THE HIMALAYA BY THE NUMBERS

A Statistical Analysis of Mountaineering in the Nepal Himalaya

What are the most dangerous peaks to climb in the Nepal Himalaya? What are the
safest? When is the best time of year to climb? These and many other questions
are answered in this comprehensive statistical analysis of climbing activity,
ascents, and fatalities in the Nepal Himalaya. Co-written by Elizabeth Hawley,
the official historian of all expeditions for the past 50 years in the Nepal
Himalaya, and Richard Salisbury, a Himalayan mountaineer and retired computer
analyst from the University of Michigan.

A nirvana of mountaineering data for students of Himalaya climbing
information:
Written by two of the foremost experts in the world on mountaineering in the
Himalaya
Data is presented and analyzed based on three distinct expeditionary periods
in Himalayan climbing