Nepal Mount Everest

The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10–11 May 1996 when eight climbers caught in a died on while attempting to descend from the summit. Over the entire season, 12 people died trying to reach the summit, making it the deadliest season on Mount Everest at the time and the third deadliest after the 22 fatalities resulting from  caused by the  and the 16 fatalities of the The 1996 disaster received widespread publicity and raised questions about the commercialization of Everest making it the deadliest season on Mount Everest.