▁clim b ▁Ever est ▁alone ▁without ▁o xygen ▁t anks ▁or ▁support ▁from ▁a ▁Sher pa ▁team . ▁▁ ▁N ih on ▁University ▁clim bers ▁Ki y oshi ▁Fur uno ▁and ▁Sh ig ek i ▁Im oto ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁sum mit ▁along ▁the ▁full ▁N ortheast ▁R idge , ▁the ▁last ▁remaining ▁un cl im bed ▁route . ▁ 1 6 ▁year ▁old ▁Mark ▁Pf et zer ▁became ▁the ▁young est ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁clim b ▁Ever est . ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁fifteen ▁people ▁died ▁trying ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁dead liest ▁year ▁in ▁Ever est ▁history . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁a ▁storm ▁str and ed ▁several ▁clim bers ▁between ▁the ▁sum mit ▁and ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁Camp ▁IV , ▁killing ▁Rob ▁Hall , ▁Scott ▁Fischer , ▁Y as uk o ▁N amba , ▁Doug ▁Hans en , ▁and ▁guide ▁Andy ▁Harris ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁the ▁Indian ▁( L ad ak hi ) ▁clim bers ▁T se w ang ▁Pal jor , ▁Dor je ▁Mor up , ▁T se w ang ▁S man la ▁on ▁the ▁north . ▁Hall ▁and ▁Fischer ▁were ▁both ▁highly ▁experienced ▁clim bers ▁who ▁were ▁leading ▁paid ▁exped itions ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁ ▁Journal ist ▁Jon ▁Krak auer , ▁on ▁assignment ▁from ▁Out side ▁magazine , ▁was ▁in ▁Hall ' s ▁party . ▁He ▁published ▁the ▁best s eller ▁In to ▁Th in ▁Air ▁about