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Item#: 5140

Containment Class: keter

Secondary Class: none

Disruption Class: ekhi

Risk Class: critical

Mt. Everest.

Special Containment Procedures: Due to the exorbitant cost and difficulty in safely extracting SCP-5140 instances from Mt. Everest, MTF-Delta-14 "Winter Wonderland" will periodically ascend Everest to bury any SCP-5140 instances in the snow. Campaigns are underway to tighten restrictions for climbing permits for Mt. Everest on both the Nepalese and Tibetan sides.

Description: SCP-5140 refers to a number of frozen corpses scattered across Mt. Everest, located in the Himalayas of Tibet. The number of SCP-5140 instances is unclear, but accepted to be over 100 and below 200 at the time of writing. SCP-5140 instances are ectoentropic; when physically exposed to heat of any form, including body heat, they will absorb it without raising their temperature, which rests at approximately 10°C (50°F). This process usually renders physical contact with SCP-5140 instances fatal. If an individual dies as a result of contact with SCP-5140 instances, their corpse will become another SCP-5140 instance.

Addendum 5140.1

MISSION RECORD — 11.12.2015

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| RE: ANNUAL 5140 EXPEDITION

STATUS UPDATE

APPROACHING SUMMIT

ENCNTERED 34 BODIES ACRSS CHINESE ROUTE

BURIED ALL

PROVISIONS STEADY

LIKELY TO REACH SUMMIT TMRW

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ACKNOWLEDGED

CONTINUE

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ENCOUNTERING MINOR ANOMALY ON INSTANCES

EXCEPTIONALLY LOW TEMPS RESULT IN MUSCLE CONTRACTION POSTMORTEM

BODIES CURLED UP & FROZEN

HARD TO PRY OPEN B4 BURIAL

MIGHT HAVE TO BURY LIKE THAT

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ACKNOWLEDGED

PERMISSION GRANTED

BURY AS CONVENIENT

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APPROACHING SUMMIT

ABNORMALLY HIGH NUMBERS OF INSTANCES

ENCOUNTERED 19 SINCE YESTERDAY

OLD INSTANCES GETTING UNBURIED?

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LIKELY

STRONG WINDS BLOWING OFF SNOW

BURY DEEPER IF POSSIBLE

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APPROACHED HILLARY STEP THIS MORNING

WILL ASCEND TO SUMMIT IN HOUR OR TWO

14 MORE BODIES SINCE LAST CONTACT

TEAM UNNERVED

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UNDERSTANDABLE

ALMOST THERE NOW

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DISCOVERED LONE BODY ON SUMMIT

ATTEMPTED TO BURY

SHOVEL HIT SOMETHING, IS STUCK

CAN'T PULL IT OUT

TURNED AROUND

BODY WAS GONE

FELL OFF THE SUMMIT?

DON'T KNOW

TEAM IS RATTLED

PLZ ADVISE

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ACKNOWLEDGED

SENDING OUT SURVEY TEAMS

ATTEMPTING TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS SEEN FALLING FROM SUMMIT

USE SPARE SHOVEL IF MORE BODIES ENCOUNTERED

ORDERS ARE TO DESCEND FROM CHINESE ROUTE USING ALREADY CLEARED PATH

GODSPEED

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DESCENDED STEP

PATRICK TOUCHED ONE

ME N ARNOLD BURIED HIM

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ACKNOWLEDGED

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EMERGENCY

ATTEMPTED TO DESCEND CHINESE ROUTE

DISCOVERED CAMP REMAINS TORN APART

THREE INSTANCES CURLED UP IN TENT

INSTANCES MOVING???

HURRIED DESCENT

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ACKNOWLEDGED

GET DOWN SAFELY

WILL MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE

PERSONNEL READY TO RECEIVE YOU AT CAMP V

STAY SAFE

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MASS OF THEM BLOCKING THE PATH

ONE REACHED OUT FROM GROUND

GRABBED ARNOLD

HE'S ONE OF THEM

I RAN BACK UP

CAN'T GO DOWN

CAN'T GO BACK UP

ARNOLD WAS CARRYING PROVISIONS

ONLY HAVE ONE CAN OF OXYGEN LEFT

HELP

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ATTEMPT TO USE FLARE GUN TO CLEAR PATH

STAY AT SAFE DISTANCE

TEAM IS ALREADY EN ROUTE TO EXTRACT YOU

STAY CALM, MINIMIZE BREATHING

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THEYRE MOVING

DNT COME TO TH SUMMIT

ITS NOT SAFE

TH GROUND ISNT SAFE

DONT LET CLIMBERS ON EVERST

THE MOUNTAN IS DANGER

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TEAM IS ARRIVING IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS

HOLD STEADY

A rescue detachment of MTF Delta-14 arrived at Charlie Smith's GPS tracker an hour and thirty-six minutes later. They sighted no unburied SCP-5140 instances on their approach. Smith's body was discovered, lacking the signs typical of a SCP-5140 instance. Autopsy indicates he died from exposure and suffocation due to inadequate oxygen intake. Further investigation indicated his oxygen intake valve was damaged during the ascent to the summit. Bodies of Arnold Hillary and Patrick Edmund were discovered higher up Everest. Hillary died from exposure, while Edmund was found to be an SCP-5140 instance.

It is currently believed that Smith's inadequate oxygen led to him hallucinating SCP-5140 instances blocking their path and destroying their campsite. Hillary's foot was found wedged into a rockfall, likely the source of his immobility.

This incident has been taken into account and supply manifests for future expeditions adjusting accordingly.

Addendum 5140.2

FILE UPDATE — 4.25.2024

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EVENT REPORT

Scanner image of Mt. Everest. Brighter zones indicate increased SCP-5140 density.

LOCATION: Mt. Everest, Nepal

STATUS: Concluded

TIME: 01:49 PM (local time) April 25 2024

DISRUPTION CLASS: Keneq

EVENT SUMMARY: Increased global temperatures have resulted in significant thawing of ice sheets and snow drifts on Everest. Such thawing caused a large avalanche at 11:49 local time which moved a large amount of snow off the summit. Lower depth of snow allowed scanning planes to identify significant amount of SCP-5140 instances below the snow. Further excavation revealed SCP-5140 instances form a significant portion of Everest itself.

Currently, it is estimated 45% of Mt. Everest's mass is formed by corpses.

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