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I'm sitting in my tent at camp 4, and we're supposed to be resting before we move up. i just can't sleep. i'm so excited. i'm so nervous. i'm preparing for one of the most exciting moments of my life. i'm ready for this. this is why i'm here. the moment we set off, it was pitch—black. all you can see is the trail of lights from the people ahead of us. the ice wall was a bit traumatic. i've never done climbing on an ice wall with just my crampons on. i kept slipping. my heart rate shot up. i had a full—blown panic attack. i felt like i was going to die. i had to filter out all the noise and...

Woody, i'm so glad you joined us. as i said, you summited the mountain on may 23rd at the very time these tragedies were happening, and you say it was horrific. can you please describe to our audience, to everyone, your experience. what happened? >> yeah. i, like many fellow climbers, left at about 7:30 p.m. from camp 4, which is at 26,000 feet on the edge of the death zone at 7:30 p.m. on may 22nd, really trying to squeeze my summit bid into a very small weather window this year. it looked like the winds and other weather conditions were going to be satisfactory up there at the top of the wor...

Arrest, but he just hit his goal. nepal's government issued more than 375 permits this year. the most ever in a single year. and there's just as many guides that go up with those permit holders. the big focus now on what is known as the death zone according to the locals. it's considered the most dangerous part of the entire climb. the peak is 29,035 feet above sea level. the death zone starts just above 26,000 feet. the highest camp, camp 4, is just below that zone. that's where this man died after descending from the summit. one man that turned around at camp 4 because of a lack of oxygen, s...