be more prepared to climb and ready to call for help if they need it.