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>>> IT
>>> IT IS
>>> IT IS THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD AND ATOP THE
BUCKET LIST FOR MANY.
BUT LATELY IT HAS TOPPED
HEADLINES FOR DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. 11 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DIED.
AND MOUNTAINEERS ARE BLAMING
OVERCROWDING.
OVERCROWDING. THEY SAY SLOW INEXPERIENCED
CLIMBERS WERE TO BLAME FOR
DANGEROUS BACKUPS IN THE SO-
CALLED DEATH ZONE OF THE SUMMIT.
WHERE CLIMBERS SUCCUMBED TO
EXHAUSTION, DEHYDRATION, OR
HEART ATTACKS.
HEART ATTACKS. THERE IS ONE MAN FROM THE
VALLEY WHO IS ABLE TO REACH THE
SUMMIT. AFTER BEING GONE FOR
SIX WEEKS HE CAME BACK LAST
NIGHT TO TELL HIS HARROWING
TALE.
TALE.
TALE. FAMILY FRIENDS AND COWORKERS
GATHER AT A SKY HARBOR,
ANXIOUSLY AWAITING FOR ED
DOHRING, A SPINE SURGEON FROM
PARADISE VALLEY TO COME HOME.
>> I WAS SHOCKED AND SURPRISED
TO SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE HERE.
>> Reporter: THEY HAD A HUGE A
REASON TO CELEBRATE.
ED DOHRING JUST SCALED MOUNT
EVEREST.
EVEREST.
EVEREST. >> IT WAS PHYSICALLY AND
MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY
CHALLENGING.
CHALLENGING. >> Reporter: PARTS OF THE TRAIL
TWO FEET WIDE, WITH THE
THOUSAND FOOT DROP OFF.
>> ONCE YOU GIVE ABOUT 26,000
FEET YOU'RE IN A DOWN SPACE
SUIT.
SUIT.
SUIT. AND
SUIT. AND YOU'RE ON OXYGEN.
THAT'S WHEN WE SAW PEOPLE THEY
WERE HAVING A LOT OF
DIFFICULTIES AND THAT WAS
CAUSING A BIG BACKUP.
>> Reporter: THIS ALIGN
CATCHING THE WORLD'S ATTENTION.
>> THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WERE
TOO INEXPERIENCED TO BE THERE.
THEY WERE NOT PHYSICALLY FIT
ENOUGH OR DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE. WE SAW PEOPLE THAT HAD JUST
PASSED AWAY AND WERE STILL
ATTACHED TO THE SAFETY LINE.
>> Reporter: ED DOHRING TRAINED
FOR YEARS.
FOR YEARS. HIKING 25,000 FEET.
RUNNING UP AND DOWN CAMELBACK
MOUNTAIN CARING HAVING PACKS.
ALL OF THIS PREPARED HIM FOR AN
AMAZING MOMENT AFTER CLIMBING A
.5 HOURS TO REACH THE TOP OF
THE MOUNT EVEREST.
>> IT'S A COMBINATION OF
EXCITEMENT AND FATIGUE.
IT'S A GREAT VIEW.
>> Reporter: ALONG WITH 60
OTHERS TRYING TO GET THE PERFECT
SELFIE.
SELFIE.
SELFIE. >> I WAS PUSHED AND SHOVED BY
PEOPLE TRYING TO GET PICTURES.
>> Reporter: HE MADE THE FIVE
HOUR HIKE BACK DOWN.
A DREAM TURNED REALITY WITH NO
DESIRE TO DO IT AGAIN.
>> I'M NOT DONE CLIMBING, I
ENJOY CLIMBING, BUT I WILL LOOK
FOR OTHER CHALLENGES.
I'M EXCITED TO BE DONE AND TO
BE HOME.
BE HOME.
BE HOME. >> A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW COLD
IT IS UP THERE.
WE ARE SAYING EVERYTHING STOPS
WORKING.
WORKING.
WORKING. BATTERIES STOP WORKING IN
MINUTES INSTEAD OF HOURS.
YOU CAN ONLY USE WALKIE-TALKIES
AND SATELLITE VIDEOS.
AND IS SOMETHING INTERESTING
THAT YOU DON'T HEAR A WHOLE LOT
OF.
OF.
OF. THOSE
OF. THOSE WHO DON'T MAKE IT.
THOSE WHO DON'T SUMMIT.
THERE BODIES ARE LEFT UP THERE
BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD TO GET
THEM DOWN.
THEM DOWN. >> CAN IMAGINE HOW THAT IS FOR
THEIR LOVED ONES TRYING TO
RECOVER