Mountain↕ | Range↕ | Country↕ | Height M↕ | First Summit↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everest | Himalayas | Nepal / China | 8849 | 1953 (Hillary & Tenzing) | Highest point on Earth |
| K2 | Karakoram | Pakistan / China | 8611 | 1954 (Lacedelli & Compagnoni) | Most dangerous 8000er, 'Savage Mountain' |
| Kangchenjunga | Himalayas | Nepal / India | 8586 | 1955 (Band & Brown) | Third highest, sacred to Sikkimese people |
| Lhotse | Himalayas | Nepal / China | 8516 | 1956 (Luchsinger & Reiss) | Connected to Everest via South Col |
| Makalu | Himalayas | Nepal / China | 8485 | 1955 (Couzy & Terray) | Isolated pyramid shape, extremely steep |
| Cho Oyu | Himalayas | Nepal / China | 8188 | 1954 (Tichy, Jochler & Lama) | Easiest 8000er, popular commercial climb |
| Dhaulagiri | Himalayas | Nepal | 8167 | 1960 (Swiss/Austrian team) | Name means 'White Mountain', deepest gorge nearby |
| Manaslu | Himalayas | Nepal | 8163 | 1956 (Imanishi & Norbu) | 'Mountain of the Spirit', first Japanese 8000er summit |
| Nanga Parbat | Himalayas | Pakistan | 8126 | 1953 (Hermann Buhl, solo) | 'Killer Mountain', enormous Rupal Face (4600m) |
| Annapurna I | Himalayas | Nepal | 8091 | 1950 (Herzog & Lachenal) | First 8000er ever summited, highest fatality rate |
| Gasherbrum I | Karakoram | Pakistan / China | 8080 | 1958 (Clinch & Kauffman) | 'Hidden Peak', remote location in Karakoram |
| Broad Peak | Karakoram | Pakistan / China | 8051 | 1957 (Buhl, Diemberger, Schmuck, Wintersteller) | Named for its broad, flat summit ridge |
| Gasherbrum II | Karakoram | Pakistan / China | 8035 | 1956 (Austrian team) | One of the easier 8000ers, popular with climbers |
| Shishapangma | Himalayas | China | 8027 | 1964 (Chinese expedition) | Lowest 8000er, last to be climbed, entirely in Tibet |
| Aconcagua | Andes | Argentina | 6961 | 1897 (Matthias Zurbriggen) | Highest peak outside Asia, Seven Summits member |
| Denali (Mt. McKinley) | Alaska Range | USA | 6190 | 1913 (Stuck & Karstens) | Tallest peak in North America, greatest base-to-peak rise |
| Kilimanjaro | Eastern Rift (standalone) | Tanzania | 5895 | 1889 (Meyer & Purtscheller) | Highest in Africa, glaciers shrinking, walkable summit |
| Mont Blanc | Alps | France / Italy | 4808 | 1786 (Balmat & Paccard) | Highest in the Alps, birthplace of mountaineering |
| Matterhorn | Alps | Switzerland / Italy | 4478 | 1865 (Whymper team) | Iconic pyramid shape, one of the deadliest Alps peaks |
| Elbrus | Caucasus | Russia | 5642 | 1874 (Gardiner & Grove) | Highest peak in Europe, dormant volcano |
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