Mt. Everest climbers stranded in death zone I mean, didn't they plan for that? Can't you fly up there, throw down a rope ladder?

Kind of on par with folks who go swimming in the ocean and get eaten by sharks. I mean, how many warnings do people need?

OK so purely in the interests of debate and devil's advocacy... I will say, that the thing is.. so many people can and do and have climbed Everest.. many have died.. I don't get it myself but there seems to be a compulsion to climb it.. I would think that either they didn't know and couldn't have known.. or? But I am just wondering... perhaps this death toll couldn't have been accounted for?

Okay.  I saw the video.  YOU GOTTA BE NUTS TO WANT TO EVEN TRY THIS.  That is my summation.  NUTS.  No sane person would do this.  

1. Carbon dioxide is not poisonous.
2. They die from hypoxia...a lack of oxygen, which, at the summit, is 1/3 of that at the surface.
3. They are idiots.

Mountain climbers are a type of thrill seeker.  The taller the mountain, the bigger the thrill.  For someone to be able to say, "I climbed Mt. Everest", is a boast few will ever be able to make. 
  
Everest is the ultimate challenge.  One doesn't simply pop on a backpack and do a day hike to the top.  The climb takes at least 2 months round trip.  It's not cheap either.  Purchasing all the necessary supplies, equipment and hiring guides can cost upwards of $30k.  The air is thin and bitter cold, the ground is covered with snow and ice, winds can be brutally, and the weather can change dramatically in a matter of minutes.  To make matters worse, one has to stop every now and then to climitize themselves to breathing the thin air.  Even so, there are many who will gladly accept this challenge. 
As with all  "ultimate" thrill seeking ventures, this one also comes with a risk of death (the odds are low and vary with the age and skill of the climber).  Yet, to the true thrill seeker, the odds are well worth the thrill of the adventure and the bragging rights of saying that they've done it. 
Yes, many of us think people who climb Everest are stupid.  Of course, so are those who skydive, cliff dive, or bungy jump (a lot of "splat" stories there).  Everyone who attempts these feats know the risks involved before they start.  If they didn't think they could beat the odds, they wouldn't do it.    While any death is tragic, these people gambled with their lives and crapped out.  
 

They know the risks, and they accept the possibility of death.

Helicopters can't be used due to the risk of sudden violent winds, and the sound could trigger avalanches.

Climbers have an agreed code of conduct to rescue if possible and will take extreme risks for one another.

The boy next door when I was a kid, Paul Bayne, loved board-surfing and grew up to become an extreme adventurer.
He worked in resorts and climbed and skied all over the world.
Became so good at it that billionaires paid him to scout out new climbs and high-speed ski routes.
Climbed Everest four times, once with the Australian Bicentennial Team.
Lost his best friend and nearly died himself on a cliff on Mount Cook in New Zealand.
Said, "I could never be friends with anyone unless we'd tested our mettle together on a mountain - it's the only way you can know who someone truly is.

His body can no longer handle the demands of climbing or skiing.
He suffers from sleep apnea due to high altitude damage to his nerves, which makes him tired during the day and has led to obesity.

Now one of Australia's most eminent zoologists in the study of marsupials and still loves his work.

they probably didnt know