The 1996 Everest Disaster

In 1996 the world was just starting to work out the best way to climb Mount Everest, the tallest of the worlds mountains. After being first summited in 1953, commercial climbing was just starting to boom, with paying customers hiring guides to make their way up. In 1996, poor weather and poor decision making developed a dangerous situation for 34 climbers on the mountain. Find out what led them to be in the life and death situation this week, on Cheeky Tales.

 

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