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The Eight-thousanders ( 8000ers )

Photo Galleries of the world's 14 highest mountains - those over 8000 metres in height

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On Top of the World - climbing the 14 highest mountains All 14 Eight Thousanders - Reinhold Messner My Vertical World - Climbing the 8000m Peaks - Jerzy Kukuczka No Shortcuts to the Top - Ed Viesturs World Mountaineering Nepal Mountaineering Guide Trekking in the Karakorum & Hindu Kush The Most Challenging Routes on the Highest Peaks

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8,850m

 Mount Everest in Nepal / Tibet - highest summit in Asia and the World

Mt.Everest , Nepal

Everest: 50th Anniversary Volume Edmund Hillary - View from the Summit

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8,611m

 K2 in Pakistan -- second highest summit in Asia and the World

K2 , Pakistan

K2: The Savage Mountain K2: Challenging the Sky - Diemberger

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8,586m

 Kangchenjunga North Side

Kangchenjunga , Nepal

All 14 Eight Thousanders - Reinhold Messner Kangchenjunga Trekkers Guide

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8,516m

 Lhotse at sunset

Lhotse , Nepal

 On Top of the World - climbing the 14 highest mountains All 14 Eight-Thousanders: Reinhold Messner

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8,463m

Makalu from Shershon

Makalu , Nepal

My Vertical World - Climbing the 8000m Peaks - Jerzy Kukuczka

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8,201m

Cho Oyu from Khumbu Panch Pokhari

Cho Oyu , Nepal

 Cho Oyu

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8,167m

Dhaulagiri from Poon Hill

Dhaulagiri , Nepal

 No Shortcuts to the Top - Ed Viesturs

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8,163m

 Manaslu on approach to Samagaon

Manaslu , Nepal

 Himalayan Climber - Doug Scott

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8,125m

Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat , Pakistan

 Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage - Herman Buhl Nanga Parbat From the Himalaya to Skye

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8,091m

 Annapurna from Base Camp

Annapurna , Nepal

 Annapurna: First Conquest of an 8000m Peak Annapurna South Face - Chris Bonnington

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8,068m

 Gasherbrum I

Gasherbrum I , Pakistan

 High Achiever: Reinhold Messner

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8,047m

 Broad Peak

Broad Peak , Pakistan

 Kurt Diemberger Omnibus

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8,035m

 Gasherbrum II

Gasherbrum II , Pakistan

 Trekking in the Karakorum & Hindu Kush I Chose to Climb: Chris Bonington

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8,013m
Shisha Pangma ( Gosainthan ) from Naya Kanga in Nepal

Shisha Pangma , Tibet

Shishmapangma Expedition

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Trekking and climbing expeditions in Nepal and Tibet. Fixed departure expeditions to Everest 8850m,  Cho Oyu 8201m, Shisha Pangma 8012m, Ama Dablam 6812m, Baruntse 7129m, Pumori 7145m, Makalu 8463m, Manaslu 8163m and more. ( Photo Gallery )

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