An estimated 300 souls have perished in the forty-five day climb. Frozen bodies line the trail to the deadly summit.
Everest gives not
Her dead asleep on the top
Else why fight the rock?
About the Creator
Aaron Michael Grant
Grant retired from the United States Marine Corps in 2008 after serving a combat tour 2nd Tank Battalion in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is the author of "Taking Baghdad," available at Barnes & Noble stores, and Amazon.
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