Autumn 1987 season
73 expeditions, of which 24 put someone on the summit. 97 summits (78 by members, 19 by hired staff) and 13 deaths, among 491 members and 36 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
- Firnkopf West (6745m), Oct 25 — Austria, W Germany, Nepal: Franz Kroell, Fritz Mross, Ang Chopal Sherpa (FIRW87301)
Busiest summit days
Peaks
| Peak | Height | Expeditions | Successful | Summits | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everest | 8849 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cho Oyu | 8188 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Dhaulagiri I | 8167 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ama Dablam | 6814 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pumori | 7138 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Jannu | 7711 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Makalu | 8485 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Annapurna I | 8091 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Manaslu | 8163 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Annapurna IV | 7525 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Changtse | 7583 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kangchenjunga | 8586 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Baruntse | 7152 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lhotse | 8516 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lhotse Shar | 8382 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Manaslu North | 6994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuptse | 7864 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khatang | 6790 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Tsaurabong Peak | 6395 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Ganesh V | 6770 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Leonpo Gang | 6979 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ngojumba Kang II | 7743 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Firnkopf West | 6745 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tukuche | 6920 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Annapurna II | 7937 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Annapurna South | 7219 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Api Main | 7132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheo Himal | 6820 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhaulagiri V | 7618 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Firnkopf | 6730 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kangbachen | 7902 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kangchenjunga South | 8476 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanjiroba South | 6883 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langshisa Ri | 6412 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makalu II | 7678 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Saipal | 7030 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sita Chuchura | 6611 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tawoche | 6495 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tilicho | 7134 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalung Kang | 8505 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |