At today's date, the north side has claimed 7 climbers, and the south side 3 plus one on the Lhotse face. Climbers on the mountain however report 4 more fatalities on Everest North side this season, all unaccounted for. Image of Buddhist candles in Kathmandu, ExplorersWeb files.
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(ExplorersWeb/AdventureStats) At the start of the 2006 spring season, Everest had been summited 2557 times. This season's good weather is expected to bring a record number of summits; up to 500. The toll has been high though, 10 fatal accidents have been confirmed, compared to the record spring season of 1996, with 12 victims. However, only Everest south side numbers are confirmed by officials.May 23, Zhang Mingxing, the secretary General of the CTMA (the China Tibet Mountaineering Association) told Chinese news agency...
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