Every year, adventurers brave the elements and attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Yet dangers abound, and more than a hundred bodies litter the mountain. Listen in and learn more about Mount Everest in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
Feb 2022
The Problems and Some Controversies on Mt. Everest
<p>Though Mt. Everest is an amazing place, there is an ugly side to it. There are many problems on the mountain, caused by the hundreds who attempt to summit it every year. Trash, human waste, climate change, theft, and a whole lot more. People are doing what they can but it's st ... Show More
32m 33s
Feb 2024
10 Well-Known Dead Bodies on Everest
There are over 200 dead bodies left on Mt. Everest. Today's episode is about why the bodies are not retrieved and the 10 most "famous" dead bodies on Mt. Everest. The 10 most "famous" dead bodies on Mt. Everest include George Mallory, Marco Siffredi, Green Boots, and Sleeping Bea ... Show More
37m 44s
Apr 2022
The Death Zone of Mount Everest
Send a textWe have gone in caves, we have dived under the water, now let's climb a mountain, specifically Mount Everest. Making it to the summit of Mount Everest is a legendary feat, so we can only assume the deaths trying to accomplish this accolade are also unlike any other. Th ... Show More
29 m
Nov 2025
151. Mount Everest Horror: The Lost Climbers of the Death Zone
Last year, a group of adventurers with National Geographic were hiking Mount Everest when they saw a human foot sticking out of the ice. Now, it is not rare to see dead bodies on the mountain, there are at least 200 of them scattered around Everest, and many of them act as marker ... Show More
34m 55s
Oct 2025
Inside the Death Zone: The Science, Survival, and Latest Everest News
In this episode of The All About Everest Podcast, host Pauline Reynolds Nuttall takes listeners deep into the Death Zone — the deadly region above 8,000 meters where oxygen levels plummet and every breath is a fight for survival. Discover what really happens to the human body at ... Show More
15m 6s
Oct 2024
Encore: K2 - The Savage Mountain | Summit Fever | 1
In the summer of 2008, mountaineers from eight different countries gather at the foot of the world’s second tallest mountain, K2. All of them have a single goal: reach the summit. But to do that they will need to undertake one most difficult, and dangerous, climbs on earth. Sunny ... Show More
40m 19s