Spring 1973 season
15 expeditions, of which 7 put someone on the summit. 27 summits (19 by members, 8 by hired staff) and 7 deaths, among 196 members and 20 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
- Yalung Kang (8505m), May 14 — Japan: Yutaka Ageta, Takao Matsuda (YALU73101)
- Kanjeralwa (6612m), Apr 22 — Japan, Nepal: Yasuaki Goshima, Koichi Kyogoku, Mingma Tensing Sherpa, Mingma Tsering Sherpa (KJER73101)
Busiest summit days
| Date | Peak | Summits |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd April 1973 | Kanjeralwa | 4 |
| 23rd April 1973 | Kanjeralwa | 4 |
| 5th May 1973 | Everest | 4 |
| 7th May 1973 | Everest | 4 |
| 22nd April 1973 | Manaslu | 3 |
| 12th May 1973 | Dhaulagiri I | 3 |
| 1st May 1973 | Pumori | 2 |
| 14th May 1973 | Yalung Kang | 2 |
| 6th May 1973 | Annapurna II | 1 |
Peaks
| Peak | Height | Expeditions | Successful | Summits | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manaslu | 8163 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Everest | 8849 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Kanjeralwa | 6612 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Dhaulagiri I | 8167 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Pumori | 7138 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yalung Kang | 8505 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Annapurna II | 7937 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Annapurna I | 8091 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Annapurna South | 7219 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Api Main | 7132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhaulagiri IV | 7661 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ganesh III | 7043 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lhotse | 8516 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makalu | 8485 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |