I think this is a disagreement about the definition of "mountain climbing." From the available statistics: 0.68 per 10,000 climbers in the Alps vs 1.5 per 10,000 US vehicles on the road.

High altitude mountaineering is considered an elite endeavor. Most mountaineering is not at high altitude.

That's fair. If you use any of the numbers closer to the activity described in the article (mountaineering at 22k') then you see the disparity. Even non elite mountaineering (mt ranier at 14k') has twice the mortality rate, according to this data.

? this is people dying in the alps and show how safe mountaineering is.

„ For France, Soulé et al. reported approximately 25 fatalities per year, calculated for a 4 year period, with a slight predominance of traumatic (approximately 45%) versus non-traumatic accidents (approximately 35%) and nearly 20% disappearances „

The Mont blanc is in france and one of the most climbed mountains in the world.

I think this „ many people die while mountaineering“ is bragging or watching to much social media