Everest measures in at 8, Everest is part of the Himalayan Mountains which is home to a handful of the highest mountain peaks in the world above sea level.
Amazingly, Everest has not stopped growing, thanks to tectonic plates it reaches a little higher to the heavens every year. While many mountain climbing enthusiasts have attempted to climb Mt. Everest and survive, over people have lost their lives trying to climb the famous and very dangerous mountain. The first ascension to Mt. Oxygen is very thin, the higher you climb and without oxygen, we cannot survive.
Even with air tanks in tow, many people never climbed back down the mountain. It is best to admire the mountain from below. Godwin Austen. K2 is the second tallest mountain in the world measured above sea level reaching 28, Ft or 8, meters. K2 is the second towering peak in the Karakoram Mountains and is the tallest of the two.
That is why it is called K2. Out of every four who climb, one person does not make it. Kangchenjuna is one of the massive, towering mountain peaks in the Himalayas where Everest resides. Kangchenjunga measures in at meters or Ft. Though its name is long, this is a simplified version of the longer name Khangchendzonga.
Kanchenjunga is one of the most difficult mountains to climb and sees less climbers than neighboring mountains. Due to the difficulty and length of the trek Kanchenjuna typically limits climbers yearly to under Lhotse is the 4th highest mountain in the world above sea level measuring at 8, meters and ft. Lhoste is located in China on the border of Nepal and Tibet and is part of the same mountain range as the infamous Mt.
It is the part of the South Col which connects to Everest. Lhotse is made up of additional smaller summers the Lhotse middle on the East which measures at meters or ft and the Lhotse Shar which measures at meters or ft. Lhoste is climbable and is often looked at as a steppingstone before attempting to climb Everest. While it may not be as difficult as Everest, it is still a steep climb and is harder to climb than Cho Oyu.
Makalu is the 5th tallest mountain above sea level measuring at meters or ft, located in the mahalangun, a section in the Himalayas on NE Nepal and South central Tibet, China.
Makalu lies just east of Everest. Makalu is more isolated and is recognizable by its four sided pyramid like faces. The mountain is known for its steep ridges and is considered one of the most challenging mountains to climb.
The valley is full of breathtaking beauty such as cascading waterfalls and some of the deepest gorges surrounded by lush forests nestled below the snowy ice caps above. Cho Oyu is the 6th tallest mountain above sea level measuring at an elevation of meters or ft. This is another massive formation of the mighty Himalayas and lies on the west side of the Khumba Everest region.
Cho Oyu is considered an easier mountain to climb and is relatively safer than other vigorous mountains found in the region. A typical mountain climb on Cho Oyu can take up to six weeks. There have been over successful ascents of Dhaulagiri I, the highest peak at 26, feet, since Similarly to Everest, the summit of Dhaulagiri is composed of limestone and dolomite rock layers that originally formed at the bottom of the ocean hundreds of millions of years ago and were pushed up by powerful tectonic forces.
Manaslu is known for being one of the more dangerous of the eight-thousanders due to its high number of avalanches. In , an all-female team from Japan became the first women to successfully summit an 8,meter peak when they reached the top of Manaslu, which measures 26, feet. The square-mile Manaslu Conservation Area was declared in to protect the habitats of the 33 mammal species, bird species, 11 butterfly species, and three reptile species that live in the Manaslu region in the North Nepalese Himalayas.
Today, the 26,foot mountain in Pakistan has seen at least successful summits and 69 deaths, giving it a death rate more than six times that of Everest. Scientists believe this is due to erosion, which reduces the weight of the mountain range and accelerates the tectonic process below the mountain. On the other side of Dhaulagiri, across the Kali River gorge in Nepal, Annapurna is perhaps the most deadly mountain in the world.
Gasherbrum I was first summited in by an eight-man American expedition led by Nicholas B. Clinch, the only eight-thousander to be climbed by Americans first. Just southeast of K2 on the border of Pakistan and China, Broad Peak is the 12th tallest mountain in the world at 26, feet 8, meters. While scientific standards do not support the mountain classification at this time, geographers believe that climate change could alter the Karakoram mountain range enough so that it could be a separate formation in the future.
From the first summit in to , Broad Peak was climbed times, an average of just over seven successful summits per year. At 26, feet, Shishapangma was the last of the eight-thousanders to be conquered in after the area eased restrictions on foreign travelers. It is located on the Tibetan side of the Himalayas and saw at least successful ascents between and On April 10, , an expedition team led by Y. Kato, K.
Sakaizawa, and Pasang Phutar became the first to reach the summit, followed almost immediately by another team led by K.
Machida and K. Reaching 29, feet at its summit, Everest is indeed the highest point above global mean sea level—the average level for the ocean surface from which elevations are measured. But the summit of Mt. The summit of Chimborazo is 20, feet above sea level. In addition, Earth's shape is also a slightly pear-shaped oblate spheroid - meaning that it is a few miles wider below the equator than above the equator.
That shape makes it possible for the top of Chimborazo, which is located slightly south of the equator and shorter than Mount Everest to be farther from the center of the Earth than the top of Mount Everest which is a considerable distance north of the equator. Chimborazo is located about one degree south of the equator.
At that location, it is 6, kilometers 3, miles above Earth's center, or about 2 kilometers about 1. Find Other Topics on Geology. Maps Volcanoes World Maps. Mount Everest: Highest Altitude. Mauna Kea: Tallest Mountain. Chimborazo: Farthest from the Center of the Earth. Tallest Mountain. Largest Tsunami. Deepest Lake in the World. Angel Falls. The Most Explosive Eruption.
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