17.08.2013
There are many countries in the world where there are mountains. However, most of the massifs are located in the center and in the south of Asia, among which Nepal stands out. The highest mountain range is the Himalayas. On it there are more than a hundred mountain peaks with a height exceeding the mark of 7 km 200 m. And only 14 mountains in the world have a height of more than 8,000 m. These are the highest mountains.
10. Mount Annapurna
The mountain is located in Nepal, namely in the center of it. Annapurna has several peaks. One of these peaks has a height of 8 091 m. This is the highest mark, it is called Annapurna I. This eight-thousander became the first conquered man. It happened in the fiftieth year. These mountains are considered unsafe to climb. Previously, the death rate reached about 41%, modern equipment has reduced this mark to 19.7%. It is the tenth largest mountain in the world.
9. Nanga
Parbat Mountain with a height of 8 km 126 m is located in Pakistan in the northwestern part of the Himalayas, far from the Indus River. Nanga Parbat is the westernmost 8-thousander. Due to the high level of death during the conquest at the beginning of the 20th century, it was named "Mount Killer". The mountain is included in the 3 most dangerous mountains and the ninth the highest mountain.
8. Manaslu
The mountain is 8 km 156 m high and is located in the center of Nepal in the northern part. If we translate the name of the eight-thousander Manaslu, then it will be “Mountain of the Holy Spirit”. On May 9, the fifty-sixth year, the mountain was first conquered. It was a Japanese expedition with Toshio Imanishi and Gualzen Norbu.
7. Dhaulagiri
This is the highest point of the Gandaki (river basin), located in Nepal in the northwest, 120 km. Gandaki to the west. Dhaulagiri is represented by a series of peaks. The highest one has the name Dhaulagiri I. The height of the peak is 8167 m. On May 13, 1960, this eight-thousander was conquered for the first time by an expedition gathered from Switzerland, Austria and Nepal.
6. Cho-Oyu
The peak of the mountain is 8 km 201 m. Cho Oyu is located between Nepal and China. It is considered an easily climbable mountain in its category of eight-thousanders. The slopes are distinctively flat, which makes it attractive for novice climbers. Trade routes pass through Cho-Oyu. And it is the sixth largest mountain in the world.
5. Makalu
The height of the mountain is 8 km 516 m. Makalu is located between Nepal and China, 19 km from the famous eight-thousander Everest. The mountain is a four-sided pyramid with a main isolated peak and two additional peaks. They are named: Kangchungtse (height 7 km 200 m) and Chomo Lonzo (height 7 km 800 m). On May 15, 1955, Makalu was first conquered by the French. The team leader was Jean Franco. The fifth highest mountain in the world.
4. Lhotse
The peak of the mountain is 8 km 516 m. Lhotse is located on the border between China and Nepal, only 3 km from Mount Everest. It is included in the list of the most dangerous peaks. In 2008, out of 371 climbers who dared to conquer this eight-thousander, 20 died. In 1955, Lhotse was conquered for the first time by an international Himalayan expedition.
3. Kanchenjunga
The mountain is located between Nepal and India, west of the river. Tamura and east of the Teesta river. Kachenjunga has a height of 8 586 m. The mountain is represented by five peaks: Kangbachen (7 903 m), Middle (8 482 m), South (8 494 m), Western (8 505 m), Main (8 586 m). In 1905 she was conquered by an expedition led by Aleister Crowley. Included in the top three Top-10 Highest mountains on earth.
2. Chogori (K2)
The second height of Chomolungma, separating Pakistan and China. The height of K2 is 8 km 614 m. A distinctive feature of the eight-thousander Chogori is a very high mortality rate, which is 25%. For 249 climbers who conquered the mountain, 60 died. And in winter, the summit has not yet succumbed to anyone. On July 31, 1954, Chogori was conquered for the first time. It was an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio.
1. Everest or Chomolungma
This the highest mountain in the world and, of course, the most majestic among the eight-thousanders is located between China and Nepal. The height of Everest is 8 km 848 m. The ascent to it is difficult mainly due to the powerful wind and inclement weather. On May 29, 1954, she was first conquered. They were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. In 2010, the youngest conqueror was 13 years old, the name of this climber is Jordan Romero. Nepal now has an age limit. The youngest age is set at 16 years old. The conquest of the summit requires considerable expenses for equipment. To climb Everest, you need to spend money, which will be about $ 8,000 (this is without taking into account oxygen cylinders).
