<Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 27 ° 59 ′ 17" N 86 ° 55 ′ 30" E ﻿ / ﻿ 27.98806 ° N 86.92500 ° E ﻿ / 27.98806; 86.92500 Coordinates: 27 ° 59 ′ 17" N 86 ° 55 ′ 30" E ﻿ / ﻿ 27.98806 ° N 86.92500 ° E ﻿ / 27.98806; 86.92500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Organised by </Th> <Td> Adventure Consultants Mountain Madness Indo - Tibetan Border Police </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deaths </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <P> The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10--11 May 1996, when eight people caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest during attempts to descend from the summit . Over the entire season, 12 people died trying to reach the summit, making it the deadliest day and year on Mount Everest before the 16 fatalities of the 2014 Mount Everest avalanche and the 18 deaths resulting from avalanches caused by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake . The 1996 disaster gained wide publicity and raised questions about the commercialization of Everest . </P>

How many teams were climbing everest during the period depicted in the film