Last updated November 4, 2026
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State of Mountaineering 2026
Our flagship annual report examines permit economics, summit outcomes, climbing risk and environmental change across major mountaineering objectives.
Designed as a starting point for deeper reporting—not a substitute for checking the original datasets. Each article explains the scope and limits of its figures.
Original report published April 2026. Source-specific dates and data definitions appear in the linked report.
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Deep-dive investigations, annual reports and topic-based analyses built from published data and field reporting.
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Fatality records, summit-success research, expedition trends and properly labeled methodology notes.
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Why Kilimanjaro climbers fail
An analysis of recurring summit-day failure patterns, route selection, expedition duration and altitude preparation.
Read the investigationEverest summit-day failures
A review of reported summit-day hazards, ascent and descent decisions, altitude illness and the limits of cause-of-death records.
Read the investigationState of Mountaineering
Our broader annual research review across permit economics, mountain success rates, climbing risk and climate trends.
Explore the 2026 reportFind the figures. See the method.
Use the source article to verify the underlying denominator, coverage years, route scope and update date before quoting a statistic.
Death rates by mountain
Historical mortality figures with definitions that distinguish deaths per summit from risk per climber.
View the dataEverest death map
Explore the geography of recorded hazards and fatalities without claiming precise locations for unrecovered bodies.
Explore Everest analysisMost dangerous mountains
Compare statistical fatality ratios and overall route hazards—with clear distinctions between methods.
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