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    The 1996 Mount Everest Disaster resulted in the deaths of 12 climbers, making it one of the deadliest single seasons in Everest's history. The disaster was caused by a massive blizzard that trapped the climbers near the summit, burying the ropes and making escape nearly impossible. Eight climbers died on May 10, 1996, while attempting to descend from the summit. The incident was the worst loss of life ever on the mountain on a single day. Author Jon Krakauer wrote a best-selling book about the incident, Into Thin Air, which was published in 1997.