In 2022, two expedition members and one hired climber died while climbing Mount Everest. In a wider context, the cumulative number of fatalities between 2012 and 2022 were ** and ** for expedition members and employed personnel, respectively. During these years, 2013 was the only year in which the same number of expedition members and hired personnel died. Meanwhile, the year with the largest disparity of deaths between the two climber types came in 2014, when ** hired personnel and zero expedition members perished while scaling Mt. Everest.
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Himalayan Database. (May 30, 2023). Number of mountaineers who died climbing Mount Everest worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by climber type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1387753/climber-deaths-mt-everest/
Himalayan Database. "Number of mountaineers who died climbing Mount Everest worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by climber type." Chart. May 30, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1387753/climber-deaths-mt-everest/
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Himalayan Database. "Number of Mountaineers Who Died Climbing Mount Everest Worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by Climber Type." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 May 2023, /statistics/1387753/climber-deaths-mt-everest/
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Number of mountaineers who died climbing Mount Everest worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by climber type [Graph], Himalayan Database, May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1387753/climber-deaths-mt-everest/
