thanks. shepard: we ve been reporting extensively lately on mount everest and the number of deaths there. now nepal is refusing to limit of the number of permits for mount everest as the government faces criticism for the deadliest climbing season in four years. thus far 11 people have died on everest this year. these two americans. some experienced mountaineers are blaming crowds and the so-called death zone at the top of the mountain. nepal issued 381 permits this year. guides go up with all of those permit holders. so it s crowded. government officials say inexperienced climbers are not the problem. i m sorry. inexperienced climbers are the problem, not the number of permits. the country is marking the anniversary of the first climb to the top of the world s tallest mountain, edmond hillary was among those that completed the trek in 1953. the dow quickly now before we get away, last 15 seconds of trading, we re off 200 on the
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. reporter: dohring describing climbing around a dead climber on his way to the summit. a record 381 permits have been issued to climb everest this year. and because of bad weather, over 200 people were forced to summit on one good day. but the traffic jams create an hours-long wait in what s called the death zone, where a lack of oxygen and exhaustion test even the world s best climbers. and j
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 happens few you get trapped, you ll run out of oxygen. when you re in the death zone with no oxygen, bad things will happen. what was your experience in the same place? i was fortunate in some ways.
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 year than last. what is unique about this year that got them into this predicament? well, you know, a lot of things are going to conspire when you start putting a lot of numbers in condensed places, especially, you know, big, beautiful, epic scenic places to go or challenging like mount
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, thank you. ongoing traded tensions with china to worry the market. the dow jones 238 and s&p 500 slip 24 and the nasdaq finished