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Above 8,000m on Everest, you’re surviving on ~25% of normal oxygen.

Your brain swells.
Your judgment fails.
Your body shuts down.
And most deaths happen on the way down.
The summit isn’t the goal.

Survival is.

https://www.ryanjhite.com/2026/03/24/death-zone-why-mount-everest-kills-so-many-climbers/

Why Mount Everest Is So Dangerous: The Deadly Reality of the Death Zone

Mount Everest isn’t just the tallest mountain—it’s one of the deadliest. Discover why climbers die in the Death Zone, from low oxygen to extreme cold and overcrowding.

Ryan J. Hite