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Eight-thousander
"Eight-thousander" is a term used to describe one of the 14 mountains on Earth that exceed 8,000 metres (26,245 feet) above mean sea level. All 14 of these peaks are in the Himalayas.
| Mountain | Height | First Ascent |
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| Mount Everest | 8,850 m | May 29, 1953 |
| K2 | 8,611 m | July 29, 1954 |
| Kangchenjunga | 8,586 m | May 25, 1955 |
| Lhotse | 8,501 m | May 18, 1956 |
| Makalu | 8,462 m | May 15, 1955 |
| Cho Oyu | 8,201 m | October 19, 1954 |
| Dhaulagiri | 8,167 m | May 13, 1960 |
| Manaslu | 8,163 m | May 9, 1956 |
| Nanga Parbat | 8,126 m | July 3, 1953 |
| Annapurna | 8,091 m | June 3, 1950 |
| Gasherbrum I | 8,068 m | July 5, 1958 |
| Broad Peak | 8,047 m | June 9, 1957 |
| Gasherbrum II | 8,035 m | July 8, 1956 |
| Shishapangma | 8,027 m | May 2, 1964 |
See also: First ascent, List of climbers, List of mountains#Eight-thousanders
Referenced By
Anatoli Boukreev | Broad Peak | Cho Oyu | Dhaulagiri | Gasherbrum I | Hermann Buhl | Himalaya | Himalaya Mountains | Himalayan | Himalayan Mountains | Himalayas | Kanchenjuna | Kanchenjunga | Kangchenjunga | Lhotse | Makalu | Manaslu
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