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So far this year, 11 people have died while climbing mt. everest. at just over 29,000 feet, it is the highest peak on earth. let's discuss now. joining me from skype is woody hartman who reached the summit just last week. woody, i'm so glad you joined us. as you said, you summited the mountain on may 23rd at the very time these tragedies were happening. you say yur experience. what happened? >> yeah. i like many fellow climbers left at about 7:30 p.m. from camp 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 ...

Days we had 20 hour summit days that contributed to at least four of the 11 deaths. pete: you can only be at that depth zone for a certain amount of time. if there is a traffic zone you are just waiting. >> it's called the death zone for a reason. your body is slowly degrading. you are on supplemental oxygen only makes a 3,000-foot difference. you still are feeling like your body is at 26,000 feet. and the body just wasn't designed for that and the longer you are there, the odds go up that something bad is going to happen. pete: alan arnette thank you for your expertise. we appreciate it this ...

People, including two americans to die on the mountain this climbing season. this photo, which has gone viral on social media shows the traffic jam at the highest part of the climb last week in what experts call the death zone. our next guest has climbed everest four times and reached its sument summit for te first time in 2011. you talk about the first few folks that went to the top. then you see a picture like that. it looks like a traffic jam. is the amount of people attempting this climb cricketing to the deaths we have seen? >> well, so this year was a little bit of an anomaly but it wasn...

Their ideal picture or getting a banner out that they could take a picture of. it was scary, because if you lose your footing, potentially you're going to slide off the summit. >> reporter: kulish and the first american victim, utah native don cash, both died on their way down after successfully summiting, both were experienced climbers. that's not the case for everyone. >> too many inexperienced people are on the mountain. not only are we having more people climbing at the same time, but we have more and more people, i think, over the years, that are climbing without the experience they need....

And says the u.s. is using the strength of its government to come after a private comp an. u.s. says they stole trade secrets and work to skirt sanctions on iran. it could make it more expensive for american companies to expand 5g coverage. they're considering procedural changes in the wake of 11 recent deaths on mt. everest. what are you hearing? >> well, you will all remember that real a iconic photograph off the long line of climers whatting to summit mt. everest during the final push that took place inside what's kbon as the death zone. it's called that because when you take in a breath ...