If you are familiar with the term “eight-thousanders” you are a mountain lover and perhaps you have already reached many peaks, and if not and you have come this far, you are surely passionate about the highest peaks on earth and you dream of reaching them. So whether it serves to remind you once again of the great natural colossi of the earth or it helps you to discover them, here are the 14 eight-thousanders in the world.
If you are a novice in the field, you may be wondering, what are the eight-thousanders? The eight-thousanders are nothing more and nothing less than the term used in the world of mountaineering to refer to the 14 independent mountains whose summit is more than 8,000 metres above sea level, that is, at the top of the earth, on the roof of the world.
Unless you are a very good mountaineer, it will certainly not be easy for you to reach the heavens of the world, but what is certain is that you will find these peaks quickly, they are all in the same part of the world, in the Himalayan and Karakorum mountain ranges, that is, all of them in Asia.
Before we go on to describe the names of these beautiful kings of the earth, these enormous masses that connect the earth with the sky, we are going to reveal some interesting facts about the eight-thousanders: for example, did you know that the first attempt to reach an eight-thousander was made by two Britons back in 1895? And did you know that this attempt ended in failure? However, the attempt by two Frenchmen in 1950: Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal was a success, as they achieved the first ascent of an eight-thousander, specifically reaching the summit of Ananapurna.
Other interesting curiosities in relation to the eight-thousanders, for example, are found in the fact that it was in 1986 when a person, specifically Reinhold Messner, reached the summit of the 14 eight-thousanders and did so on all of them without the support of oxygen.
Do you want to know the names of the 14 eight-thousanders? You can see them below:
- Everest
- K2
- Kangchenjunga
- Lhotse
- Makalu
- Cho Oyu
- Dhaulagiri
- Manaslu
- Nanga Parbat
- Annapurna
- Gasherbrum II
- Broad Peak
- Shisha Pangma
- Gasherbrum II
There you have them, these are the names that will take you to the top, that will make you feel at the top and that will make all the other challenges seem small. Here are the 14 magnificent peaks of the mountain, and pay attention: this does not mean that there are not other peaks in the world that are also very interesting to climb, but without a doubt the 14 eight-thousanders are at another level, they are at the level of great experts, of those who want to reach the top and experience nature and life at its best, they are within reach of a privileged few, like you?
