A lot of people actually still think that it is a barren place where some guy every year or two might try to climb it. I was one of those people until just a few years ago.
I understand the path to the top is littered with frozen human bodies buried in the snow.
Not all are buried under the snow. Many are visible.
The bodies are now trail markers. As long as you can see dead people, you know you are on the right track.
“I understand the path to the top is littered with frozen human bodies buried in the snow.”
indeed. there are dozens of gruesome photos of those littered bodies deteriorating while still dressed in their expensive gear that remains perfectly intact ...
Seems that dead and alive human bodies are the chief technical obstacles on both the ascent and descent.
Mount Everest is covered in garbage and dead bodies: reportShocking amount of trash and bodies uncovered on Mount Everest
24,000 ponds of trash and 4 corpses removed from Mount Everest
World's highest dump? Mount Everest is covered in tons of trash and dead bodies