Why we shouldn't climb Mount Everest?

Also asked, why you should not climb Mount Everest?

In addition to natural disasters, Everest climbers face a number of life-threatening health risks. In high-altitude settings, there is less oxygen in the atmosphere, and oxygen doesn't diffuse into a climber's blood as well as it would at sea level. That can lead to serious medical problems.

One may also ask, what the point of climbing Mount Everest? Reaching the top of Mount Everest — the highest point on the planet at 29,028 feet — is a feat only about 5,000 people have accomplished. The trek to the summit takes months of physical preparation and weeks of acclimatization to get climbers used to the mountain's oxygen-starved altitudes.

what are the risks of climbing Mount Everest?

Other risks to Everest climbers include frostbite and hypothermia from the extreme temperatures, thrombosis or embolisms caused by thickening of blood in response to high altitude, extreme sunburn, and broken bones from falls.

What is the chance of dying on Mount Everest?

Many are forced to turn back, while some become stranded and even die. A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) that analysed deaths on Everest between 1921 and 2006 found the overall fatality rate among climbers who ascend above Base Camp, at about 17,600ft (5,400m), was around 1.3%.