THE EIGHT-THOUSANDERS

There are 14 mountains on Earth that reach an altitude of 8,000 meters, all within the two mountain ranges of the Himalaya in Nepal and Tibet, and the Karakoram of Pakistan. They are as follows:

1. Everest 8,848

2. K2 8,611

3. Kangchenjunga 8,586

4. Lhotse 8,516

5. Makalu 8,463

6. Cho Oyu 8,201

7. Dhaulagiri 8,167

8. Manaslu 8,163

9. Nanga Parbat 8,126

10. Annapurna 8,091

11. Gasherbrum 8,068

12. Board Peak 8,047

13. Gasherbrum II 8,035 14. Shishapangma 8,027