One of my distant relatives died on Mt. Everest.
Someone wrote a book about his adventure and subsequent death.
I never understood why people go into the mountains and climb these mountains until I began trekking in Nepal and Peru. Now I understand why people risk their lives doing this, though it is not a risk I could ever accept. I may try Island Peak someday at 21,000 feet, but that is as high as I would ever go. To date, the highest I have been trekking is 18,000 feet.