Photos: Toll from deadly Everest ‘traffic jam’ mounts

Heavy traffic of mountain climbers lining up to stand at the summit of 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. (Nimsdai Project Possible via AP) Nimsdai Project Possible via AP

Mountaineers made their way to the summit of Mount Everest, as they ascend the south face from Nepal. PHUNJO LAMA/AFP/Getty Images/AFP/Getty Images

Indian Everest climber Ameesha Chauhan dipped her fingers in a warm solution at a hospital in Kathmandu. Ameesha Chauhan, a survivor of the Everest "traffic jam" who is in a hospital recovering from frostbite, said climbers without basic skills should be barred to prevent a recurrence of this year's deadly season on the world's highest peak. GOPEN RAI/AFP/Getty Images/AFP/Getty Images

Ed Dohring on the top of Mount Everest. Veteran climbers and industry leaders blame having too many people on the mountain, in general, and too many inexperienced climbers, in particular. “It was scary,” Dohring said. “It was like a zoo.”Tendi Sherpa via The New York Times

South African climber Saray Khumalo posed at the top of Mount Everest after her summit, becoming the first black African woman to achieve the feat .AFP/Getty Images

Indian Everest climber Ameesha Chauhan dipped her feet in a warm solution at a hospital in Kathmandu. GOPEN RAI/AFP/Getty Images/AFP/Getty Images

Mountaineers walked near camp two of Mount Everest, as they prepared to ascend on the south face from Nepal. PHUNJO LAMA/AFP/Getty Images/AFP/Getty Images

A selfie photo provided by Mark Kulish show his brother Christopher Kulish beneath Mount Everest. Christopher Kulish, a Colorado climber, died shortly after getting to the top of Mount Everest and achieving his dream of scaling the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, his brother said. Christopher Kulish/Mark Kulish via AP/Mark Kulish via AP

An aerial view of Mount Everest (centre right) is pictured on a flight from Nepal to Bhutan. SARAH LAI/AFP/Getty Images/AFP/Getty Images