Mount Everest has about 200 dead bodies on it, which are now landmarks on the way to the top.
In an environment where the climber’s every step is a struggle, rescue of the dead or dying is all but impossible and bodies of the dead are almost always irretrievable. The bodies become part of the landscape and many become “landmarks” that later climbers use as way markers during their climb. There are an estimated 200 bodies lying around the topmost part of Mount Everest. The body of David Sharp still sits in a cave, known as “Green Boots Cave”, at the top of Mount Everest.