Mountain-climbers cemetery Bashny.Net

In April this year on Everest occurred one of the most tragic incidents in the history of the conquest of the mountains: as a result of avalanche at an altitude of 5800 meters killed 16 Sherpas-conductors. Nevertheless, the highest mountain in the world is not the most dangerous and difficult. Let's look at a list of 25 most dangerous mountain peaks around the world.

Everest, Nepal / China

Everest, being the highest peak of the world, at the same time is not the most difficult to climb, but still quite dangerous. In the history of climbing on the mountain, killing about 250 climbers. This year alone, an avalanche at an altitude of 5800 meters buried under a 16-Sherpa guides.





Fitz Roy, Argentina / Chile

Mount Fitz Roy on the border between Argentina and Chile is one of the most difficult peaks to climb for the obvious reason: almost vertical slopes and unpredictable weather. The first ascent of Fitz Roy was committed February 2, 1952 members of the French expedition Lionel Terran and Guido Magnon. They paved the route for South-East ridge.



McKinley, United States

Mount McKinley in Alaska - the highest peak in the United States, deserved popularity among climbers due to its availability. However, for beginners this top is very dangerous, as witnessed by the number of deaths (about 100 people).



Matterhorn, Switzerland / Italy

Visually, the Matterhorn is one of the brightest and most recognizable peaks in the world. Because of its steep slopes it was subdued after other alpine peaks: since 1857 there have been several unsuccessful ascent of the Matterhorn, mainly from the Italian side. The first successful attempt dates back to 1865 year. Over half centuries ascents of the Matterhorn, killing about 500 people.



Makalu, Nepal / China

Makalu (photo: mountain with sun glare on the top), the fifth highest mountain in the world, is just 12 miles from Mount Everest, on the border of Napa and China. The complexity of climbing it is still in the fact that it is difficult to get to. Now for this purpose helicopters. Makalu is considered one of the most difficult peaks among vosmitysyachknikov. Conquest "Crown of the Earth" - the conquest of all 14 eight planets - is a great achievement in high-altitude mountaineering. At the moment, it was only 30 climbers (27 men and 3 women).



Mont Blanc, France / Italy

Technically, Mont Blanc is not a difficult pinnacle that attracts the vast number of climbers of different levels. Perhaps this is why, according to various estimates, on the slopes of Mont Blanc killed up to 8,000 people.



Chogori or K2, Pakistan / China

Chogori or K2 - the second highest peak in the world - perhaps the most complex and deadly mountain in this list. For every four successful ascent of Chogori accounts for one death. Expedition to K2 sent only during the summer season.



Cerro Torre, Argetina / Chile

Looking at the photo and Cerro Torre, you can simply ask to imagine why this top so complicated. Because of the strong cold winds sheer top of the mountain is often covered with thick crust of ice. The first successful summit attempt was made only in 1974.



Annapurna, Nepal

Annapurna visited only 157 people, and about 60 died before reaching the summit. Thus, the mortality rate in this mountain sostvlyaet 38%, which is even higher than that of K2. However, and this is not the limit: a higher mortality rate has Kanchenjunga, but about it below. The southern slope of Annapurna is considered one of the most difficult routes for climbing.



Eiger, Switzerland

Eiger in Switzerland has a bad reputation because of its inaccessible northern wall with a height difference of 1650 m. This is the only slope killed 64 people. The first ascent of the Eiger was committed in 1858.



Jeanne, Nepal

Joan mountain in the Himalayas of Nepal attracts the attention of climbers from all over the world as one of the most beautiful and challenging peaks of the Himalayas. The most difficult parts begin after 7000 meters.



Logan, Canada

Mount Logan - second only to the top of Mount McKinley in North America, it is included in the list of the "Seven Second tops", which includes the second highest peak of all seven continents. Some of these peaks are considered more difficult than their more famous rivals and high. That there is only, for example, K2 (mentioned above). Though the ascent of Logan and harder McKinley, but before that climbers must still go a long way to the foot.



