Why Did the Mt Everest Tragdey Happen?

On May 10, 1996 six people died trying to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. These people were parts of two expeditions that were in the Himalayas, preparing to ascend the summit for six weeks. The first group was under the direction of Rob Hall, who had put 39 paying clients on the summit in five years. Hall was considered the leader of the mountain and the man to see no matter what the discrepancy. Group two, headed by Fisher, who like Hall, was trying to start a profitable business in providing the experience of climbing Mt. Everest to all for the price of 60 to 70 thousand dollars. Unfortunatly, neither man would live to tell the tale of this expedition. At 11 pm on May 9, these climbers began their final ascent to the summit. This was the time everyone should have realized the horrors to come. Earlier this day the climbers witnessed the first death of the trip. A man lost his footing and slid down the mountain. He was left at the camp to recover, but when he tried to descend, he curled over and died. Also, because they were the first groups to attempt the climb this season, fixed ropes had to be put in place before attempting a difficult section of the mountain. It was agreed that the Sherpas would do this, but it never happened. The groups were way behind their deadline to reach the summit on May 10 at 1 pm. Using good judgment, three climbers from Hall's group decided to turn around and begin the descendent. The others trudged on, and reached the peak. However as Hall said, "With enough determination, any bloody idiot can get up this hill. The trick is to get back down alive." People were far from prepared to handle the task of climbing the most massive mountain in the world, combined with internal disagreement amongst groups' leaders, a horrible storm, ignoring deadlines, and the quest to mass market a deadly expedition all led up an unforgettable tragedy. How could a terrible thing like this happen? There are several factors that caused