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Makalu is the world's fifth-highest mountain at 8,481 meters (27,825 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 kilometers (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest on the China–Nepal border. As of December 2024, there had been 800 successful summits of Makalu and 50 deaths on the mountain. [1]
Also, I agree with Greg that the 8000 meter group is a very commonly accepted special class; in fact most peaks in the 7800-8000 meter range, for example, are almost completely ignored after their first ascent, since they fail to reach the magic number. -- Spireguy 20:33, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Locations of the world's 14 eight-thousanders, which are split between the Himalayan (right), and the Karakoram mountain ranges (left). The eight-thousanders are the 14 mountains recognized by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) as being more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) in height above sea level, and sufficiently independent of neighbouring peaks.
Mingote was attempting to climb all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter-high mountains in 1,000 days. Experienced Spanish mountaineer Sergi Mingote died Saturday while attempting to summit K2, the ...
A second woman hoping to be the first American female climber to scale all of the world's 8,000-metre (26,246 feet) mountains has been declared dead on a remote peak in Tibet, according to her family.
Nelson was the first woman to climb two 8,000-meter peaks — Everest and Lhotse — in the span of 24 hours. She and Morrison were also the first to ski down Lhotse, the world’s fourth-highest ...
The documentary is about Project Possible, a plan by Nepali high altitude climber Nirmal Purja to climb all of the world's 14 highest peaks with an altitude greater than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) (called eight-thousanders) inside 7 months (i.e. from early spring to late summer, before the winter season begins). The actual climbing took 6 months ...
The peak for this game was between 11:15 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. ET, when the audience climbed to 21.27 million viewers on Fox. ... Heading into Game 5, the 2024 World Series had already seen its best ...