Most Dangerous Peaks

89 peaks with at least one recorded fatality, sorted by total deaths. Deaths/Summits shows deaths as a percentage of successful summits. Deaths/Members shows deaths as a percentage of all expedition members.

0.0100.0200.0300.0400.0500.01101001,00010,000100,000Everest: 13,550, 2.5EverestDhaulagiri I: 706, 13.0Dhaulagiri IManaslu: 3,238, 2.8ManasluAnnapurna I: 557, 13.5Annapurna IKangchenjunga: 682, 7.9KangchenjungaCho Oyu: 4,056, 1.3Cho OyuMakalu: 886, 5.8MakaluLhotse: 1,465, 1.7LhotseLhotse Shar: 24, 41.7Lhotse SharYalung Kang: 53, 18.9Yalung KangAnnapurna I Middle: 16, 18.8Annapurna I MiddleAnnapurna I East: 16, 6.2Annapurna I EastTotal summits (log scale)Deaths per summit (%)
# Peak Height (m) Members Summits Deaths Deaths/Summits Deaths/Members
1 Everest 8849 26316 13550 344 2.54% 1.31%
2 Dhaulagiri I 8167 2999 706 92 13.03% 3.07%
3 Manaslu 8163 7085 3238 90 2.78% 1.27%
4 Annapurna I 8091 2059 557 75 13.46% 3.64%
5 Kangchenjunga 8586 1749 682 54 7.92% 3.09%
6 Cho Oyu 8188 9208 4056 52 1.28% 0.56%
7 Makalu 8485 2898 886 51 5.76% 1.76%
8 Pumori 7138 1841 536 42 7.84% 2.28%
9 Ama Dablam 6814 12055 6765 35 0.52% 0.29%
10 Lhotse 8516 3477 1465 25 1.71% 0.72%
11 Kang Guru 6981 239 80 19 23.75% 7.95%
12 Langtang Lirung 7227 348 56 17 30.36% 4.89%
13 Dhaulagiri IV 7661 129 13 14 107.69% 10.85%
14 Gurja Himal 7193 95 30 13 43.33% 13.68%
15 Himalchuli East 7893 246 27 13 48.15% 5.28%
16 Baruntse 7152 2501 736 13 1.77% 0.52%
17 Makalu II 7678 325 81 13 16.05% 4.00%
18 Pisang 6091 13 12 11 91.67% 84.62%
19 Gangapurna 7455 188 41 11 26.83% 5.85%
20 Lhotse Shar 8382 276 24 10 41.67% 3.62%
21 Yalung Kang 8505 206 53 10 18.87% 4.85%
22 Annapurna III 7555 278 34 9 26.47% 3.24%
23 Tilicho 7134 708 149 9 6.04% 1.27%
24 Annapurna South 7219 233 35 8 22.86% 3.43%
25 Annapurna II 7937 224 16 6 37.50% 2.68%
26 Nuptse 7864 291 48 6 12.50% 2.06%
27 Hiunchuli 6434 37 20 5 25.00% 13.51%
28 Peak 29 7871 104 2 5 250.00% 4.81%
29 Annapurna IV 7525 894 146 5 3.42% 0.56%
30 Jannu 7711 325 77 5 6.49% 1.54%
31 Himlung Himal 7126 2297 1053 5 0.47% 0.22%
32 Ganesh V 6770 36 19 4 21.05% 11.11%
33 Api Main 7132 143 23 4 17.39% 2.80%
34 Churen Himal West 7371 103 14 4 28.57% 3.88%
35 Dhaulagiri II 7751 131 25 4 16.00% 3.05%
36 Dhaulagiri V 7618 59 19 4 21.05% 6.78%
37 Ganesh IV 7104 81 22 4 18.18% 4.94%
38 Jannu East 7460 54 0 4 - 7.41%
39 Himalchuli North 7331 28 7 3 42.86% 10.71%
40 Langshisa Ri 6412 91 30 3 10.00% 3.30%
41 Cholatse 6423 139 63 3 4.76% 2.16%
42 Omoga Ri Chang 6070 4 0 3 - 75.00%
43 Ganesh II 7118 77 9 3 33.33% 3.90%
44 Putha Hiunchuli 7246 895 377 3 0.80% 0.34%
45 Leonpo Gang 6979 71 18 3 16.67% 4.23%
46 Fang 7647 87 6 3 50.00% 3.45%
47 Thulagi 7059 35 4 3 75.00% 8.57%
48 Annapurna I Middle 8051 41 16 3 18.75% 7.32%
49 Gimmigela Chuli 7350 106 25 3 12.00% 2.83%
50 Tengkangpoche 6482 110 18 2 11.11% 1.82%
51 Tukuche 6920 477 114 2 1.75% 0.42%
52 Chobuje 6686 56 16 2 12.50% 3.57%
53 Kwangde 6186 24 20 2 10.00% 8.33%
54 Chamlang 7321 135 22 2 9.09% 1.48%
55 Dorje Lhakpa 6966 211 80 2 2.50% 0.95%
56 Gyachung Kang 7861 113 26 2 7.69% 1.77%
57 Tawoche 6495 118 37 2 5.41% 1.69%
58 Raksha Urai 6609 53 6 2 33.33% 3.77%
59 Nampa 6729 25 4 1 25.00% 4.00%
60 Ngojumba Kang II 7743 27 8 1 12.50% 3.70%
61 Nilgiri South 6839 40 9 1 11.11% 2.50%
62 Cheo Himal 6820 19 4 1 25.00% 5.26%
63 Nuptse West II 7732 63 25 1 4.00% 1.59%
64 Pandra 6670 13 9 1 11.11% 7.69%
65 Pasang Lhamu Chuli 7350 66 25 1 4.00% 1.52%
66 Chako 6704 20 9 1 11.11% 5.00%
67 Baudha 6672 26 8 1 12.50% 3.85%
68 Saipal 7030 129 18 1 5.56% 0.78%
69 Shartse II 7457 21 5 1 20.00% 4.76%
70 Tashi Kang 6386 96 33 1 3.03% 1.04%
71 Gaurishankar 7135 201 6 1 16.67% 0.50%
72 Himjung 7092 14 5 1 20.00% 7.14%
73 Ganesh III 7043 52 11 1 9.09% 1.92%
74 Annapurna I East 8026 43 16 1 6.25% 2.33%
75 Ganesh I 7422 69 3 1 33.33% 1.45%
76 Jethi Bahurani 6850 14 3 1 33.33% 7.14%
77 Jongsang 7462 41 11 1 9.09% 2.44%
78 Kande Hiunchuli North I 6521 12 0 1 - 8.33%
79 Firnkopf 6730 12 0 1 - 8.33%
80 Kanjiroba North 6858 15 0 1 - 6.67%
81 Kotang 6148 99 19 1 5.26% 1.01%
82 Kangtega 6783 163 49 1 2.04% 0.61%
83 Kusum Kanguru 6370 78 28 1 3.57% 1.28%
84 Langtang Ri 7205 60 20 1 5.00% 1.67%
85 Chukyima Go 6258 31 11 1 9.09% 3.23%
86 Churen Himal East 7371 67 4 1 25.00% 1.49%
87 Chamar North 7165 32 5 1 20.00% 3.13%
88 Mardi Himal 5553 5 5 1 20.00% 20.00%
89 Nangpai Gosum I 7321 21 1 1 100.00% 4.76%