Safety & Advisories
This week's avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak has renewed the Karakoram's reputation as the world's deadliest climbing ground — but seven decades of…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 31, 2026
Pakistan's Broad Peak has just claimed at least four more lives in an avalanche near Camp 3, reviving a familiar shorthand among climbers and headline writers alike: the Karakoram is the world's deadliest mountain range, full stop. The real numbers, tracked…
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What this means for trekkers The lesson isn't Karakoram bad, Himalaya safe — Nepal's own Annapurna I carries the worst odds of any 8,000er on this list. The real variable is terrain plus infrastructure: a fixed-rope, forecast-supported, well-guided route is…
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