Woman explains surprisingly real reason 'most people die on Everest' that majority overlook
A woman has revealed the reason she believes the reason 'most people die on Everest' - and it might surprise you.
Reaching the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, is extremely difficult and often considered to be one of the most arduous climbs that a human can undertake.
This means it should come as no surprise that reaching the top of Mount Everest is a challenge filled with countless dangers, including avalanches, falls, hypothermia and altitude sickness.
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And we haven't even begun to think about what happens to your body once you reach the mountain's 'death zone'.
However, one woman has a theory about why people die on Everest that is less about the environmental dangers and more focused on human psychology.
Appearing on a recent episode of Dr Mike Varshavski's podcast The Checkup was Sophie Grace Holmes, a woman who broke the World Record for completing 36 marathons in 36 days with cystic fibrosis.
During the episode, the conversation turned to the topic of the mountain to which Sophie revealed: "Most people die on Everest because of the queues to the summit."
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Going on to share the reasoning behind her belief, Sophie explained that summiting Everest is often 'oversold' to wealthy and ambitious people who are determined to get to the top no matter what.
How do you climb Mount Everest?
In order to even get a chance to climb the 29,035 ft (8,850 m) mountain, extreme sports enthusiasts will have to dedicate months or even years of their lives to training and familiarise themselves with the freezing conditions they'll face on the ascent.
This doesn't even include the financial costs of climbing Everest, with various tour operators offering trips costing between $30k (£23.9k) to $160k (£127k).
And this probably doesn't even factor in all of the clothes and camping equipment you'll need for the trip.
This means that it's understandable why someone would be determined to push on to the summit after spending all of that time and money to even make it to the foot of the mountain in the first place.
Explaining how this mentality can often prove fatal in such situations, Sophie added: "You just don't think it will be you.
"You go out to do these things and you think 'Oh that won't happen to me'."
This isn't just a theory either, with around 340 people believed to have died on the mountain and countless reports of dying climbers being ignored by ambitious mountaineers.
Topics: Health, Environment, Extreme Sports
Brenna Cooper