Why can’t we use helicopters to rescue climbers on top of Mount Everest?

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Why can’t we use helicopters to rescue climbers on top of Mount Everest?

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[Sometimes they do](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmBx8AMHTxE) (this is from a movie, but based on a true story). But they can’t reach the very top – the air is too thin for a helicopter to rise that high.

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