Himalayan Fatalities

Flipping through that fascinating book of Himalayan statistics (available as a PDF on-line), I came across this mind numbing graph. The staggering toll that avalanches take on climbers in these mountains. One is tempted to ask how these figures might compare to the Alps or the Andes. Nevertheless A sobering reminder about objective hazards in the mountains, and a reminder that an avalanche training course could be good value for the money.

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