SM-001 · 1924
Mountaineering · Mount Everest
Mallory and Irvine on Everest — Last seen near the top, never seen alive again
8 June 1924, NE ridge · Vanished
SM-002 · 1996
Mountaineering · Mount Everest
The 1996 Everest Disaster — A storm caught the guided crowd above the clouds
10–11 May 1996, descent from summit · Partial loss
SM-003 · 1986
Mountaineering · K2, Karakoram
The 1986 K2 Disaster — Thirteen dead across a single brutal season
June–August 1986, multiple events · Partial loss
SM-004 · 1937
Mountaineering · Nanga Parbat, Himalaya
The 1937 Nanga Parbat Disaster — Sixteen men buried alive in their sleep
Night of 14–15 June 1937, Camp IV · All died
SM-005 · 1865
Mountaineering · The Matterhorn
The Matterhorn First Ascent — A broken rope killed four on the way down
14 July 1865, descent · Partial loss
SM-006 · 1936
Mountaineering · The Eiger
The 1936 Eiger North Face — Toni Kurz died on the rope within reach of help
22 July 1936, north face · All died
SM-007 · 1959
Mountaineering · Northern Urals
The Dyatlov Pass Incident — Nine froze after fleeing a tent cut from inside
1–2 February 1959, slope · All died
SM-008 · 1934
Mountaineering · Mount Everest
Maurice Wilson on Everest — Faith, a fast, and a lonely death on the ice
c. 31 May 1934, below North Col · Perished
SM-009 · 2008
Mountaineering · K2, Karakoram
The 2008 K2 Disaster — A serac cut the ropes, and eleven did not come down
1–2 August 2008, the Bottleneck · Partial loss
SM-010 · 2014
Mountaineering · Mount Everest
The 2014 Everest Avalanche — Sixteen Nepali workers killed, and a mountain shut down
18 April 2014, Khumbu Icefall · Partial loss
SM-011 · 1950
Mountaineering · Annapurna I
Annapurna 1950 — The first 8,000-metre summit, paid for in fingers and toes
3 June 1950, North Face · Maimed
SM-012 · 1985
Mountaineering · Siula Grande
Touching the Void — A cut rope, a crevasse, and a man who crawled out alive
June 1985, West Face descent · Survived
SM-013 · 1982
Mountaineering · Mount Everest
Boardman and Tasker on Everest — Two of Britain’s best, gone on the unclimbed ridge
17 May 1982, NE ridge Pinnacles · Vanished
SM-014 · 1953
Mountaineering · K2, Karakoram
The 1953 American K2 Expedition — One man lost, six saved by a single ice axe
10 Aug 1953, Abruzzi Spur · Partial loss
SM-015 · 1905
Mountaineering · Kangchenjunga, Himalaya
Crowley’s Kangchenjunga Expedition — Four dead in an avalanche the leader would not climb to
1 Sept 1905, Yalung face · Partial loss