Reports
Statistical summaries from the Himalayan Database.
Overview
Activity & trends
Total expeditions recorded by year.
Summits per YearSuccessful summit counts by year.
Busiest Peaks by YearTop 5 most popular peaks each year by expedition count.
Commercial vs Non-Commercial ExpeditionsGrowth of commercial expeditions over the decades.
Oxygen Use by YearShare of summits using supplemental oxygen, year by year.
Expedition Size by DecadeHow party sizes and hired-staff ratios have evolved.
Seasonal Split of SummitsHow spring, autumn and winter shares have shifted decade by decade.
Nationalities per YearDistinct climbing nationalities present each year — the globalisation curve.
Mortality & risk
Total recorded deaths on each peak.
Deaths per YearRecorded deaths across all peaks by year.
Most Dangerous PeaksPeaks ranked by total deaths, death-to-summit ratio, and death-to-member ratio.
Causes of DeathBreakdown of recorded deaths by cause (avalanche, fall, AMS, exposure...).
Survival Rates by DecadeSummit and death rates per member, decade by decade.
Hired vs Member MortalityDeath rate per member by decade, comparing hired staff against expedition members.
People & demographics
Top 500 members ranked by number of expeditions.
Summits by NationalityWhich countries produce the most Himalayan summiteers.
Hired Staff StatisticsHired members as a proportion of total, with death comparisons.
Gender BreakdownParticipation and summit rates by sex over time.
Youngest & Oldest SummitersTop 50 youngest and 50 oldest recorded summiters.
Multi-8000m SummitersClimbers who have summited two or more peaks above 8000 metres.
Summiter Age DistributionSuccessful summiters by age bucket, plus median age over time.
Ascents & records
Chronological list of first ascents of Himalayan peaks.
8000m Peak ComparisonSide-by-side statistics for all peaks above 8000 metres.
Disputed ExpeditionsExpeditions with disputed summit claims.
Summit CalendarSuccessful summits by month — the spring and post-monsoon windows.
Termination ReasonsWhy expeditions ended — successes, weather, accident, illness, time.
Route PopularityRoute share by decade on Everest, Ama Dablam, Cho Oyu and Manaslu.