Autumn 1973 season
14 expeditions, of which 5 put someone on the summit. 20 summits (15 by members, 5 by hired staff) and 11 deaths, among 128 members and 10 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
- Dhaulagiri III (7715m), Oct 20 — W Germany: Klaus Schreckenbach, Gerhard Haberl, Hans Saler (DHA373301)
- Serku Dolma (6227m), Oct 30 — Japan, Nepal: Eiken Moriyama, Morihiro Takechi, Anu Sherpa (SRKU73301)
Busiest summit days
| Date | Peak | Summits |
|---|---|---|
| 29th October 1973 | Mera Peak | 7 |
| 23rd October 1973 | Dhaulagiri III | 4 |
| 20th October 1973 | Dhaulagiri III | 3 |
| 30th October 1973 | Serku Dolma | 3 |
| 26th October 1973 | Everest | 2 |
Peaks
| Peak | Height | Expeditions | Successful | Summits | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaulagiri III | 7715 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Mera Peak | 6470 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Serku Dolma | 6227 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Everest | 8849 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Parchamo | 6279 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Annapurna I | 8091 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dhaulagiri IV | 7661 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gaurishankar | 7135 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kangbachen | 7902 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langshisa Ri | 6412 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Manaslu | 8163 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pokalde | 5780 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Putha Hiunchuli | 7246 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sisne Himal | 5911 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |