Morbid Fact Du Jour For May 19, 2011
I’ve been in the wheezy grip of bronchitis for the past week, so please excuse the lack of activity on the page. I am hopeful that my immune system is finally getting the upper hand in the battle and I can return to the daily facts, starting with…
Today’s Informational Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
There are currently estimated to be around 120 corpses in various locations on Mt. Everest.
Culled from: Mount Everest History & Facts
This is, of course, the only reason why I would ever entertain a trip to the summit. In fact, I wouldn’t even go to the summit. I’d say, “It’s okay, you guys go on without me, I’m just gonna dig around down here…”
Here’s an excellent blog with a number of photographs of the corpses:
I read, much to my alarm, that Sherpas were planning on gathering some of the corpses in 2010, including some of the most famous ones (Rob Hall and Scott Fischer, who died during the 1996 disaster documented in the mesmerizing book Into Thin Air). What a devastating blow to morbidity! Really, is nothing sacred? Not even the right to walk past corpses on your way to the summit of Mt. Everest?
Hope you get to feeling better soon. I had bronchitis and a sinus infection the week after Easter. I never get sick but as luck would have it I did and had to miss a wedding, a barbecue, and a 5k breast-cancer relay walk.
@Aimee Thank you Aimee. I’m slowly recovering, but I’m not as resilient as I used to be.
I’m still waiting to stop coughing my lungs off every morning. Happens every time.