
Crowds formed recklessly long queue at the top of Everest that may have sparked snow and ice slip which led to disappearance of Brit climber, 40, and his Sherpa now feared dead
Daily MailHundreds of crowded climbers have been captured on footage slowly making their way up the summit of Everest close to where a British climber and his guide went missing on Tuesday after they were hit by collapsing ice. Experts fear overcrowding on the world's highest mountain may have played a role in causing the collapse of a cornice - an overhanging mass of hardened snow on the edge of a precipice - which led to the disappearance of Daniel Paul Paterson, 40, and Pastenji Sherpa, 23. Hundreds of crowded climbers are seen slowly making their way up the summit of Everest close to where British climber Daniel Paul Paterson, 40, and his guide went missing on Tuesday Experts fear overcrowding on the world's highest mountain may have played a role in causing the collapse of a cornice - an overhanging mass of hardened snow on the edge of a precipice - which led to the disappearance of Mr Paterson and his guide, Pastenji Sherpa, 23 Climbers pictured near the Hillary Step, just below the summit at around 8,800 metres, where the ice collapse happened on Tuesday One expert revealed four others 'nearly perished' in the ice collapse on Tuesday. Pictured: Lines of climbers, just inches apart, make their way up the summit Footage shows the queue of climbers waiting to ascend the mountain snakes all the way down to the base camp Missing Daniel Paul Paterson, 40, is pictured on May 11 ahead of his climb to the summit Now videos and photos posted in recent days by fellow climbers show what appears to be hundreds of climbers crowding along the Hillary Step, as one expert revealed four others 'nearly perished' in the ice collapse on Tuesday, Yahoo!
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