Defining the World’s 8,000-Meter Peaks The world’s 14 highest mountains all rise from the Himalaya in Tibet and Nepal – the iconic 8,000-meter peaks, eight of which reside in Nepal.

Dawa Ongju Sherpa, 50, has been ascending 8,000-meter peaks since 2000. (Photo: Dawa Ongju Sherpa) Some Sherpa climbers have tried to make names for themselves by pursuing speed records.

Mountaineer Alasdair McKenzie from France just became the youngest European to summit all fourteen of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks at the age of 20. Only fourteen mountains in the world rise ...

At 8,027 meters tall, it’s the lowest of the 8,000-meter peaks, but for Dawa, it was a spectacular high point — the finish line in her quest to become the first Nepali woman to climb all 14 ...

Harila's race against the clock began on April 28 when she ascended her first 8,000-meter peak of the season, 26,545-foot Annapurna, and the climb gave her a deadline of November 3 to climb all 14 ...

Elite mountaineer Kristin Harila crushes 8,000-meter peaks. Climbing the ‘eight-thousanders’ constitutes the ultimate achievement in mountaineering. Fourteen mountains in the world rise above ...

Lachenal was one of the first two mountaineers in history to summit an 8,000m peak - Annapurna I in 1950. Fourteen mountains in the world rise above 8,000-meters (26,247 feet).

Here’s the thing: at 8,000 meters, we are the best, there is no debate. If you ask me to go rock climb with Alex Honnold, there is no way I can be close to him.

Tracee Metcalfe plodded through the thin air of Tibet, toward a distant white pinnacle. Shishapangma’s summit was still a few hours away but in sight. Extending 26,335 feet into the sky, “Shish” is ...

Reinhold Messner was the first person in history to climb all 8,000-meter peaks without supplementary oxygen, finishing in 1986. So, clearly its possible to enter the death zone and come out alive ...

Harila's race against the clock began on April 28 when she ascended her first 8,000-meter peak of the season, 26,545-foot Annapurna, and the climb gave her a deadline of November 3 to climb all 14 ...