Table 1.
Characteristics of unique climbers and their climbs on constituent Himalayan peaks, 1970-2010. Data are no (%)
| Variable | Unique climbers | Climbs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <8000 m | ≥8000 m | Total | ||
| Sex of climber | ||||
| Male | 21 555 (89.8) | 14 157 (89.9) | 21 293 (91.4) | 35 450 (90.8) |
| Female | 2439 (10.2) | 1585 (10.1) | 2002 (8.6) | 3587 (9.2) |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age of climber (years)* | ||||
| ≤19 | 161 (0.7) | 103 (0.7) | 87 (0.4) | 190 (0.5) |
| 20-29 | 7378 (30.8) | 4619 (29.3) | 5126 (22.0) | 9745 (25.0) |
| 30-39 | 8945 (37.3) | 5563 (35.3) | 9550 (41.0) | 15 113 (38.7) |
| 40-49 | 4468 (18.6) | 3130 (19.9) | 5697 (24.5) | 8827 (22.6) |
| 50-59 | 1705 (7.1) | 1357 (8.6) | 1962 (8.4) | 3319 (8.5) |
| ≥60 | 492 (2.1) | 427 (2.7) | 485 (2.1) | 912 (2.3) |
| Unknown | 846 (3.5) | 544 (3.5) | 388 (1.7) | 932 (2.4) |
| Expedition number† | ||||
| 1 | 16 976 (70.8) | 11 055 (70.2) | 12 365 (53.1) | 23 420 (60.0) |
| 2-4 | 5817 (24.2) | 3628 (23.1) | 7735 (33.2) | 11 363 (29.1) |
| 5-9 | 921 (3.8) | 752 (4.8) | 2246 (9.6) | 2998 (7.7) |
| ≥10 | 249 (1.0) | 291 (1.9) | 934 (4.0) | 1225 (3.1) |
| Unknown | 32 (0.1) | 17 (0.1) | 15 (0.1) | 32 (0.1) |
| Total | 23 995 | 15 743 | 23 295 | 39 038 |
*Age at Himalayan debut for climbers; age at time of expedition for climbs.
†Number of career expeditions for climbers; sequence of the current expedition for climbs.