The highest mountains in the world have different names, but at the same time they can be called briefly - Seven Peaks is a term that appeared in 1985 at the suggestion of Richard Bass (the man who first conquered all seven peaks) and united the seven highest peaks on each continent. This association is not equal to the rating of the highest mountains in the world, most of which are located in Nepal. This list is made up of mountains, each of which is the highest on its continent.
The highest peak in North America is located in Alaska and is the center of Denali National Park. The top of Mount McKinley is 6194 meters from the ground. This mountain is the third in the world in terms of topographic position, it was overtaken only by Everest and Aconcagua. And if you take into account the ratio of the base to the peak, then McKinley is the highest mountain in the world. The mountain got its name in honor of the American president, and the Indian name - Denali - means "great".
Part of the Andes and with a height of 6959 meters, Mount Aconcagua is considered the highest peak in South America. The mountain is located in the Argentine province of Mendoza and is 15 km away from the border with Chile. The name of the mountain comes from the words in the language of the Quechua people "stone guard".
Europe - Mount Elbrus (Russia)
Elbrus is an inactive 5642 meter high volcano located in the Caucasus Mountains on the border of Russia and Georgia.
Elbrus has several other names, the most romantic of which is translated from Adyghe and Kabardino-Circassian means "mountain that brings happiness."
Asia - Mount Everest (Nepal / China)
The highest mountain in the world, Everest, is located exactly on the border of Nepal and China. Everest is part of the Himalayas - the highest mountain range in the world. It is here that the highest mountains in the world are located. The height of Everest is 8848 meters. Everest attracts all climbers in the world and this is understandable. Technically, Everest's routes are not very difficult, but they add to them problems such as altitude sickness, strong winds and disgusting weather conditions. The name Everest is English - in honor of the head of the geodetic service, who first told the European community about this peak. The mountain has the Tibetan name Chomolungma (the divine mother of life) and the equivalent Nepalese Sagarmatha (mother of the gods).
The highest mountain on the African continent is an extinct volcano, the highest point of which is 5895 meters distant from sea level. Moreover, Kilimanjaro has three peaks, two of which are extinguished, and the third may well wake up. Kilimanjaro erupted 360,000 years ago, but volcanic activity at Kibo Peak (the highest of the three) was seen 200 years ago, suggesting that the volcano is potentially active. In Swahili, the name Kilimanjaro means "sparkling mountain".
The highest point of Oceania is also the tallest mountain in the world and is located on the island. Punchak Jaya is located in the west of the island of New Guinea. The height of Punchak-Jaya Mountain, which is also called simply Jaya or Karstenza Pyramid, is 4884 meters. The name of the mountain in Indonesian means "mountain of victory".
Antarctica - Mount Vinson
The seventh of the highest mountains in the world got its name in honor of Carl Vinson, an American eminent politician. The Vinson Massif is part of the Ellsworth Mountains and has a highest point 4892 meters from sea level.
Seven mountains, each of which is unique in its origin and beauty, beckon climbers from all over the world. The climbers who have conquered the Seven Peaks are united in an informal community.
This ranking will feature mountain peaks that are more than 8 kilometers high. Such mountains are called " eight-thousanders", there are 14 of them in the world, all of them are located in Asia, namely in two neighboring mountain systems: the Himalayas and the Karakorum.
The most famous and highest mountain system in the world is the Himalayas, there are 10 eight-thousanders in it. To understand why this region of the Earth became the way it is now, you need to look back 120 million years ago, when the Indian subcontinent separated from the supercontinent Gondwana and began to move northward at a speed of 5 centimeters per year. 80 million years, Hindustan has accelerated three times, up to 15 centimeters per year. It moved until it collided with Eurasia, and the Himalayas formed at the meeting point of two tectonic plates. To visit the Himalayas, you need to travel to one of the following countries: India, Nepal, China (Tibet), Pakistan or Bhutan.
The second highest mountain system Karakorum, where 4 eight-thousanders are located, is located in the northwest of the western chain of the Himalayas and covers three countries: India, Pakistan, China (Tibet and Xinjiang).
Further - the rating, which presents the highest mountains in the world, their location and the year when they were first conquered.
14th place. Shishabangma(Himalayas). Height 8027 m. The mountain is located in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. This mountain peak was first conquered by a Chinese expedition in 1964 led by Xu Jing.
13th place. Gasherbrum II(Karakorum). Height 8035 m. The summit is located in Kashmir, in the Pakistan-controlled Northern Territories on the border with China (Tibet Autonomous Region). The first ascent of the mountain was made by climbers Fritz Moravek, Hans Willenpart, Sepp Larch (Austria) in 1956.
