Note: not all climbers are so fortunate. Many times people coming down the mountain don’t have enough energy to carry fatigued comrades, and those going up don’t want to sacrifice their Everest glory. Thus, you can quite literally die just feet from dozens of people. 25-17. pixabay (public domain), 16. wikimedia commons (public domain), 15. pixabay (public domain), 14. facebook.com (fair use; no free images available; illustrative purposes only), 13-9. pixabay (public domain), 8. wikimedia commons (public domain), 7. pixabay (public domain), 6. wikimedia commons (public domain), 5-1. pixabay (public domain)
