The 8000m Mountains of the World

I thought I would start with some of the basics. Working my way down from top to bottom if you like relating to the other 8000m peaks. Obviously the 7 most well known summits stand out as icons and trophies worthly of collection. This in itself is a life time achievement for the truly inspired (and wealthy or fortunate sponsorship collectors) and just part of the job for the select few that live and breathe high altitude mountaineering. Just 5 countries hold all of these treasures.

NAME	HEIGHT	LOCATION	FIRST ASCENT
Everest	8,850m 29,035ft	Nepal/Tibet	1953; Sir E. Hillary, T. Norgay
K2	8,611m 28,250ft	Pakistan	1954; A. Compagnoni, L. Lacedelli
Kangchenjunga	8,586m 28,169ft	Nepal/India	1955; G. Band, J. Brown
Lhotse	8,516m 27,940ft	Nepal/Tibet	1956; F. Luchsinger, E. Reiss
Makalu	8,463m 27,766ft	Nepal	1955; J. Couzy, L. Terrary
Cho-Oyu	8,201m 26,906ft	Nepal/Tibet	1954; S. Joechler, H. Tichy, P. Dawa Lama
Dhaulagiri	8,167m 26,795ft	Nepal	1960; K. Diemberger, P. Diener, M. Dorji, E.  Forrer, N. Dorji, A. Schelbert
Manaslu	8,156m 26,758ft	Nepal	1956; T. Imanishi, G. Norbu
Nanga Parbat	8,125m 26,660ft	Pakistan	1953; H. Buhl
Annapurna	8,091m 26,545ft	Nepal	1950; M. Herzog, L. Lachenal
Gasherbrum I	8,068m 26,470ft	Pakistan/China	1958; A. Kaufman, P. Schoening
Broad Peak	8,047m 26,400ft	Pakistan/China	1957; H. Buhl, K. Diemberger, M. Schmuck, F. Witerstellar
Gasherbrum II	8,035m 26,360ft	Pakistan/China	1956; S. Larch, F. Moravec, H. Willenpart
Shishapangma	8,013m 26,291ft	China/Tibet	1964; H. Ching & nine climbers