14x8000 mountains in the world

14×8,000 Mountains | Top Fourteen Eigh-Thousander Peaks in the World

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Shishapangma Ⅰ

 Elevation8,027 meter
LocationChina
First Ascent2nd May 1964
Ascents302
Duration24 Days

Shishapangma is the lowest of the eight-thousanders and benefits from a short approach to base camp as well as the gentle ascent, but is not necessarily the easiest to summit. Due to location entirely within the Tibetan region of China. It was actually the last of the eight-thousanders to be climbed.

Gasherbrum Ⅱ

Elevation8,035 meter
LocationPakistan-China
First Ascent7th July 1956
Ascents930
Duration50 Days

Gasherbrum Ⅱ located in the Karakoram Mountain range of the Himalayas on the Pakistan-China border, Gasherbrum Ⅱ has some pretty impressive neighbors with Broad peak. Gasherbrum Ⅰ and the formidable giant of K2 seemingly within touching distance.

Broad Peak

Elevation8,051 meter
LocationPakistan-China
First Ascent9th June 1957
Ascents404
Duration47 Days

Broad peak part of the same massif as the Masherbrums, Broad peak has a summit ridge over 1.5 kilometers (0.93 miles) long, hence the name Broad peak. it is often used by K2 hopefuls as a precursor as it offers good training and altitude acclimatization.

Gasherbrum Ⅰ

Elevation8,080 meter
LocationPakistan-China
First Ascent5th July 1958
Ascents334
Duration53 Days

When Gasherbrum Ⅰ was first spotted from more than 200 kilometers away during the great trigonometric survey of India it was initially designated K5. It was often referred to as “hidden peak” in reference to its extreme remoteness.

Annapurna Ⅰ

Elevation8,091 meter
LocationNepal
First Ascent3rd June 1950
Ascents191
Duration54 Days

Annapurna is often cited as the most dangerous of the eight-thousanders. Overall, it has the highest fatality to summit rate (191 summits and 61 fatalities) and also the fewer overall summits from 1990onwards. However, Kangchenjunga has had a higher fatality rate.

Nanga Parbat

Elevation8,126 meter
LocationPakistan
First Ascent3rd July 1953
Ascents335
Duration43 Days

Don’t let this mountains beauty fool you: Nanga Parbat is a notoriously difficulty climb and was once known as the “killer mountain”. Along with K2, it has never been climbed in winter and is the third most dangerous 8,000-meter peak after Annapurna and K2.

Manaslu

Elevation8,163 meter
LocationNepal
First Ascent9th May 1956
Ascents661
Duration42 Days

Despite its dominating peak, Manaslu boasts long ridges and valley glaciers that offer generally feasible approaches from all directions. Climbers arrives at the base of the mountain via helicopter before acclimatizing with day hikes around the surrounding slopes.

Dhaulagiri

Elevation8,167 meter
LocationNepal
First Ascent13th May 1960
Ascents448
Duration44 Days

Often overlooked for its more accessible counterparts, the remote Dhaulagiri is considered one of the lesser climbed eight-thousanders despite 448 successful summits.

Cho Oyu

Elevation8,201 meter
LocationNepal-China
First Ascent19th October 1954
Ascents3,138
Duration44 Days

The sixth highest mountain in the world is the easiest eight-thousander to summit. The mountain is often referred to as the “mock exam” or “stepping-stone” for Everest. As the high camp at 7,400 meter provides excellent practice for using oxygen and refining skills, clothing and equipment.

Makalu

Elevation8,485 meter
LocationNepal-China
First Ascent15th May 1955
Ascents361
Duration60 Days

Makalu is a handsome mountain with as isolated peak shaped like a pyramid situated just 22 kilometers (14 miles) east of Everest in the Khumbu region. Its prominent shape has long impressed climbers on the slopes of Everest.

Lhotse

Elevation8,516 meter
LocationNepal-China
First Ascent18th May 1956
Ascents461
Duration56 Days

If Makalu is handsome then Lhotse is statuesque. Its eve-catching contours make it one of the more popular of the eight-thousanders. As part of the Everest massif, it is often climbed as part of a combo climb with Everest.

Kangchenjunga

Elevation8,586 meter
LocationNepal-India
First Ascent25th May 1955
Ascents283
Duration52 Days

Lving on the India-Nepal border, Kangchenjunga is the highest mountain in India, second-highest in Nepal and third highest in the world. It is also the easternmost of the eight-thousanders.

K2 (Godwin Austen)

Elevation8,611 meter
LocationPakistan-China
First Ascent31st July 1954
Ascents306
Duration68 Days

A mere mention of the legend is enough to make one’s blood run cold. K2 is known as the savage mountain due to the extremely difficult ascent and the second-highest fatality rate among the eight-thousanders.

Mount Everest

Elevation8,850 meter
LocationNepal-China
First Ascent29th May 1953
Ascents5,656
Duration63 Days

Everest is still the ultimate mountaineering adventure and to stand at the pinnacle of the earth is one lifes most rewarding experiences. It may not be hardest, most challenging or most dangerous, but it is the highest mountain in the world.


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