2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche
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The 2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche was a deadly serac collapse in the Khumbu Icefall that killed 16 Nepalese guides, making it one of the worst disasters in the mountain’s climbing history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avalanche
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mountaineering disaster ⓘ serac collapse ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
route between Everest Base Camp and Camp I
ⓘ
standard South Col route ⓘ |
| cause |
ice avalanche
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serac collapse ⓘ |
| consequence |
debate over working conditions for Sherpa guides
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increased scrutiny of climbing safety on Everest ⓘ suspension of many 2014 Everest expeditions ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| date | 2014-04-18 ⓘ |
| deadliestFor | Nepalese guides ⓘ |
| environment | high-altitude glacier ⓘ |
| location |
Khumbu Icefall
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Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | international news attention ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | deadliest accident on Mount Everest at the time it occurred ⓘ |
| notableFor | high concentration of casualties in a single event ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | 9 ⓘ |
| occurredDuring | 2014 Mount Everest climbing season ⓘ |
| partOf |
Everest disaster chronology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of Mount Everest climbing disasters ⓘ |
| policyImpact |
changes in insurance and compensation frameworks for guides
ⓘ
revisions to Nepal’s mountaineering regulations ⓘ |
| primaryImpact | death of high-altitude workers ⓘ |
| prompted |
calls for route changes through the Khumbu Icefall
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demands for higher insurance and compensation for Sherpas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Khumbu Icefall
NERFINISHED
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Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherpa community ⓘ |
| relativeSeverity | one of the deadliest disasters on Mount Everest ⓘ |
| riskFactor | objective hazard of Khumbu Icefall ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | morning ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | natural icefall ⓘ |
| typeOfHazard | glacial hazard ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Sherpa guides
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high-altitude porters ⓘ |
| victimNationality | Nepalese ⓘ |
| victimOccupation | mountain guide ⓘ |
| workContext | commercial guided expeditions ⓘ |
| year | 2014 ⓘ |
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