Top 5 Most Dangerous Mountains To Climb

We all can agree that climbing a huge mountain is very dangerous and risky considering the potential slip that might occur. And talking about mountains, most people would have thought that the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest will also be on this list.

However, when we look into the percentage of death rate in the attempt to climb these mountains, Mount Everest is not as dangerous as the other mountains on this list. Here we would like to share with you the top 5 most dangerous mountains to claim based on the death percentage of people climbing to the top.

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5. Dhaulagiri Mountain

With a death rate of around 16%, the 7th tallest mountain in the world at 8,167 meters height is the fifth most dangerous mountain to climb. Despite the first successful attempt at climbing Dhaulagiri Mountain in 1960, nobody has managed to get to the top by starting from the south side.

Many legendary names like Reinhold Messner have tried to conquer it from the south side but ultimately failed. This just proves how challenging and dangerous this mountain is. In 1969, 5 climbers from the US and 2 climbers from Nepal died due to an avalanche that happened while they were all asleep.

This tragic incident is not the only one to occur in Dhaulagiri history as other 70 casualties have also been reported here.

4. Kangchenjunga Mountain

Kangchenjunga Mountain is the third tallest mountain in the world with a height of 8,586 meters. This mountain is located on the borders of India and Nepal. It is well known for its huge amount of snow, cold temperature as well as an uneven snow pattern.

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The death rate in climbing this mountain is 20% meaning that for every 5 climbers that reached the top, one of them died. Interestingly enough, even though most mountains seemed safe to claim due to the increase in hiking equipment, the statistics say otherwise as this mountain becomes much more challenging to conquer.

In May 2013, 5 climbers including the Hungarian, Zsolt Eross managed to reach the top of Kangchenjunga Mountain but later disappeared while making their way down with their bodies never found.

3. Nanga Parbat Mountain

With a height of 8,126 meters, the Nanga Parbat Mountain is the 9th tallest mountain in the world. It is known for being difficult to climb with a death rate of  22%. The locals call it the "Mountain Killer" and "Human Eater".

This mountain is also the location of Rupal Face rising at 4,600 meters which is the biggest and most dangerous stonewall in the world. One would definitely need courage, dedication, and a huge set of climbing skills to make it to the top.

There have been many tragedies in the past, especially the Nanga Parbat climbing disaster in 1934 that took 10 lives of climbers.

2. K2 Mountain

It is estimated that around 1 in 4 deaths have occurred to climbers of K2 Mountain with it called Savage Mountain. K2 Mountain is located on the borders of Pakistan and China as it is the second tallest mountain in the world with a height of 8,611 meters.

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Despite not being as tall as Everest, most climbers would agree that this mountain is definitely more challenging to conquer. It is all due to the natural surrounding of the place which explains why no one has managed to reach the top for many years.

On August 2002, we witness the worst accident on K2 Mountain with 11 climbers killed and another 3 seriously injured.

1. Annapurna Mountain

The one at the top of the list will be Annapurna Mountain standing at a height of 8,091 meters. If we were to look at the risk of death on this mountain, it is the highest in the world with a percentage of 32 deaths for every climber.

In 2012, an accident occurred involving 191 climbers which resulted in 61 deaths in total. The climbing process starting from the south is the most difficult one yet and not to mention that this mountain has only been conquered less than 200 times compared to more than 6,000 times for Mount Everest.

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