Peaks Reports Route Popularity
Route Popularity by Decade
Share of recorded expedition attempts by route, decade by decade, for the four most popular
Himalayan peaks. The top six routes per peak are shown explicitly; the remainder are pooled as
“Other”.
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 S Col-SE Ridge N Col-NE Ridge N Face (Great Couloir) S Pillar-SE Ridge SW Face N Col Other Share of attempts S Col-SE Ridge N Col-NE Ridge N Face (Great Couloir) S Pillar-SE Ridge SW Face N Col Other 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 SW Ridge N Ridge SE Ridge NE Ridge W Face NW Face Other Share of attempts SW Ridge N Ridge SE Ridge NE Ridge W Face NW Face Other 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 NW side W Ridge-W Face from N W Ridge-W Face from S W Ridge-W Face NW side from N W side from N Other Share of attempts NW side W Ridge-W Face from N W Ridge-W Face from S W Ridge-W Face NW side from N W side from N Other 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 NE Face E Ridge S Face SW Face E Ridge (to 6200m) E Ridge-NE Face Other Share of attempts NE Face E Ridge S Face SW Face E Ridge (to 6200m) E Ridge-NE Face Other