Dr. Roland Yearwood (2017), a medical doctor in Alabama (USA)[20]
Dr. Jonathan Sugarman (2023), a retired medical doctor from Washington State (USA) [21]
Astronaut fatality
Henize had been in space (see
STS-51-F space mission) and co-authored many science papers.
One of the people claimed by Everest mountaineering was the U.S. astronaut
Karl Gordon Henize. He was on a mission to study radiation but came down with a fatal case of
HAPE in October 1993 and died at north base camp.[13] At the time he was the oldest astronaut to have flown in space and also had a doctorate in astronomy.[13] He died on October 5, 1993, and was buried on Mount Everest.[22]
Other statistics
Named corpses
The corpse known as Green Boots in its eponymous Everest cave
Memorial of Dimitar Ilievski, who died descending from the mountain.
Examples of those who, after summiting, died on the descent down or soon after (not counting other climbs, on the same expedition but does not have to be their first summit)
Dr. Roland Yearwood (2017), a medical doctor in Alabama (USA)[20]
Dr. Jonathan Sugarman (2023), a retired medical doctor from Washington State (USA) [21]
Astronaut fatality
Henize had been in space (see
STS-51-F space mission) and co-authored many science papers.
One of the people claimed by Everest mountaineering was the U.S. astronaut
Karl Gordon Henize. He was on a mission to study radiation but came down with a fatal case of
HAPE in October 1993 and died at north base camp.[13] At the time he was the oldest astronaut to have flown in space and also had a doctorate in astronomy.[13] He died on October 5, 1993, and was buried on Mount Everest.[22]
Other statistics
Named corpses
The corpse known as Green Boots in its eponymous Everest cave
Memorial of Dimitar Ilievski, who died descending from the mountain.
Examples of those who, after summiting, died on the descent down or soon after (not counting other climbs, on the same expedition but does not have to be their first summit)