Human bodies work best at sea level ... but they can wind up waiting in line for hours Climbing in the death zone is "a living hell," as Everest climber and 1998 NOVA expedition member David ...

“And they would be dead within an hour because their body is not adjusted to that ... to less than 40% when they reach the Everest “death zone.” The first target for mountaineers is Everest ...

In the Everest region, which also consists of ... “It was very tough to bring back the bodies from the death zone,” Mr Sherpa ...

The number of dead from the severe earthquake in the region around Mount Everest rose to 95 on Tuesday, China's state news ...

Human bodies cannot function properly above ... All told, climbing in the Death Zone is "a living hell," as Everest climber and 1998 NOVA expedition member David Carter told PBS.

This makes reaching Everest, at 8,849 meters ... No amount of acclimatization can prepare the body for the death zone. Above 6,000 meters, the body never fully adjusts and above 8,000 meters ...

Getting bodies out of the death zone is a hazardous chore. "It's expensive and it's risky, and it's incredibly dangerous for the Sherpas," Everest climber Alan Arnette previously told the CBC.

Following is a transcript of the video. Vanessa O'Brien: 26,000 feet or 8,000 meters, they do call the "death zone." The death zone is, you know, a part of what happens at height in the mountain.

A sherpa guide saved the life of a climber struggling on Mount Everest's "death zone" in a rare high altitude rescue. The first Peruvian woman to summit Mount Everest talks about her achievement ...

In the Everest region, which also consists of ... “It was very tough to bring back the bodies from the death zone,” Mr Sherpa says. “I vomited sour water many times. Others kept coughing ...