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>> yeah, it really is. his story is quite harrowing, and it highlights all of these different issues on mt. everest. the traffic jam that took place, the inexperienced climbers, the weather that came in. just take a listen to what he went through. >> ian stewart was pushing for the summit on the same day this viral photograph was taken. >> what point were you at when you realized and said to yourself, i think im going to die? >> the first point that panic really hit me was at the summit. >> week...

You dont want to be in a jam in a place called the death zone. its start in a base camp. you have all these people coming around. theyre trying to acclimatize here before they make the trek. 18,000 feet, 50% of oxygen at sea level. its all about thin air and getting the buddy used to it. what you cant control are the conditions. now youre not at your best. youve got freezing temperatures, avalanches, blizzards. since 1922 the year that climbers have started recording the deaths, you had more tha...

So many of you watched arwa damons live shots after she went to base camp for mount everest. the government of nepal may announce changes as the death toll of the climbers on mount everest continues to rise. arwa damon is back with us live from nepal next. >> announcer: "new day" brought to you by sleep number. this is not a bed. its a revolution in sleep. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now during our memorial day sale. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you bo...

Hes gone. i have to move on. i have to go. >> a lot of climbers actually were describing seeing dead bodies along the route. one of the sherpas also at base camp was saying as he was taking his private clients up he saw so many inexperienced climbers, people he said didnt even belong on the mountain. as one climber put it, you can think youre invincible. then you get to mount everest and you realize nature may have other plans. >> thats the issue with mount everest. thank you very much for your ...

Now look this is not an easy thing to asend obviously. but come on. 240. lets just take a look at it. it doesnt look to scale like a big deal. youre starting off as something thats going to be higher than anything anybody else is going to be on. you dont want to be in a log jam up in the death zone. it starts here at base camp, all right? now this is what it looks like to you. you have all of these people. 18,000 feet. 50% of oxygen at sea level. its all about thin air and getting the body used ...

Hes now the 11th death in just over a week. that mountain has always been a dangerous and hostile place for climbers but pictures now coming out with some of these were showing you. one veteran climber is now calling it a death race. >> lots of people died this year, everyone knows, and its been a carnage, and i should say it has become a death race there. because there was a massive traffic jam and people are pushing themselves, who are not even capable of doing it. they do it, they try to summ...

Closely. thank you very much. breaking overnight, a stabbing spree in japan, targeting mostly school children. at least two people are dead, one is a 12-year-old girl. japans prime minister offered his condolences, calling the attack heartbreaking. the attack took place about 13 miles from tokyo. early reports from the fire department said 16 elementary school students and three adults were injured. victims were taken to four different hospitals. one hospital did confirm the girls death and th...

Your fingers. one of the experts who were with us was saying, people also feel like circulation is cut off to their toes, to their nose. people can also tend to get nauseous. you feel incredibly out of breath. it is only recommended that you stay there for this two-hour time period that they were thwe. if you stay longer, it can prove to be dangerous. >> thank you very much for going through all of that to get to base camp and explain whats happening on everest this season. it is so deadly, so d...

Wor worlds highest peak is overcrowded with to mean adventures ill-prepared for the rigors of reaching the summit. >> reporter: were here in lookline. this is something of a gateway. most people will start their trek from here and in 10 to 14 days reach base camp. this group of climbers, they just came down from the summit. they were among the last group to go up there, and they were just describing how difficult the conditions were, the temperatures, the wind. they had all heard about this back...

Lower levels of oxygen. >> arwa damon just got back from that base camp, where she filed that report. she spent two hours there, until she felt the effects of the lack of oxygen, and she flew back to kathmandu. shes live for us now in nepal. arwa, that is remarkable to just have seen you there. tell us what the hikers that you encountered told you about this life and death situation. >> reporter: you know, they were the ones that we met there. they were part of the last group that was coming dow...