Japan is famous for its beautiful mountain landscapes as well as for the challenges it offers to avid mountaineers. However, these mountains can get so treacherous that Japan actually records one of the highest numbers of mountain accidents globally. In fact, Japan had 3,126 mountain accidents in 2023, the highest annual total since 1961.
Predicting mountain accident risks with deep learning and pre-climb data
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