Dhaulagiri I, Nepal

Dhaulagiri massif consists of 11 peaks, the main of which is more than 8 km, and the rest over 7 km. From 1808 to 1832 years was considered the highest peak of Dhaulagiri world, but climbers turned their attention to it only in the early 1950s. Only the eighth expedition succeeded. Dhaulagiri I took seventh place in the ranking of the highest peaks and has a higher mortality rate comparable to the height of the Himalayan mountains. Since 1950, 58 died on the mountain climbers.



Gauri Shankar, Nepal / China

Gauri Shankar is close to his neighbor Melungtsze. Because it back from Nepal, Tibet and not, she took more climbers. As in Melungtsze, climbing Gauri Shankar is extremely complex.



Sioule Grande, Peru

The top of the Sioule Grande, located in the Peruvian Andes, is best known for the book climber Joe Simpson's "Touching the Void". The book is about two young British climber who in 1985 went to conquer Sioule Grande on has not yet been passed route. In 2003, this exciting book, a documentary film.



Baintha Brakk, Pakistan

Only three ekspedtsii reached the summit of this mountain in the Karakoram mountain range. Known as one of the most difficult peaks of the world: between the first successful ascent in 1977 and followed in 2001 took as much as 24 years. The complexity of climbing and high mortality mountain got the nickname "Cannibal».



Vinson Massif, Antarctica

Climbing the Vinson is not too difficult, but the problem is that it is the highest peak in Antarctica. The existence of this mountain range only became known in 1957, that's when he was discovered by American aircraft. The highest point - the peak of Vinson (4892 m) is part of the climbing of the "Seven Summits».



Cerro Paine Grande, Chile

The top of the Cerro Paine Grande is part of the mountain range of the Cordillera del Paine in Chile. As in the case of Fitz Roy, the complexity of the ascent is steep cliffs and unpredictable weather.



Lhotse, Nepal / China

Lhotse is directly related to Everest and is considered the fourth highest mountain. Lhotse, there were about 400 successful ascents and 20 deaths. Climbing the Lhotse is not so difficult: by Krainer least one tour operator offers a package that includes a climb to the top of both in a single expedition.



Melungtsze, Nepal / China

The only successful attempt on Melungtsze was registered in 1992, but not so much because of the difficulty of climbing, but because of the difficulty of obtaining permission from the Tibetan authorities.



Gasherbrum IV, Pakistan / China

This peak in the Karakoram array, due to its very steep slopes and unstable weather, is considered one of the most technically challenging peaks to climb.



Hüiten Peak, Mongolia / China

Hüiten Peak - the highest point of the mountain range Tavan Bogd, located at the junction of the Mongolian Altai and Southern Altai ranges and Saylyugem in Altai. Its place in this list she deserved because of its remoteness, not technical difficulty climbing.



Nanga Parbat, Pakistan

Mount Nanga Parbat dubbed the "eater of men." For the first time it was possible to win only in 1953, and a lot of these attempts ended tragically. Feature ascent of Nanga Parbat is that part of the ascent from all sides up steep walls, the length of one of them called Rupal reaches 4600 meters - the longest wall in the world. Nanga Parbat never bent under the winter.



St. Elias, USA / Canada

Mount St. Elias (St. Elias), located on the border of the Yukon and Alaska, is not spoiled by the attention of climbers because of the appalling weather conditions that prevent the rise of a great part of the year. Due to the fact that the peak is located just 10 miles from the ocean, it is subject Pacific storm winds.



Kangchenjunga, India / Nepal

Until 1852 Kanchenjunga was considered the highest mountain of the world, but calculations made after the expedition in 1849 showed that Everest above and Kanchenjunga is the third highest peak. Despite the global trend to reduce mortality from mountain climbing, in the case of Kanchenjunga this rule does not work. In recent years, the number of tragic cases has risen to 22% and is not going to fall.

In Nepal, there is a legend that the Kanchenjunga - mountain-woman, and she kills all the women who are trying to climb on top of her. The only woman who managed to climb to the top and descend back for a long time was a British climber Jeanette Harrison, conquered the main peak in 1998. Eighteen months later she died while climbing Dhaulagiri. In 2008, the highest point of one of the most beautiful mountains of the Himalayas rose Austrian Gerlinde Kaltenbryunner in 2009 - Spaniard Edurne Pasaban, Polka King Baranovska and Korean Oh Eun-sun.



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