Autumn 1996 season
113 expeditions, of which 60 put someone on the summit. 276 summits (218 by members, 58 by hired staff) and 10 deaths, among 735 members and 91 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
- Ratna Chuli (7035m), Oct 14 — Japan, Nepal: Osamu Tanabe, Santa Bahadur Ale, Katsuhiko Sawada, Durge Bahadur Tamang, Tul Bahadur Tamang (RATC96301)
- Bobaye (6808m), Nov 02 — Slovenia: Tomaz Humar (BOBA96301)
Busiest summit days
Peaks
| Peak | Height | Expeditions | Successful | Summits | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cho Oyu | 8188 | 21 | 16 | 77 | 2 |
| Ama Dablam | 6814 | 19 | 14 | 71 | 0 |
| Manaslu | 8163 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 1 |
| Everest | 8849 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Pumori | 7138 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Annapurna IV | 7525 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Dhaulagiri I | 8167 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Makalu | 8485 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baruntse | 7152 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Annapurna I | 8091 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Putha Hiunchuli | 7246 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Pasang Lhamu Chuli | 7350 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Ratna Chuli | 7035 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Jasemba Goth | 6730 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kangtokal | 6294 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Api Main | 7132 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nampa | 6729 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nuptse | 7864 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobaye | 6808 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gurja Himal | 7193 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Annapurna II | 7937 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Annapurna III | 7555 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drangnag Ri | 6757 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jannu East | 7460 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kang Guru | 6981 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanjeralwa | 6612 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karyolung | 6530 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lhotse | 8516 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nilgiri South | 6839 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pyramid Peak | 7140 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saipal | 7030 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |