Death in the clouds: The problem with Everest’s 200+ bodies

“But when I say our sport is a hazardous one, I do not mean that when we climb mountains there is a large chance that we shall be killed, but that we are surrounded by dangers which will kill us if we let them.” - George Mallory, 1924 No one knows exactly how many bodies remain on Mount Everest today, but there are certainly more than 200.