Top Highest Mountains
1. Mount Everest (8848m), Nepal
Mt Everest is highest peak of the world, located in a Northeastern part of Nepal. The elevation of Highest Peak Mount Everest has 8848m above the sea-level. Mount Everest is
called “Sagarmatha” in Nepali or Chomolungma in Tibetan. Mt Everest got its name after a survey by the Land Surveyor General ’Sir George Everest’ that first tried to locate the exact position of the peak. Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary became the first ever people on earth to climb Mount Everest in May 1953.
2. Mount K2 (8611m), Pakistan
Mount K2 is the world’s second highest mountain (8611m) after Mount Everest. It is situated on the border of China and Pakistan. The name K2 stands for the 2nd peak in the Karakoram Range. Climbing to K2 is a very difficult task, but still, about 250 climbers have successfully reached the top of K2. A huge ice pyramid stands away from all the rest of the peaks of K2. Italian expedition was Tech became the first to climb Mount K2 in 1954.
3. Mount Kanchenjunga (8586m), Nepal/India
Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world, height with 8586 meters. It is located in both parts, Nepal and India. Kanchenjunga is also known as “The Five Treasures of Snows” because it is blessed with five treasures of God that are gold, silver, gems, grains and holy books. Joe Brown and George Band successful climbed it as first people of the world in 1955.
4. Mount Lhotse (8511m), Nepal
Mount Lhotse is a fourth highest mountain in the world. Its height is 8511 meters. Mount Lhotse is connected to Mount Everest. It is extremely dangerous and dramatic rocky route. Lhotse is located on the border of Nepal and Tibet. It is also known as one of the most deadly mountains in the world, because of many failed attempts and fatalities while trying to climb. Ernst Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger successful climbed this peak in 1956.
5. Mount Makalu (8462m), Nepal
Mount Makalu is the fifth highest mountain on the earth, with an elevation of 8463 meters. Mount Makalu has very sharp edges and steep pitches, making it quite tough to climb. Makalu is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid. Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy successful climbed this peak in 1955, as first people on the earth to climb it.
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