12th place. Broad Peak(Karakorum). Height 8051 m. Located in Kashmir, in the Pakistan-controlled Northern Territories on the border with China (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region). The first ascent of the mountain was in 1957 by an Austrian expedition consisting of Fritz Wintersteller, Markus Schmuck, Kurt Dimberger and Hermann Buhl.
11th place. Gasherbrum I(Karakorum). Height 8080 m. The summit is located in Kashmir, in the Pakistan-controlled Northern Territories on the border with China (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region). In 1958, members of the American expedition Peter Schoening and Andrew Kaufman make the first ever ascent of the mountain along the southeast ridge.
10th place. Annapurna I(Himalayas). Height 8091 m. The summit is located in Nepal. Annapurna became the first eight-thousanders conquered by man. French climbers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal climbed it in 1950.
9th place. Nangaparbat(Himalayas). Height 8125 m. The summit is located in the northwestern tip of the Western Himalayas between the Indus and Astor rivers, in Kashmir, in the northern territories controlled by Pakistan. The first successful ascent of the mountain was made in 1953 by the Austrian Hermann Buhl. It was an unparalleled episode in the history of the conquest of eight-thousanders before that time: Buhl reached the summit alone. It is also worth noting that Herman Buhl conquered Nangaparbat without the use of oxygen.
8th place. Manaslu(Himalayas). Height 8156 m. The summit is located in Nepal. The first ascent of the mountain took place in 1956 by the Japanese Toshio Imanishi and the Sherpa (Sherpas - a people living in Eastern Nepal, as well as in India) Gyalzen Norbu.
7th place. Dhaulagiri I(Himalayas). Height 8167 m. The summit is located in Nepal. In 1960, the Swiss-Austrian expedition Dimberger, Diener, Shelbert, Forer and the Sherpas Navang and Nyima conquered the mountain for the first time.
6th place. Cho-Oyu(Himalayas). Height 8201 m. Located on the border of Nepal with China (Tibet Autonomous Region). In 1954, the first ascent was made by members of the Austrian expedition Herbert Tychy, Josef Jöhler and Sherpa Pazang Dawa Lama.
5th place. Makalu(Himalayas). Height 8485 m. The mountain peak is located on the border of Nepal with China (Tibet Autonomous Region). In 1955, a French expedition led by Jean Franco succeeds by climbing the mountain along the northern route. On May 15-17, in three groups, a total of 9 people climb Makalu in three groups - all members of the expedition and sirdar (leader of the group of Sherpas).
4th place. Lhotse(Himalayas). Height 8516 m. Located on the border of Nepal with China (Tibet Autonomous Region), 3 km south of Everest and separated from it by the South Col pass. The first ascent to the Lhotse Glavnaya peak was made in 1956 by the Swiss Ernst Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger.
Lhotse (right) and Everest
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3rd place. Kanchenjunga(Himalayas). Height 8586 m. Until 1852, Kanchenjunga was considered the highest mountain in the world, but then calculations showed that Everest is higher, and Kanchenjunga is the third highest peak. Located on the border of Nepal and India (Sikkim state). The first successful ascent of the mountain was made on May 25, 1955 by members of the British expedition, George Band and Joe Brown. Kanchenjunga was one of the favorite themes in Nicholas Roerich's painting.
2nd place. Chogori(Karakorum), also known as K2 (this site runs on a component for Joomla named after the mountain). Height 8611 m. This is the highest mountain peak in the Karakorum. Located on the border of Kashmir (Pakistan-controlled Northern Territories) and China (Xinjiang). The first to reach the top of K2 was the Italian expedition of 1954 led by Ardito Desio.
1st place. Chomolungma(Himalayas), also known as Everest... Chomolungma in Tibetan means "lord of the winds", as for the English name Everest, it was given in honor of Sir George Everest, the head of the geodetic service of British India in 1830-1843. The first to determine that Chomolungma is the highest mountain peak on Earth was the Indian mathematician and topographer Radhanat Sikdar in 1852, based on trigonometric calculations, when he was in India, 240 km from Chomolungma. The height of this greatest mountain peak in the world is 8848 meters. Chomolungma is located in China, namely in Tibet, on the border with Nepal. At the top of Chomolungma there are strong winds blowing at a speed of up to 55 m / s. The average monthly air temperature in January is -36 ° C (on some nights it can drop to -50 ... - 60 ° C), in July it is about zero ° C. The first ascent of Everest was made on May 29, 1953 by Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander Edmund Hillary. The climbers used oxygen devices. More than 30 Sherpas took part in the work of the expedition.
