World mountain day

Data Stories

“Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.” – William Shakespeare.

 Top Five Mount Everest Climbers

Akankhya Raut

To all the the adventurous mountain climbers in the world.

Most expensive mountain climbs world wide

Anupama VM

Mount Everest is the most expensive mountain to climb as of 2022. The climbing expenses constitute transportation of all the foods and equipment. According to Himalayan travel consultants, helicopter is used in most of the cases to drop food and equipments to base camps and a good Sherpa – guide is assigned, adding to expenses.

Number of mountaineers worldwide who climbed Mount Everest’s between 2012-2022

Avantika Khajuria

Between 2012 and 2022, the number of mountaineers worldwide who reached Mount Everest’s summit fluctuated dramatically from year to year. For expedition members, the busiest year at Mt. Everest’s peak in this ten-year period came in 2018, when 400 climbers reached the mountain’s summit. That year, 457 employed personnel also reached Mt. Everest’s peak.

Highest mountain ranges in India

Lovely Tyagi

India is a home to some of the highest mountain ranges in the world. The Himalayan range of mountains are considered to be a hotspot of biodiversity. Some of the other famous mountain ranges are Karakoram, Aravalli, Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.

Deadly Peaks

Nikita Joshi

Number of deaths of all expeditions on mountains over 8,000 meters.
Data from 2018 to 2021
Source: Himalayan Database,mointainiq.com

Top ten mountains in the world

Varidhi Goyal

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. The elevation of Mount Everest is 8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 feet) above sea level. Whereas, Annapurna is the tenth-highest mountain in the world, with an elevation of 8,091 meters (26,545 feet) above sea level.

Oldest and youngest mountains in the world

Vishisht Dwivedi

India hosts one of the youngest and the oldest in the world

Leading causes of death for mountain climbers

Prajwal Jairaj

Caption: This chart tracks the leading causes of death for mountain climbers who attempted to scale Mount Everest. The year 2023 was especially significant year in this regard as we had a record number of deaths (4th highest in histoy) of mountain climbers who tried to climb the mountain.

Top 10 Mountainous Countries in the World

Arya S Biju

Approximately 25 percent of Earth’s land area is made up of mountains that serves as home to more than 85 percent of the world’s amphibians, birds, and mammals. The most mountainous countries are largely within central and south east Asia with a few exceptions.

Top ten highest peaks of Himalayas

Sumanta Sinha

Peaks in Himalayas are home to the tallest peaks in the world. All of these peaks are over 8000 meters high. Mount Everest tops the list as the highest peak. Meanwhile, two of them are included among the top three tallest peaks of the Himalayas in the world. Whereas, Kanchenjunga comes in third and Everest at the top.