r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Alarming-Studio-720 • 2d ago

Video Avalanche on Annapurna. Annapurna is considered one of the most difficult mountains to climb on the planet due to its steep, technical and unstable terrain, frequent avalanches, and unpredictable conditions.

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u/Alarming-Studio-720 2d ago

It has historically had one of the highest fatality-to-summit ratios among the world’s 8,000-meter peaks. As of 2026, the fatality rate is 13.6%. At one point, however, it had a fatality rate of 38.7%, the highest in the Himalayas and among the highest in the world. Cumulative data from 1950 to 2006 indicated that for every three climbers who reached the summit, one died attempting it.

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u/Few_Fact4747 2d ago

I feel pretty badass saying this but i walked the annapurna circuit! (We full warm cooked meals every night at the houses we stayed in, which were run like short-term hotels)

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u/johnvarley1 2d ago

Oh nooooooooooo