Everest's Deadliest Day - Peter Athans

Mount Everest's climbers often say that the two deadliest days on the mountain are the first day and summit day. The first day is so treacherous because climbers are forced to walk through the treacherous and deadly Khumbu Icefall, where an avalanche killed 16 working Sherpas last week. Peter Athans, who has successfully climbed Everest seven times, explains that Sherpas often find themselves working in the mountain's deadly conditions because that's what their families have done for generations. But Athans says that when a Sherpa dies on the mountain, his family can be left in dire financial circumstances. (April, 2014)