Spring 1972 season
17 expeditions, of which 7 put someone on the summit. 20 summits (19 by members, 1 by hired staff) and 20 deaths, among 105 members and 14 hired staff recorded.
Summits count member records: someone who summited twice on one expedition counts once, someone on two expeditions in the season counts twice. Claimed (unrecognised) ascents are excluded and disputed ones included, as in the database's own statistics. Hired staff are only recorded when they went above base camp.
First ascents
- Nampa (6729m), May 05 — Japan: Fukutoshi Kimura, Susumu Takahashi (NAMP72101)
- Chobuje (6686m), Apr 24 — W Germany: Wolfgang Weinzierl, Peter Vogler, Gustav Harder, Klaus Harder (CHOB72101)
- Kwangde Shar (6093m), May 27 — W Germany: Karl-Dieter Fuchsberger, Helmut Schaefer, Franz Bischof, Franz Duerschmidt, Wolfgang Reichart (KWSR72101)
Busiest summit days
| Date | Peak | Summits |
|---|---|---|
| 27th May 1972 | Kwangde Shar | 5 |
| 24th April 1972 | Chobuje | 4 |
| 25th April 1972 | Parchamo | 4 |
| 28th April 1972 | Putha Hiunchuli | 2 |
| 5th May 1972 | Nampa | 2 |
| 7th May 1972 | Pamalka | 2 |
| 25th April 1972 | Manaslu | 1 |
Peaks
| Peak | Height | Expeditions | Successful | Summits | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putha Hiunchuli | 7246 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Manaslu | 8163 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Chukyima Go | 6258 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwangde Shar | 6093 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Chobuje | 6686 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Parchamo | 6279 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nampa | 6729 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pamalka | 6344 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dhaulagiri IV | 7661 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Everest | 8849 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ganchenpo | 6378 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lhotse | 8516 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makalu II | 7678 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tilicho | 7134 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |