The world’s 14 highest mountains are an exclusive club of peaks whose summits tower more than 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) above sea level. The Eight Thousanders all lie in the lofty Himalayan and Karakoram ranges in central Asia.
All fourteen of the world’s highest mountains have one thing in common.
1.Mt.Everest
Height: 8611m
Location: Pakistan/China
First Ascent: Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli, 31 July 1954
K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori is the second highest mountain in the world, afterMount Everest, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level. K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the extreme difficulty of ascent. It has the second-highest fatality rate among theeight thousanders. With around 300 successful summits and 80 fatalities, about one person dies on the mountain for every four who summit. It is more difficult and hazardous to reach the peak of K2 from the Chinese side; thus, it is usually climbed from the Pakistani side.
Kangchenjunga (Nepali: कञ्चनजङ्घा)sometimes spelled Kanchenjunga, is the third highest mountain in the world, and lies partly in Nepal and partly in Sikkim. It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal.
4. Lhotse
Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world at 8,516 metres (27,940 ft), after Mount Everest,K2, and Kangchenjunga. Part of the Everest massif, Lhotse is connected to the latter peak via the South Col. Lhotse means “South Peak” in Tibetan. The summit is on the border between China Tibet and the Khumbu region of Nepal.
5.Makalu
Height: 8485m
Location: Nepal/China
First Ascent: Jean Couzy & Lionel Terray, 15 May 1955
Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,485 metres. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km southeast of Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and China.Mt. Makalu Expedition in Nepal is very adventurous route to climb because on its west face. This Mt. Makalu is a little bit dangerous as well. The 5 attempts were made before climbing this Mt. Makalu then only it was succeeded in the final. The West Face of Mt. Makalu was successfully scaled in 1997
6. Cho Oyu
Height: 8201m
Location: Nepal/China
First Ascent: Joseph Joechler, Pasang Dawa Lama & Herbert Tichy, 19 October 1954
Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world at 8,201 metres (26,906 ft) above sea level. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest. The mountain stands on the China-Nepal border.
7. Dhaulagiri I
Height: 8167m
Location: Nepal
First Ascent: Kurt Diemberger, Peter Diener, Nawang Dorje, Nima Dorje, Ernst Forrer & Albin Schelbert, 13 May 1960
Dhaulagiri I is the seventh highest mountain in the world at 8,167 metres (26,795 ft) above sea level. It was first climbed on May 13, 1960 by a Swiss/Austrian/Nepali expedition.
The mountain's name is धौलागिरी in Nepali. This comes from Sanskrit where धवल (dhawala) means dazzling, white, beautiful and गिरि (giri) means mountain. Dhaulagiri I is also the highest point of the Gandaki river basin.
8.Manaslu
Height: 8163m
Location: Nepal
First Ascent: Toshio Imanishi & Gyalzen Norbu, 9 May 1956
10 Annapurna I
Height: 8091m
Location: Nepal
First Ascent: Maurice Herzog & Louis Lachenal, 3 June 1950
Annapurna is the 10th highest mountain in the world and was the first 8000 m peak to be climbed. It was first summited in 1950 by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal. It was not until 1970 that Annapurna was summited again. In the autumn of 1999 there were 120 expedition to Annapurna. 106 climbers reached the summit. 54 climbers never came back. As of the end of 2009, there had been 157 summit ascents of Annapurna I, and 60 climbing fatalities on the mountain. This fatality-to-summit ratio (38%) is the highest of any of the eight-thousanders.
11. Gasherbrum I
Height: 8080m
Location: Pakistan/China
First Ascent: Andrew Kaufmann & Pete Schoening, 5 July 1958
12. Broad PeakHeight: 8051m
Location: Pakistan/China
First Ascent: Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger & Hermann Buhl, 9 June 1957Broad Peak is the 12th highest mountain in the world at 8,051 metres above sea level. The literal translation of "Broad Peak" to Falchan Kangri is not accepted among the Balti people.
13.Gasherbrum II
Height: 8034m
Location: Pakistan/China
First Ascent: Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch & Hans Willenpart, 8 July 1956
Height: 8848m
Location: Nepal/China
First Ascent: Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay, 29 May 1953
Location: Nepal/China
First Ascent: Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay, 29 May 1953
Mount Everest, also known in Nepal as Sagarmāthā and in Tibet as Chomolungma, is Earth's highest mountain. It is located in the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal and Tibet. Its peak is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level.
2. K2
Location: Pakistan/China
First Ascent: Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli, 31 July 1954
K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori is the second highest mountain in the world, afterMount Everest, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level. K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the extreme difficulty of ascent. It has the second-highest fatality rate among theeight thousanders. With around 300 successful summits and 80 fatalities, about one person dies on the mountain for every four who summit. It is more difficult and hazardous to reach the peak of K2 from the Chinese side; thus, it is usually climbed from the Pakistani side.
3. Kangchenjunga
Height: 8586m
Location: Nepal/India
First Ascent: George Band & Joe Brown, 25 May 1955
Height: 8586m
Location: Nepal/India
First Ascent: George Band & Joe Brown, 25 May 1955
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| View of Kangchenjunga |
Kangchenjunga (Nepali: कञ्चनजङ्घा)sometimes spelled Kanchenjunga, is the third highest mountain in the world, and lies partly in Nepal and partly in Sikkim. It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal.
Height: 8516m
Location: Nepal/China
First Ascent: Fritz Luchsinger & Ernst Reiss, 18 May 1956
Location: Nepal/China
First Ascent: Fritz Luchsinger & Ernst Reiss, 18 May 1956
Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world at 8,516 metres (27,940 ft), after Mount Everest,K2, and Kangchenjunga. Part of the Everest massif, Lhotse is connected to the latter peak via the South Col. Lhotse means “South Peak” in Tibetan. The summit is on the border between China Tibet and the Khumbu region of Nepal.
5.Makalu
Height: 8485m
Location: Nepal/China
First Ascent: Jean Couzy & Lionel Terray, 15 May 1955
Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,485 metres. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km southeast of Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and China.Mt. Makalu Expedition in Nepal is very adventurous route to climb because on its west face. This Mt. Makalu is a little bit dangerous as well. The 5 attempts were made before climbing this Mt. Makalu then only it was succeeded in the final. The West Face of Mt. Makalu was successfully scaled in 1997
Height: 8201m
Location: Nepal/China
First Ascent: Joseph Joechler, Pasang Dawa Lama & Herbert Tichy, 19 October 1954
Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world at 8,201 metres (26,906 ft) above sea level. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest. The mountain stands on the China-Nepal border.
Height: 8167m
Location: Nepal
First Ascent: Kurt Diemberger, Peter Diener, Nawang Dorje, Nima Dorje, Ernst Forrer & Albin Schelbert, 13 May 1960
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| Dhaulagiri I (8167m) and Tukche Peak (6837m) |
The mountain's name is धौलागिरी in Nepali. This comes from Sanskrit where धवल (dhawala) means dazzling, white, beautiful and गिरि (giri) means mountain. Dhaulagiri I is also the highest point of the Gandaki river basin.
Height: 8163m
Location: Nepal
First Ascent: Toshio Imanishi & Gyalzen Norbu, 9 May 1956
Mt. Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world at 8,163 metres above sea level. It is located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal.
9. Nanga Parbat
Height: 8126m
Location: Pakistan
First Ascent: Hermann Buhl, 3 July 1953
Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres above sea level. It is the western anchor of the Himalayas around which the Indus river skirts into the plains of Pakistan.Nanga Parbat is located in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and is the Western bastion of the Himalaya. It is the nineth highest mountain in the world and the second highest in Pakistan after K2. Steeped in a history matched by few others in Asia it has staged some of the greatest Himalayan ascents of all time.
Height: 8126m
Location: Pakistan
First Ascent: Hermann Buhl, 3 July 1953
Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres above sea level. It is the western anchor of the Himalayas around which the Indus river skirts into the plains of Pakistan.Nanga Parbat is located in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and is the Western bastion of the Himalaya. It is the nineth highest mountain in the world and the second highest in Pakistan after K2. Steeped in a history matched by few others in Asia it has staged some of the greatest Himalayan ascents of all time.
10 Annapurna I
Height: 8091m
Location: Nepal
First Ascent: Maurice Herzog & Louis Lachenal, 3 June 1950
Annapurna is the 10th highest mountain in the world and was the first 8000 m peak to be climbed. It was first summited in 1950 by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal. It was not until 1970 that Annapurna was summited again. In the autumn of 1999 there were 120 expedition to Annapurna. 106 climbers reached the summit. 54 climbers never came back. As of the end of 2009, there had been 157 summit ascents of Annapurna I, and 60 climbing fatalities on the mountain. This fatality-to-summit ratio (38%) is the highest of any of the eight-thousanders.
Height: 8080m
Location: Pakistan/China
First Ascent: Andrew Kaufmann & Pete Schoening, 5 July 1958
Gasherbrum I, also known as Hidden Peak or K5, is the 11th highest mountain in the world at 8,080 metres above sea level. It is located on the Pakistani–Chinese border in Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan and Xinjiang region of China.Gasherbrum is a remote group of high peaks in the Karakoram, located at the northeast end of the 36-mile Baltoro glacier. The group forms a semi-circle around its own South Gasherbrum Glacier. A French Expedition led by H. De Segogne made first attempt in 1936, but they could not climb beyond Camp V at a height of 6797 meters. However, in 1958 an American Expedition led by Nich Clinch made the first ascent of Gasherbrum I. Pete Schoening and Andy Kaufman were first to reach the summit.
12. Broad PeakHeight: 8051m
Location: Pakistan/China
First Ascent: Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger & Hermann Buhl, 9 June 1957Broad Peak is the 12th highest mountain in the world at 8,051 metres above sea level. The literal translation of "Broad Peak" to Falchan Kangri is not accepted among the Balti people.
Height: 8034m
Location: Pakistan/China
First Ascent: Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch & Hans Willenpart, 8 July 1956
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Gasherbrum II above sea level. It is the third-highest peak of the Gasherbrum massif, and is located in the Karakoram, on the border between Gilgit–Baltistan province, Pakistan, and Xinjiang, China.
14. Shishapangma
eight: 8027m
Location: China
First Ascent: Hsu Ching, Chang Chun-yen, Wang Fuzhou, Chen San, Cheng Tien-liand, Wu Tsung-yue, Sodnam Doji, Migmar Trashi, Doji & Yonten, 2 May 1964
Shishapangma, also called Gosainthān, is the 14th highest mountain in the world at 8,027 metres (26,335 ft) above sea level. It was the last 8,000 metre peak to be climbed, due to its location entirely within Tibet and the restrictions on visits by foreign travelers to the region imposed by authorities of the Government of China and of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
eight: 8027m
Location: China
First Ascent: Hsu Ching, Chang Chun-yen, Wang Fuzhou, Chen San, Cheng Tien-liand, Wu Tsung-yue, Sodnam Doji, Migmar Trashi, Doji & Yonten, 2 May 1964
Shishapangma, also called Gosainthān, is the 14th highest mountain in the world at 8,027 metres (26,335 ft) above sea level. It was the last 8,000 metre peak to be climbed, due to its location entirely within Tibet and the restrictions on visits by foreign travelers to the region imposed by authorities of the Government of China and of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
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