How many people have summited and how many people have died trying?
As of 2008 there have been about 273 summits (compared with approximately 3500 on Everest) according to 8000ers.com. 23 climbers have died, including 1991 when six Japanese climbers were buried in an avalanche and in 1999, when top mountaineers Alex Lowe and Dave Bridges died on the mountain. Statistically, Shisha is more dangerous than Everest in modern times with a fatality rate of 8.4% versus 4.4% for Everest.
