Mount Everest Mount Everest,
Earth's highest mountain at above
sea level, has been host to numerous tragedies. Deaths have occurred on the mountain every year since 1978, excluding 2020, when permits were not issued due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The most notable deadly events on Everest were the
1922 British Mount Everest expedition,
1970 Mount Everest disaster,
1974 French Mount Everest expedition,
1996 Mount Everest disaster,
2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche,
2015 Mount Everest avalanches and
2023 Mount Everest season. As of December 2024, there had been 12,884 successful summits, and 340 people had died either before or after reaching the peak. Since 2019 the Nepali government has initiated periodic "clean-up" campaigns on the mountain, including bodies of climbers.
K2 K2 is the world's second-highest mountain at 8,611 meters (28,251 ft) above
sea level. It lies in the
Karakoram range, partially in the
Gilgit-Baltistan region of
Pakistan-administered
Kashmir and partially in the
China-administered
Trans-Karakoram Tract in the
Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of
Xinjiang. While its summit is at a lower altitude than the summit of Mount Everest, it is considered a much harder mountain to climb due to its steep faces and extreme weather. The most deadly events on K2 were the
1986 K2 disaster,
1995 K2 disaster, and
2008 K2 disaster. As of August 2023, an estimated 800 people had completed a summit, and 96 had died on the mountain.
Kangchenjunga Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world. Its summit sits at 8,586 meters (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas called the Kangchenjunga Himal. Because of its remote location in Nepal and the difficulty of accessing it from India, the Kangchenjunga region is not much explored by trekkers. Despite modern improvements to climbing gear, the fatality rate of summit attempts on Kanchenjunga is high. While there had been 532 successful summits as of May 2022, 52 climbers had lost their lives on the mountain. Due to tensions between climbers and inhabitants, for the next two decades visits to Manaslu were sporadic, lasting until the 1970s. As of December 2024 there are a total of 3,317 successful summits, with 90 people dying on the mountain. In addition to the large number of climbing deaths,
11 mountaineers were killed in 2013 by Taliban.
Annapurna I Annapurna I is the world's 10th highest mountain. It is known for being an extremely difficult climb, with 75 deaths on its slopes as of April 2025.
Gasherbrum I Gasherbrum I, also known as Hidden Peak or K5, is the world's 11th highest mountain. As of November 2025, Gashbrum I has 34 deaths.
Broad Peak Broad Peak is the world's 12th highest mountain. As of November 2025, Broad Peak has 39 deaths.
Gasherbrum II Gasherbrum II, also known as K4, is the world's 13th highest mountain. As of November 2025, It is one of the safest 8000ers with only 25 deaths.
Shishapangma Shishapangma, also called Gosainthān, is the world's 14th highest mountain. As of November 2025, Shishapangma has 36 deaths. == Deaths per mountain ==