Malcolm M
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin.
N Z Med J. 2001 Mar 9;114(1127):78-80.
To estimate the risk of death associated with mountaineering in the Mt Cook National Park (MCNP), and to describe some characteristics of the fatal events.
Fatality data, including coroners' files, were obtained from the Mountain Safety Council and the Department of Conservation, Mt Cook field office. Data on occupancy of mountain huts were used to estimate rates.
33 deaths occurred among climbers using the alpine huts studied, over a period in which climbers spent 52 906 nights in the huts. The overall fatality rate was 0.62/1000 hut nights. This is estimated to equate with a fatality rate of 1.87/1000 climbing days. Fatality risk estimates varied more than 50-fold between huts serving the highest risk (6.5/1000 days) and lowest risk (0.3/1000 days) climbing areas within the MCNP.
The risk of death associated with mountaineering in MCNP varies greatly with the difficulty and seriousness of the climbing undertaken. The risk associated with the more serious climbing in MCNP is very similar to that reported for climbers on expeditions to extreme altitude. Even the lower risk estimates are very high when compared with those for most other recreational activities.
评估库克山国家公园（MCNP）登山相关的死亡风险，并描述致命事件的一些特征。
从山地安全委员会和库克山野外办公室的保护部获取包括验尸官档案在内的死亡数据。利用山间小屋的入住数据来估计发生率。
在所研究的高山小屋使用者中，有33人死亡，在此期间登山者在这些小屋度过了52906个夜晚。总体死亡率为0.62/1000小屋夜。据估计，这相当于1.87/1000登山日的死亡率。在MCNP内，服务于最高风险（6.5/1000天）和最低风险（0.3/1000天）登山区域的小屋之间，死亡风险估计值相差超过50倍。
MCNP登山相关的死亡风险因所进行攀登的难度和严重性而有很大差异。MCNP中更具挑战性攀登相关的风险与高海拔探险登山者所报告的风险非常相似。与大多数其他休闲活动相比，即使是较低的风险估计值也非常高。
