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2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 106 Death Analysis Members Above BC Aval Death Cnt Spring Autumn Aval Death Rate Pct Aval of Total Deaths Members Above BC Aval Death Cnt Aval Death Rate Pct Aval of Total Deaths All Peaks 15865 54 0.34 20.0 17264 110 0.64 40.7 Kangchenjunga-Janak 1469 0 0.00 0.0 759 7 0.92 38.9 Khumbu-Makalu 10775 11 0.10 7.4 10641 37 0.35 32.5 Langtang-Jugal 281 6 2.14 100.0 376 6 1.60 66.7 Manaslu-Ganesh 916 14 1.53 43.8 989 15 1.52 44.1 Annapurna-Damodar-Peri 1196 14 1.17 53.8 2461 34 1.38 55.7 Dhaulagiri-Mukut 1076 8 0.74 24.2 1734 11 0.63 34.4 Kanjiroba-Far West 152 1 0.66 16.7 304 0 0.00 0.0 Table D-26: Member avalanche deaths for regions by season from 1950-2006 Hired Above BC Aval Death Cnt Spring Autumn Aval Death Rate Pct Aval of Total Deaths Hired Above BC Aval Death Cnt Aval Death Rate Pct Aval of Total Deaths All Peaks 8402 33 0.39 38.4 5809 65 1.12 59.6 Kangchenjunga-Janak 648 0 0.00 0.0 202 0 0.00 0.0 Khumbu-Makalu 6216 3 0.05 7.3 3611 35 0.97 55.6 Langtang-Jugal 139 3 2.16 100.0 122 1 0.82 50.0 Manaslu-Ganesh 424 11 2.59 73.3 360 1 0.28 50.0 Annapurna-Damodar-Peri 492 4 0.81 57.1 732 22 3.01 73.3 Dhaulagiri-Mukut 412 12 2.91 80.0 679 6 0.88 75.0 Kanjiroba-Far West 71 0 0.00 0.0 103 0 0.00 0.0 Table D-27: Hired personnel avalanche deaths for regions by season from 1950-2006 0.34 0.64 Avalanche Death Rates for Regions by Season for Members (1950-2006) 0 0.92 0.10 0.35 All Peaks Kangchenjunga Khumbu- Makalu 2.14 1.60 Langtang- Jugal Chart D-26a: Member avalanche death rates for regions by season 1.53 1.52 Manaslu- Ganesh Spring Autumn 1.17 1.38 Annapurna- Damodar 0.74 0.63 Dhaulagiri- Mukut 0.66 0 Kanjiroba- Far West
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 20.0 40.7 Percentages for Avalanche Deaths of Total Deaths for Regions by Season for Members (1950-2006) 0 38.9 7.4 32.5 All Peaks Kangchenjunga Khumbu- Makalu 0.39 100.0 66.7 Langtang- Jugal Chart D-26b: Percentages of avalanche out of total deaths for regions by season for members from 1950-2006 1.12 43.8 44.1 Manaslu- Ganesh Spring Autumn 53.8 55.7 Annapurna- Damodar Avalanche Death Rates for Regions by Season for Hired (1950-2006) 0 0 0.05 0.97 All Peaks Kangchenjunga Khumbu- Makalu 2.16 0.82 Langtang- Jugal 24.2 34.4 Dhaulagiri- Mukut Chart D-27a: Hired avalanche death rates for regions by season 2.59 0.28 Manaslu- Ganesh Spring Autumn 0.81 3.01 Annapurna- Damodar 2.91 0.88 Dhaulagiri- Mukut 16.7 Death Analysis 107 0 Kanjiroba- Far West 0 0 Kanjiroba- Far West
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the first north-south traverses. Th
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closeness of the Himalaya. Many Jap
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