https://ellis.fyi/blog/which-is-more-dangerous-climbing-rainier-or-the-deadliest-job/ the website formerly known as Tim and Jeni Tue, 08 Dec 2015 18:03:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ellis.fyi/blog/which-is-more-dangerous-climbing-rainier-or-the-deadliest-job/#comment-48371 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 18:03:29 +0000 http://timandjeni.com/?p=2732#comment-48371 At first glance the real risk of a fatality for most climbers seems skewed by the generalization of “climbing Rainier”. Do your conclusions hold up if you consider route and season as factors? Liberty Rudge is exceptionally dangerous and seldom climbed whereas Dissappointment Cleaver is often climbed as the most common trade route and is likely relatively safer. It may be useful to understand the real risk by also examining the fatalities by season: are there more fatalities during winter compared to peak summer climbing season? Can you make a predictive model based on historical data to estimate risk for conditions with the lowest probability of a fatality?

]]> https://ellis.fyi/blog/which-is-more-dangerous-climbing-rainier-or-the-deadliest-job/#comment-22373 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 05:59:45 +0000 http://timandjeni.com/?p=2732#comment-22373 Wow. Annapurna sounds like it wouldn’t be covered in a life insurance policy. Guess I’ll have to skip that one along with you, Tim.

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