The 1983 Everest expedition

In 1983, Spokane doctor Jim States joined an expedition to Mount Everest. He isn't suprised by the recent spate of deaths on the world's highest peak.

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Wed., May 29, 2019

A climber between camps one and two on the Western Cwn of Mount Everest in 1983.

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Gary Neptune crosses a snow bridge on the West Cwn of Mount Everest on way to Camp 2 during a 1983 expedition with then-Spokane resident Jim States.

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Climbers Just before the South Summit of Mount Everest during a 1983 expedition.

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Gary Neptune near Camp 3 on Lhotse face during a 1983 Mount Everest expedition.

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Looking down from Mount Everest's Camp 3 to Camp 2 and Western Cwn in 1983.

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Gary Neptune on the Hillary Step of Mount Everest in 1983.

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Jim States, right, on the summit of Mount Everest in 1983. States carried bamboo wands to mark the route up for when the fog moved in.

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Climbers look toward summit and Hillary Step on Mount Everest in 1983. This photo was taken near the same spot as the recent photo of climbers jammed together on Everest.

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In this photo made on May 22, 2019, a long queue of mountain climbers line a path on Mount Everest. About half a dozen climbers died on Everest last week most while descending from the congested summit during only a few windows of good weather each May. (Nirmal Purja/@Nimsdai Project Possible via AP) ORG XMIT: BKWS304

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