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Why do people die climbing a mountain? do they actually run out of oxygen?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Lack of oxygen: is one reason. Mount Everest deaths have been related to avalanches, cold exposure (hypothermia), trauma and a variety of issues relates to extremely high altitudes (death zone).

Answered 5/24/2017

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