Following is a transcript of the video. Vanessa O'Brien: 26,000 feet or 8,000 meters, they do call the "death zone." The death zone is, you know, a part of what happens at height in the mountain.

But if climbers want to summit Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world at 29,029 feet (8,848 meters or 5.5 miles) above sea level, they have to brave what's known as "The Death Zone" - the ...

Climbers are searching for ways to climb the highest mountains in the world in shorter time periods, including the use of ...

Mount Everest adventure company 8K Expeditions ... That area is considered part of Everest’s “death zone” over 26,000 feet, where oxygen levels and air pressure can be fatal over extended ...

Over the past century ambitious and brave mountaineers have sought the highest and most remote mountains in the world to explore and climb. Their expeditions, o ...

A sherpa guide saved the life of a climber struggling on Mount Everest's "death zone" in a rare high altitude rescue. The first Peruvian woman to summit Mount Everest talks about her achievement ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A Nepali sherpa made a nearly impossible rescue after finding a climber clinging in Mount Everest's 'death zone'. More from News A Nepali sherpa made a nearly ...

Just before reaching the summit of Mount Everest, Australian engineer ... they do not have enough experience to navigate the death zone. Everest expeditions are a major source of income for ...

As climbers enter the ‘Death Zone’ (above 26,000 ft.), they will experience approximately 33% of the oxygen we enjoy at sea-level. If one was transported to the top of Mt. Everest by plane and ...