Additionally, if you haven't covered the similar disaster at K2, (2006? I think? 11 dead)you should definitely take a look at it. K2 vies with Annapurna as being the most dangerous mountain to climb. (Which is why the actual number of deaths on those two are much fewer than Everest. They're not 'tourist' mountains.
2:28 Pretty sure this is Scott Fisher, founder of "Mountain Madness" and one of the casualties of the 1996 disaster. Anatoli Bookiev (sp) put his backpack over his face as a sort of makeshift burial, which is about the only thing anyone could have done at that height. 5:30 - The South African team found Francis Arsentiev. They would then go on to lose one of their other teammates, Bruce Herrod, who perished at the Hillary Step. For a time, people had to CLIMB OVER his body 9:45 - Thankfully, that is not David Sharp, but an actor for a history channel special about him. Also he did not die in the cave, but a little further down the mountain after a rescue attempt had to be abandoned. The number of bodies still on Everest is estimated to be around 220.
