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>> the nepalese government has discretion. they issued 381 this year nepal is a very poor country. they're trying to get revenue. it's tough. >> as a man that has been there and understands this, what is the biggest problem? the crowds or something else? >> it can be a combination of things. the weather can be fierce. think of it as a single file line going to the summit. you can't go around people. if the weather closes in, you have a lot of people there, only a couple day there's, you can get a traffic jam. you're on the clock when you're climbing and your oxygen is ticking down. so what hap...

Person died after climbing mount everest. >> the deaths come amid concerns it's the overcrowding on the world's tallest mountain, clearly it's created very dangerous traffic jams near the peak. 381 permits were issued this year. that's only about 9 more than were issued last year, though. one interesting note, at this point nepal does not require proof of any climbing experience to apply for a permit to attempt this. joining us now is host of the show survivor man, thank you, les for being here. i wonder why you think this is happening this year since there were only 8 or 9 permits issued this...

Deadly gridlock in the sky. no poke my buddy of mount everest issued 381 this year at $11,000 apiece. bodies even seen and passed by climbers as they eagerly scale the heights. >> we will have to bring in some policy changes, changes in behavior. >> it is not just the quantity but quality of the climbers. there is a call for better screening and control. >> for individuals who are dying, more leadership, inexperience. >> all mount everest had to say, the new mountain climbers more interested in getting a selfie at the summit than getting back safely with deadly results. bret. >> bret: greg, th...

When they got to the mountains you see the image of the number of climbers causing a gridlock on the side of these mountains. 381 permits were allowed by napal. one of the countries adjoining the mountain at $11,000 apiece. and the inexperience of the climbers. once only skilled mountain climbers, now they said we're in the age of selfie even on mt. everest. experts are saying they need to screen climbers and not give out so many permits. >> sandra: what a story. hemmer and i are looking at that picture alone of the trail of people trying to rise to the top. this has been a story now for a whi...

Everest four times. he's experienced a lot with what he calls the death zone, that's the part of the mountain where oxygen is dangerously low and earlier he told our colleague martin fa savidge his thoughts how high traffic in the death zone might relate to the recent deaths. >> there's a confluence of factors that have all come together this year in a perfect deadly storm on evert. nepal issued a record number of permits to foreigners of 381 permits plus they require a guide for each foreigner. there's 800 people just on the nepal side. normally the jet stream sits for 50 out of the 52 weeks ...