Mount Everest. Mother earths serial killer?

[Kynes]

spurgeonryan said:

Dark_Lord_2008 said:

You are crazy to even consider climbing a 8,000m+ mountain. Mt. Everest(10% death rate), K2(20% death rate), Ana Purna(38% death rate). It would be really cool if you could ascend the mountains and base jump from their peak and land safely down onto the soft ground.

Is it not possible for helicopters to go that high?

I'm not sure, but I think over 7000m is hard for them to fly, due to the lower air density.