True but as Zathras pointed out, Annapurna is even more dangerous with a 41% death rate. I heard one climber say of Annapurna that the whole mountain is nothing more than a giant avalanche waiting to happen.
If the climbers wish to risk their lives for this, fine. The ones that I feel for in these dangerous adventure schemes are the professional rescue personnel who have to risk their lives to get the adventurers out of trouble.
The story of the first K2 climbers in National Geographic circa about 1979 had a big effect on me. It was harrowing to a 13 tear old.
That was back before Nat Geo sucked leftist ballsack.