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According to Wikipedia the rate of deaths to summit attempts is more like 1%. They cite the Himalayan Database as their source for that figure; I'm not sure how
by bunderbunder 2y ago
According to Wikipedia the rate of deaths to summit attempts is more like 1%. They cite the Himalayan Database as their source for that figure; I'm not sure how accurate that is.
I'm assuming by "summit attempt" they mean something like ascending above the high camp, so that wouldn't include people who abandon the climb lower down the mountain?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_on_eight-thousanders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_on_eight-thousa...
- tim333 2y agoI think the 1% is successful summits to deaths. The number comes down over time. From 1924 (Mallory's death) and 1952 (Hillary's summit) it was infinite deaths per summit as summits were zero.
- chrisco255 2y agoDividing by zero is undefined not infinity.
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- bunderbunder 2y agoAh, beans, you're right. I misread. Thanks for the correction!