Dead Climber on Everest

Burgener Norbert, on March 16, 2007, said:

So ein Foto darf nicht veröffentlicht werden.Schade!

Martyhead, on March 16, 2007, said:

Was auch immer Dandy.

gigi0860, on August 13, 2007, said:

I saw this picture on TV before, sad...

gregpphoto, on September 25, 2007, said:

his hand appears skeletonized, which is strange. The slopes of Himalayan mountains are very cold and dry and devoid of most wildlife, theres no reason it should decompose.

jbeh, on September 27, 2007, said:

This Photo shows the dangerous conditions in this area where dead is not far away from life.

My respect to all photographers who show us the wonderful nature at the top of the world.

gregpphoto, on October 6, 2007, said:

i still want to know why its decomposed. Ive seen photos and heard stories of death on himalayan mountains, and the body is preserved, much like a woolly mammoth locked in ice.

mchersh, on October 7, 2007, said:

Thats freakin' badass!

whangavagis, on October 10, 2007, said:

his hand may have have been skalitanized becouse of the lack of oxygen. to body will eat itself if there is no oxygen in the air. especially in the dead zone.

Lecleire Jacques, on October 20, 2007, said:

Ich bin ganz still beim sehen von dass Bild. I dont now what to say looking of that picture.... Poor man.

clairecab, on November 5, 2007, said:

yes yes i agree with all of you guys but i was there and he is wearing a skeleton glove i am quite sad of his loss.sucks for him i made it to the top

gregpphoto, on November 11, 2007, said:

a skeleton glove? what is that?

The body will begin to consume itself in a rarified atmosphere, mostly above 26,000 feet, but when he body dies, that consumption ends and the body is highly preserved due to such a cold, dry environment.

So you made it to the summit of Everest? were you on an expedition as a client?

cabclaire, on November 26, 2007, said:

no, i am a sherpa, i live in Nepal year around,his glove was made to look like a skeleton hand. Last week his body was eaten by a pack of wolverines. I climb to the summit of everest 3 times a week.it gives me that rush of excitement!!

gregpphoto, on November 29, 2007, said:

how high up on the mountain was he when he perished?

cabclaire, on November 30, 2007, said:

He made it about ten feet from the summit and then fell...it was a sad, tragic freak accident.he was a good man

gregpphoto, on November 30, 2007, said:

he made it 10 feet from the summit and fell to his death or fell where he lay? Cuz the summit ridge is a few hundred feet, but if you simple slipped and fell, its not always steep enough to send you sliding down over the edge.

butterbean, on December 21, 2007, said:

please! summit three times a week? skeleton glove? pack of wolverines? thanks for the laugh!

IceMan2008, on June 2, 2008, said:

All jokes aside... If you look at the head, you can see a line where the skullcap ends, and the black skin begins. Climbers wear a tight fitting skull cap or hood which traps air next to their skin. His hands may in fact be wearing gloves; many climbers wear very thin gloves, of silk or nylon, then heavier gloves, then mittens on top. The thin gloves allow for the changing of O2 cylinders, cooking, etc. The skin of his face is black from gangrene. He seems to be too high for the Goraks to feed on him, however, it may be out of season for them. Notice the fixed rope just beyond his body. The rocks look like the ancient limestone of the Himalayas; and the sky is the dark color you see above 8000 meters.

Rebecca1naz, on June 13, 2009, said:

I agree with IceMan2008..jokes aside this poor soul pershied up there...Clairecab knows what is going on, and to butterbean, you are clueless to moutaineering, you comment shows that...sherpas can summit 2xday etting up camps & with client's, and they are the one's who set up all higher camps up the mountain,and are seldom acknowledged for their work and effort, for without the noone woul dget up the mountain !!! Now butterbean, you should not comment on things you know nothing of, also too if you watch Discovery Channels Everest Beyond the Limit '06 you will see this image as well, when a guy named Tim is suffering from summit fever...does you no good if you get to the top & can't make it down, but once he saw this poor soul he knew the advice to turn around was correct,and sound advice...to all of the souls who have perished above 8000m know you are forever in true climbers hearts FOREVER and we all shall meet again at the end of life's last day...forever in our hearts & memories