The Himalaya by the Numbers: A Statistical Analysis - Himalayan ...
The Himalaya by the Numbers: A Statistical Analysis - Himalayan ...
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Deaths <strong>by</strong> Physiological Causes<br />
Physiological factors (AMS, exhaustion, and exposure-frostbite) are <strong>the</strong> third leading<br />
cause of death for members (over 16% as shown in table D-16). 78 of those 93 deaths<br />
have occurred over 6000m (most of <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs have occurred at base camp or lower<br />
shortly after expedition arrival). Of <strong>the</strong> 78 deaths above 6000m, more than half have<br />
occurred on Everest at high altitudes as shown in Chart D-31.<br />
Closer examination of <strong>the</strong> Everest deaths in Charts D-32a-b shows that 14 deaths have<br />
occurred between <strong>the</strong> First and Second Steps (8450-8680m) on <strong>the</strong> NE ridge. <strong>The</strong>se 14<br />
deaths represent 18% of all <strong>the</strong> deaths above 6000m and make this portion of <strong>the</strong> N<br />
Col-NE Ridge route on Everest extremely dangerous.<br />
20<br />
18<br />
16<br />
14<br />
12<br />
10<br />
8<br />
6<br />
4<br />
2<br />
0<br />
6000-<br />
6249m<br />
6250-<br />
6499m<br />
116 Death <strong>Analysis</strong><br />
Member Deaths Above 6000m <strong>by</strong> AMS, Exhaustion & Exposure-Frostbite<br />
(1950-2006)<br />
6500-<br />
6749m<br />
6750-<br />
6999m<br />
7000-<br />
7249m<br />
7250-<br />
7499m<br />
7500-<br />
7749m<br />
7750-<br />
7999m<br />
8000-<br />
8249m<br />
8250-<br />
8499m<br />
Everest (43 deaths) All Peaks w/o Everest (35 deaths)<br />
Chart D-31: Member deaths above 6000m from AMS, exhaustion,<br />
and exposure-frostbite from 1950-2006<br />
8500-<br />
8749m<br />
8750-<br />
8850m