Mount Everest is facing its deadliest climbing season in recent years, with at least 11 people reported dead so far in 2019.
Christopher John Kulish, a 62-year-old American citizen, was the latest casualty on Monday. He died after reaching the top of Everest on the Nepalese side of the mountain, a Nepalese official told Reuters.
While Everest has always been considered dangerous, this year has proven to be particularly devastating — with the recent slate of deaths attributed largely to overcrowding. The crowds have trapped climbers for hours in the mountain's deadly "death zone," where oxygen is limited and the body's cells begin to die. If climbers face too much time in that zone, they risk their lungs or brain filling with liquid.
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