There have been successful efforts to clean up Everest which have removed many of the 200+ bodies and 500 tons of support equipment, ie: oxygen tanks.
Altitude Mountain Sickness is a killer threat, particularly above death zone of 8000 m / 24,000 ft.
AMS is brutal, and you can’t will your way thru it.
The only way to address it is immediate descent to a lower altitude.
Climber’s blood thickens, and stroke becomes a real threat, along with pulmonary and cerebral edema.
Sad loss of life.
DEATH ZONE: Cleaning Mount Everest (Official Trailer)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BI2TlvNJxCo
RE: “They’ll never get her down.. She will stay up there forever. Or they actually develop a high altitude helicopter.”
Interesting. Thank you.
Even very experienced climbers can and do get sick and/or die. It’s a very dangerous pastime.
My brother has been an avid climber (mostly cliffs) since he was in his teens. He was on an alternate team for Everest once, but did not end up going. He’s climbed all over the world. On a trip in the Andes he got very sick from the altitude and close to death. My mother was very angry with him for nearly dying just because he likes to “push the boundaries” or whatever risk-takers like to call it. He has had several friend die over the years (mostly falls I think). He’s pushing 60 and still climbs.