Mountains have always lured people with its inaccessibility.
Mountains have always challenged the man, beckoned and teased him with its inaccessibility.
And, tragically, not all of those who accept this challenge and goes off to conquer the peaks, then it returns back. Some of them remain forever prisoners of the mountains, warning the one who would follow in their footsteps.
Everest. Everest is a modern Golgotha. Anyone who is bold enough and decide to climb to the breathing grave cold mountain knows – the chance to come back, can not fall out. About it will certainly remind the bodies of those who was not destined to go down. Of the more than 7 thousand climbing up mount Everest officially considered killed about 250 people. The percentage of this figure is not so great, but the statistics stops to calm down and turns into a nightmare when we rise and see the bodies of those who also believed in his invincibility.
Annapurna. Annapurna is best described by the words of American mountaineer ed Vitus: “Annapurna represents a continuous danger, completely covered with ice. One large piece of ice from the ice build-up on it. And the question is which way will turn another build-up, forward or backward”. Annapurna is considered one of the most dangerous mountains. About 40% of climbers who tried to conquer it and remain on its slopes.
The Mont Blanc. Blanc or White mountain, the highest massif in the mountain range and the highest peak in Europe. Among the climbers Mont Blanc is not considered particularly dangerous to climb, however, by some sinister twist of fate, breaking records for mortality. In the history of climbing, with more than two centuries, the slopes of the White mountains has claimed the lives of several thousand climbers – a figure which far even Everest.
Nanga Parbat. Before Everest gained its popularity among climbers, Nanga Parbat took the championship in the number of deaths on its slopes climbers. For which he received the nickname of the Mountain-killer. In 1953, trying to reach the top, once killed 62 people. Since then, apparently, the mountain has quenched his thirst for blood. Today the death rate declined substantially, up to 5.5%.
Kanchenjunga. This is the third highest mountain in the world. Kangchenjunga is a real nightmare climber, as all time has inclement weather and every now and then frustrated the avalanche. Only 190 brave souls managed to climb to the top of Kangchenjunga, and the mortality rate among climbers is up 22%.
K2. K2 mount, or Chogori provides extreme conditions for climbing. This mountain shows no mercy and does not forgive mistakes – every fourth trying to climb to the top climber dies. In winter climbing at all is not possible. A contribution to the history of climbing on K2 was made by our compatriots.
Agar. Agar is considered one of the deadliest peaks in the world, despite his small height. Often it is called “Cannibal”. Big problems for climbers turns into an incredibly large difference in altitude and constantly changing weather. For a century and a half of climbing the peak took the lives of 65 people.
Fitzroy. This majestic granite peak is the most unvisited and one of the most dangerous mountain peaks. Per year on average, there occurs only one successful ascent. A climber stands in front of two problems at once: first, to get to the top you need to overcome a steep section of the rocks at an altitude of 600 meters, and secondly, rainy weather, which can keep for weeks can do to discourage any desire to scramble. In addition, to climb Fitzroy is possible only in the period from December to February – the summer months in the southern hemisphere.
The Vinson Massif. The highest mountain of Antarctica are not considered to be in a scene environment is too difficult to climb. Since 1958 at their tops have risen about a thousand people. The hardest part is to get to the array. Antarctica is the right place for penguins, but people freeze to death or to perish in the storm here.
Matterhorn. One of the most difficult to conquer peaks in the Alps – the Northern slope is generally considered impregnable, and technically the most difficult to conquer. Not facilitate the rise of frequent avalanches and rockfalls. However, in 1865 the top of the Matterhorn conquered once twice. However, the first group of four people fell into the abyss due to cable break.
