Bodies of Everest

This one is less of a mystery and more of a horror. Currently there are nearly 200 human bodies on Mt Everest that are used as landmarks for those that are climbing the mountain. This is mostly due to the extreme temperature, weather and altitude that a person must face while climbing the mountain. Sometimes the temperatures are so extreme on the mountain that instant frostbite to any exposed flesh is a very real possibility. That coupled with high altitudes and the many other dangers makes climbing the mountain a very dangerous act. Those who perish on the mountain while making their ascent are often left behind due to the fact that rescue or recovery of their body would be nearly impossible and very dangerous to even attempt.

Sometimes climbers will even come cross people who are still alive, but because they have no way to help them they have no choice but to leave them to die. Two climbers once found a woman that was dying along on the mountain. She called out to them and said "please, don't leave me!" But the climbers were forced to continue as staying would mean risking their own lives and they had no way to help the woman. They continues climbing and had to leave the woman to die. They spent the next eight years saving up money to return and give the woman a proper burial.

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