According to Nepalese statistics, about 200 climbers have succeeded in climbing the mountain in the past three decades, but more than a hundred have perished in the attempt and countless others have failed.
根據尼泊爾的統計，卅多年來，約只有二百人登頂成功，另有一百多人在攀登途中喪生，半途而廢者不計其數。高山「抗拒」入侵者高海拔山峰不易攀登，主要在於高度、氣候及地形等因素。