Spring 1977 season
14 expeditions, of which 4 put someone on the summit. 18 summits (16 by members, 2 by hired staff) and 4 deaths, among 136 members and 13 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
- Manapathi NE (6384m), Apr 20 — Italy, UK, W Germany: Reinhold Messner, Leo Dickinson, Eric Jones, Otto Wiedemann (MPNE77101)
Busiest summit days
| Date | Peak | Summits |
|---|---|---|
| 20th April 1977 | Manapathi NE | 4 |
| 11th May 1977 | Lhotse | 4 |
| 8th May 1977 | Lhotse | 3 |
| 9th May 1977 | Lhotse | 3 |
| 11th May 1977 | Nuptse West II | 2 |
| 31st May 1977 | Kangchenjunga | 2 |
Peaks
| Peak | Height | Expeditions | Successful | Summits | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhotse | 8516 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Manapathi NE | 6384 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kangchenjunga | 8586 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nuptse West II | 7732 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cho Oyu | 8188 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Churen Himal East | 7371 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhaulagiri I | 8167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everest | 8849 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Himalchuli East | 7893 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kande Hiunchuli North I | 6521 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kangtsune | 6444 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makalu | 8485 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makalu II | 7678 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manaslu | 8163 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |