1996 Mount Everest disaster

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The 1996 Mount Everest disaster was a deadly mountaineering tragedy in which multiple climbers were killed during severe storms near the summit, becoming one of the most infamous incidents in Everest climbing history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
mountaineering disaster
natural disaster
cause altitude-related illness
delayed summit attempts
exhaustion
extreme cold
high winds
severe storm
sudden weather change
chronicledBy Jon Krakauer NERFINISHED
country China
Nepal
date May 1996
elevationOfEvents above 8000 metres
endDate 1996-05-11
highestCampAffected South Col NERFINISHED
impact changes in Everest climbing safety practices
increased scrutiny of commercial guiding on Everest
involvedExpedition Adventure Consultants expedition NERFINISHED
Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition NERFINISHED
Mountain Madness expedition NERFINISHED
Taiwanese National Expedition NERFINISHED
involvedLeader Rob Hall NERFINISHED
Scott Fischer NERFINISHED
languageOfMostAccounts English
location Himalayas NERFINISHED
Mount Everest NERFINISHED
border of Nepal and China
mountainRange Mahalangur Himal NERFINISHED
notability one of the deadliest days on Mount Everest at the time
notableAccount Into Thin Air GENERATED
notableSurvivor Anatoli Boukreev NERFINISHED
Beck Weathers NERFINISHED
Charlotte Fox NERFINISHED
Guy Cotter NERFINISHED
Jon Krakauer NERFINISHED
Klev Schoening NERFINISHED
Lene Gammelgaard NERFINISHED
Makalu Gau NERFINISHED
Mike Groom NERFINISHED
Neil Beidleman NERFINISHED
Sandy Hill Pittman NERFINISHED
Tim Madsen NERFINISHED
notableVictim Andy Harris NERFINISHED
Doug Hansen NERFINISHED
Ngawang Topche NERFINISHED
Rob Hall NERFINISHED
Scott Fischer NERFINISHED
Yasuko Namba NERFINISHED
numberOfDeaths 8
partOf history of Mount Everest climbing
route South Col route NERFINISHED
sideOfMountain north side
southeast ridge
startDate 1996-05-10
subjectOfBook Into Thin Air NERFINISHED
Left for Dead NERFINISHED
The Climb NERFINISHED
subjectOfFilm Everest (2015 film) NERFINISHED
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest NERFINISHED
weatherCondition blizzard
whiteout

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Everest (2015 film) basedOn 1996 Mount Everest disaster