This Day in History: The first ascent of Shishapangma, the fourteenth highest mountain in the world happened on this day in 1964. Shishapangma, also called Gosainthan, was the last 8,000-metre peak to be climbed, due to its location entirely within Tibet and the restrictions on visits by foreign travelers to the region imposed by Chinese and Tibetan authorities. Despite being the lowest of the Eight-thousanders, thirty-one people have died climbing Shishapangma.
However, Shishapangma is nowhere near the most dangerous mountain to climb. Neither is Everest, the tallest mountain on earth. The deadliest mountain to climb is Annapurna, located in Nepal at 26,545 feet. Annapurna has a Fatality to Summit Ratio of 38% (58 deaths in 153 ascents).
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