Dead bodies litter Mount Everest because it's so dangerous and expensive to get them down — and 2023 could be the most deadly season yet

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Mount Everest climbers
Mountaineers are seen making their ascent of Mount Everest on May 12, 2021.

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Rock climber plotted to kill people at popular mountaineering event in Oregon, police say

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Smith Rock State Park in Oregon
Smith Rock State Park in Oregon.

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2 women chasing a climbing record across 14 mountains both died in avalanches on their last peak

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Mount Shishapangma
Mount Shishapangma in southern Tibet, China.

Photographer: Reinhard Goldmann 50829 Cologne, Germany

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