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The Eight-thousanders ( 8000ers )

Photo Galleries of the world's 14 highest mountains

- those over 8000 metres in height

( Note: Click on thumbnails / links for Photo Galleries )

On Top of the World - climbing the 14 highest mountains All 14 Eight Thousanders - Reinhold MessnerMy Vertical World - Climbing the 8000m Peaks - Jerzy Kukuczka No Shortcuts to the Top - Ed Viesturs World Mountaineering Trekking in the Karakorum & Hindu Kush The Most Challenging Routes on the Highest Peaks

Location map of the Eight-Thousanders

Location map of the Eight-Thousanders



Location map of the Eight-Thousanders

Location map of the Eight-Thousanders



Location map of the Eight-Thousanders

Location map of the Eight-Thousanders




The Eight-Thousanders

The Eight-Thousanders



The Eight-Thousanders- satellite view

The Eight-Thousanders - satellite view

1

8,850m

 Mount Everest in Nepal / Tibet - highest summit in Asia and the World

Mt.Everest , Nepal

Climbing Everest - Tales of Triumph & Tragedy Edmund Hillary - View from the Summit

2

8,611m

 K2 in Pakistan -- second highest summit in Asia and the World

K2 , Pakistan

K2: The Savage Mountain K2: Challenging the Sky - Diemberger

3

8,586m

 Kangchenjunga North Side

Kangchenjunga , Nepal

All 14 Eight Thousanders - Reinhold Messner Kangchenjunga Trekkers Guide

4

8,516m

 Lhotse at sunset

Lhotse , Nepal

 On Top of the World - climbing the 14 highest mountains All 14 Eight-Thousanders: Reinhold Messner

5

8,463m

Makalu from Shershon

Makalu , Nepal

My Vertical World - Climbing the 8000m Peaks - Jerzy Kukuczka

6

8,201m

Cho Oyu from Khumbu Panch Pokhari

Cho Oyu , Nepal

 Cho Oyu

7

8,167m

Dhaulagiri from Poon Hill

Dhaulagiri , Nepal

 No Shortcuts to the Top - Ed Viesturs

8

8,163m

 Manaslu on approach to Samagaon

Manaslu , Nepal

 Himalayan Climber - Doug Scott

9

8,125m

Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat , Pakistan

 Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage - Herman Buhl Nanga Parbat From the Himalaya to Skye

10

8,091m

 Annapurna from Base Camp

Annapurna , Nepal

 Annapurna: First Conquest of an 8000m Peak Annapurna South Face - Chris Bonnington

11

8,068m

 Gasherbrum I in the Pakistan Karakoram - the world's eleventh highest mountain

Gasherbrum I , Pakistan

 High Achiever: Reinhold Messner

12

8,047m

 Broad Peak

Broad Peak , Pakistan

 Kurt Diemberger Omnibus

13

8,035m

 Gasherbrum II in the Pakistan Karakoram - the world's thirteenth highest mountain

Gasherbrum II , Pakistan

 Trekking in the Karakorum & Hindu Kush I Chose to Climb: Chris Bonington

14

8,013m
Shisha Pangma ( Gosainthan ) from Naya Kanga in Nepal

Shisha Pangma , Tibet

Shishmapangma Expedition

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