The Himalaya by the Numbers: A Statistical Analysis of Mountaineering in the Nepal Himalaya
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9789937506649
Length
224p., Col. Illustrations; Col. Map; Charts; 24cm.
Subjects
What are the most dangerous peaks to climb? 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. The analyses cover three periods of climbing: 1950-1969 - the expeditionary period, 1970-1989 - the transitional period, and 1990-2009 - the commercial period The data are analyzed in several categories ...
