Among the World's 14 Highest Mountain Peaks (above 8,000 meters) Nepal Cover 8 Peak . Tourism is one of the major income sources of the Nepalese economy. Nepal's government is also taking an interest to open new and restricted trekking areas and virgin peaks for the summit. Due to this, many trekkers and climbers are being excited to visit Nepal. The Government has categorized the peaks for
S.N. |
Name of the Mountain |
Height |
Mountain Region (country) |
First to the summit (nationality) | Date |
01 |
Everest1 |
8,848 Meters,29,035Feet | Nepal/Tibet | Edmund Hillary (New Zealander, UK), Tenzing Norgay (Nepalese) | May 29, 1953 | ||
02 |
K2 (Godwin Austen) | 8,611Metter 28,250 Feet | Pakistan/China | A. Compagnoni, L. Lacedelli (Italian) | July 31, 1954 |
03 |
Kangchenjunga | 8,586 Metter 28,169 Feet | Nepal/India | G. Band, J. Brown, N. Hardie, S. Streather (UK) | May 25, 1955 |
04 |
Lhotse . | 8,516 Metter 27,940 Feet | Nepal/Tibet | Luchsinger, E. Reiss (Swiss) | May 18, 1956 |
05 |
Makalu | 8,463 Metter 27,766 Feet | Nepal/Tibet | J. Couzy, L. Terray, J. Franco, G. Magnone-Gialtsen, J. Bouier, S. Coupé, P. Leroux, A. Vialatte (French) | May 15, 1955 |
06 |
Cho Oyu | 8,201 Metter 26,906 Feet | Nepal/Tibet | H. Tichy, S. Jöchler (Austrian), Pasang Dawa Lama (Nepalese) | Oct. 19, 1954 |
07 |
Dhaulagiri | 8,167 Metter 26,795 Feet | Nepal | A. Schelbert, E. Forrer, K. Diemberger, P. Diener (Swiss), Nyima Dorji, Nawang Dorji (Nepalese) | May 13, 1960 |
08 |
Manaslu | 8,163 Metter 26,781 Feet | Nepal | T. Imamishi, K. Kato, M. Higeta, (Japanese) G. Norbu (Nepalese) | May 9, 1956 |
09 |
Nanga Parbat | 8,125 Metter 26,660 Feet | Pakistan | Hermann Buhl (Austrian) | July 3, 1953 |
10 |
Annapurna | 8,091 Metter 26,545 Feet | Nepal | M. Herzog, L. Lachenal (French) | June 3, 1950 |
11 | Gasherbrum I | 8,068 Metter 26,470 Feet | Pakistan/China | P. K. Schoening, A. J. Kauffman | July 4, 1958 |
12 | Broad Peak | 8,047 Metter 26,400 Feet | Pakistan/China | M. Schmuck, F. Wintersteller, K. Diemberger, H. Buhl (Austrian) | June 9, 1957 |
13 | Gasherbrum II. | 8,035 Metter 26,360 Feet | Pakistan/China | Moravec, S. Larch, H. Willenpart (Austrian) | July 7, 1956 |
14 | Shisha Pangma | 8,013 Meter 26,289 Feet | Tibet | Hsu Ching and a team of 9 (Chinese) | May 2, 1964 |
All 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks are located in the Himalayas or the Karakoram ranges in Asia. According to Everestnews.com, only 14 climbers have reached the summits of all 14: Reinhold Messner (Italy) was first, followed by Jerzy Kukuczka (Poland), Ehardt Loretan (Switzerland), Carlos Carsolio (Mexico), Krzysztof Wielicki (Poland), Juan Oiarzabal (Spain), Sergio Martini (Italy), Park Young Seok (Korea), Hang-Gil Um (Korea), Alberto Inurrategui (Spain), Han Wang Yong (Korea), Ed Viesturs (U.S.), Alan Hinkes (British), and Silvio Mondinelli (Italy).
These are the primary mountains in the world exceeding 8,000 Meters in height. Some of them have subsidiary peaks that are also 8,000m.
1. The 1955 elevation of Everest, 29,028 ft. (8,848 m), was revised on Nov. 11, 1999, and now stands at 29,035 ft. (8,850 m).