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70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Chart A-8: Member ascent rates for selected peaks by season from 1950-2006 (ranked from left to right by favorability from spring to autumn) The columns outlined in black in the above and following charts represent seasons that statistically have significantly higher ascent rates than the corresponding season for that region. 48 Ascent Analysis Member Ascent Rates for Popular Peaks by Season (1950-2006) EVER MAKA MANA ANN1 KANG DHA1 LHOT 8000ers All Peaks PUMO 7000ers CHOY 6000ers BARU AMAD Spring Autumn Regional Member Ascent Rates by Season for All Peaks (1950-2006) Kanjiroba-Far West Dhaulagiri-Mukut Annapurna- Damodar-Peri Manaslu-Ganesh Langtang-Jugal Khumbu-Makalu- Rolwaling Spring Autumn Khumbu-Mak-Rolw w/o AMAD, EVER, CHOY Com Rtes Chart A-9a: Regional member ascent rates by season for all peaks from 1950-2006 Kangchenjunga- Janak
Spring Autumn Winter Above Ascent Ascent Above Ascent Ascent Above Ascent Ascent BC Cnt Rate BC Cnt Rate BC Cnt Rate Kanjiroba-Far West 152 26 17.1 304 63 20.7 7 2 28.6 Dhaulagiri-Mukut 1076 252 23.4 1734 439 25.3 68 12 17.6 Annapurna-Damodar-Peri 1196 287 24.0 2461 455 18.5 228 21 9.2 Manaslu-Ganesh 916 186 20.3 989 152 15.4 96 14 14.6 Langtang-Jugal 281 106 37.7 376 91 24.2 71 13 18.3 Khumbu-Makalu-Rolwal. 10775 3101 28.8 10641 3640 34.2 943 243 25.8 Kangchenjunga-Janak 1469 401 27.3 759 162 21.3 62 5 8.1 15865 4359 27.5 17264 5002 29.0 1475 310 21.0 Khumbu-Makalu-Rolwal. w/o ACE Com Rtes 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Spring Autumn Winter Above Ascent Ascent Above Ascent Ascent Above Ascent Ascent BC Cnt Rate BC Cnt Rate BC Cnt Rate Kanjiroba-Far West 152 26 17.1 304 63 20.7 7 2 28.6 Dhaulagiri-Mukut 426 99 23.2 911 307 33.7 3 3 100.0 Annapurna-Damodar-Peri 772 212 27.5 1939 397 20.5 84 14 16.7 Manaslu-Ganesh 326 51 15.6 399 72 18.0 17 1 5.9 Langtang-Jugal 281 106 37.7 376 91 24.2 71 13 18.3 Khumbu-Makalu-Rolwal. 1797 495 27.5 4905 2173 44.3 525 211 40.2 Kangchenjunga-Janak 534 153 28.7 570 131 23.0 25 1 4.0 4288 1142 26.6 9404 3234 34.4 732 245 33.5 Khumbu-Makalu-Rolwal. w/o AMAD Com Rte 3992 865 21.7 4679 1045 22.3 459 70 15.3 Table A-9a: Regional member ascents by season for all peaks from 1950-2006 Regional Member Ascent Rates by Season for 6000ers & 7000ers (1950-2006) Kanjiroba-Far West Dhaulagiri-Mukut Annapurna- Damodar-Peri Manaslu-Ganesh Langtang-Jugal Khumbu-Makalu- Rolwaling Spring Autumn Khumbu-Mak-Rolw w/o AMAD Com Rte Kangchenjunga- Janak Chart A-9b: Regional member ascent rates by season for the 6000m and 7000m peaks from 1950-2006 1304 359 27.5 2725 819 30.1 171 49 28.7 Table A-9b: Regional member ascents by season for the 6000m and 7000m peaks from 1950-2006 Ascent Analysis 49
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of an autumn 1992 Makalu II expedit
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a climb. For hired, falls were the
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Summit and the Hillary Step (9 of 2
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summer season as very few climbers
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Deaths by Falling While avalanching
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Time of Day All Peaks 6000ers All F
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Deaths by Physiological Causes Phys
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Deaths by Age Groups Table and Char
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Deaths by Expedition Years Chart D-
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All Peaks Everest Citizenship Above
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Table and Chart D-42 below show mem
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Table and Chart D-44 below show mem
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Everest, Spring 1996 A total of eig
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