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Guinness World Records has certified Annapurna I as the deadliest Himalayan giant, with a death-to-summit ratio over five times Everest's. Here's the…
By Dawa Sherpa · Aug 27, 2026
Ask most people to name the world's deadliest mountain and they'll say Everest. They'd be wrong. According to the Himalayan Database, as of 7 February 2025 Annapurna I had recorded 75 deaths against 559 successful ascents — a death-to-summit ratio of 13.42%…
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What this means for you Every one of those numbers describes technical mountaineering on the summit route — ropes, camps, oxygen, and that fixed avalanche slope at 5,900m. It has nothing to do with the trek most people actually book: the walk to Annapurna…
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