Fatal Selfie - The Death Of Bruce Herrod

Bruce Herrod was the last man to set foot on the summit of Mt Everest during the deadly 1996 climbing season. He also became the final victim of Mt Everest that year. Yet Herrod had every chance to turn back before it became too late. What pushed a rational, mature climber to take the ultimate, unnecessary risk...??

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https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/i...

https://www.climbing.co.za/2015/09/ev...

https://www.enca.com/life/travel/ever...

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor...

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest...

Everest - Eighty Years Of Triumph and Tragedy (Ed. Peter Gillman)

Documentary - The Dark Side Of Everest https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414939/

Photo Credits - Bruce Herrod, Sue Thompson, CooCat86, Times of Israel, Pemba Sherpa, Getty Images, Hilendra Sikar, Garrett Madison, Rob Schauer, Patrick Conroy, Mirror Group

Blurry screenshots taken from "The Dark Side of Everest"

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