1996 Mount Everest disaster
Okay kiddo, let me tell you about the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, and a lot of people like to climb it to say they did it. In 1996, a lot of people decided they wanted to climb it too. But climbing such a high mountain is really hard, and it's also dangerous.
One of the groups of people who wanted to climb Mount Everest that year was called Adventure Consultants. They had a group of people with them, some of whom were very experienced climbers and some who were not. One of the climbers was a man named Rob Hall, who was a very experienced guide. He had climbed Mount Everest many times before and had even helped other people climb it.
On May 10, 1996, Rob and his group were close to the top of the mountain when they got into trouble. It was very late in the day, and they had been climbing for a very long time. Some of the climbers were getting very tired and sick from the thin air at such a high altitude. They were also running out of oxygen, which they needed to breathe.
Rob knew they needed to turn around and start going back down the mountain before it got dark. But some of the climbers were too tired to move, and they were afraid they would fall if they tried. Rob decided to stay with them to make sure they were safe, even though it meant he would have to spend the night on the mountain. He called for help on a radio, but it was getting harder and harder to hear him.
Meanwhile, another group of climbers was also having trouble. They were led by a man named Scott Fischer, who was also a very experienced guide. But they had made some mistakes on the way up the mountain, and some of the climbers were in bad shape. Scott tried to help them, but he was also getting sick and tired.
The weather was getting worse too. It was very cold and windy, and it started to snow. Some of the climbers were getting lost, and they couldn't find their way back to camp. Others were getting frostbite on their hands and feet.
In the end, eight people died that day. Rob Hall and Scott Fischer were both among them. It was one of the worst disasters in the history of Mount Everest climbing. It showed how dangerous climbing such a high mountain can be, even for very experienced climbers. It also showed how important it is to be prepared, to listen to your body, and to know when to turn around and go back down the mountain.
One of the groups of people who wanted to climb Mount Everest that year was called Adventure Consultants. They had a group of people with them, some of whom were very experienced climbers and some who were not. One of the climbers was a man named Rob Hall, who was a very experienced guide. He had climbed Mount Everest many times before and had even helped other people climb it.
On May 10, 1996, Rob and his group were close to the top of the mountain when they got into trouble. It was very late in the day, and they had been climbing for a very long time. Some of the climbers were getting very tired and sick from the thin air at such a high altitude. They were also running out of oxygen, which they needed to breathe.
Rob knew they needed to turn around and start going back down the mountain before it got dark. But some of the climbers were too tired to move, and they were afraid they would fall if they tried. Rob decided to stay with them to make sure they were safe, even though it meant he would have to spend the night on the mountain. He called for help on a radio, but it was getting harder and harder to hear him.
Meanwhile, another group of climbers was also having trouble. They were led by a man named Scott Fischer, who was also a very experienced guide. But they had made some mistakes on the way up the mountain, and some of the climbers were in bad shape. Scott tried to help them, but he was also getting sick and tired.
The weather was getting worse too. It was very cold and windy, and it started to snow. Some of the climbers were getting lost, and they couldn't find their way back to camp. Others were getting frostbite on their hands and feet.
In the end, eight people died that day. Rob Hall and Scott Fischer were both among them. It was one of the worst disasters in the history of Mount Everest climbing. It showed how dangerous climbing such a high mountain can be, even for very experienced climbers. It also showed how important it is to be prepared, to listen to your body, and to know when to turn around and go back down the mountain.