In May 1996 three expeditions attempted to climb Mt. Everest on the Southeast Ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay in 1953. Crowded conditions slowed their progress. Late in the day twenty-three men and women--including expedition leaders Scott Fischer and Rob Hall--were ca[...]

In May 1996 a number of expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route. Crowded conditions slowed their progress and late in the day 23 men and women, including the expedition leaders, were caught in a ferocious blizzard. Disorientated and out of oxygen, climbers struggled[...]