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The World's 14 Highest Mountain Peaks (above 8,000 meters)

All 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks are located in the Himalaya or the Karakoram ranges in Asia. According to Everestnews.com, only 14 climbers have reached the summits of all 14: Reinhold Messner (Italy) was first, followed by Jerzy Kukuczka (Poland), Ehardt Loretan (Switzerland), Carlos Carsolio (Mexico), Krzysztof Wielicki (Poland), Juan Oiarzabal (Spain), Sergio Martini (Italy), Park Young Seok (Korea), Hang-Gil Um (Korea), Alberto Inurrategui (Spain), Han Wang Yong (Korea), Ed Viesturs (U.S.), Alan Hinkes (British), and Silvio Mondinelli (Italy).

Mountain	Location	Height		First to summit (nationality)	Date
Mountain	Location	Meters	Feet	First to summit (nationality)	Date
1. Everest¹	Nepal/Tibet	8,850	29,035	Edmund Hillary (New Zealander, UK), Tenzing Norgay (Nepalese)	May 29, 1953
2. K2 (Godwin Austen)	Pakistan/China	8,611	28,250	A. Compagnoni, L. Lacedelli (Italian)	July 31, 1954
3. Kangchenjunga	Nepal/India	8,586	28,169	G. Band, J. Brown, N. Hardie, S. Streather (UK)	May 25, 1955
4. Lhotse	Nepal/Tibet	8,516	27,940	F. Luchsinger, E. Reiss (Swiss)	May 18, 1956
5. Makalu	Nepal/Tibet	8,463	27,766	J. Couzy, L. Terray, J. Franco, G. Magnone-Gialtsen, J. Bouier, S. Coupé, P. Leroux, A. Vialatte (French)	May 15, 1955
6. Cho Oyu	Nepal/Tibet	8,201	26,906	H. Tichy, S. Jöchler (Austrian), Pasang Dawa Lama (Nepalese)	Oct. 19, 1954
7. Dhaulagiri	Nepal	8,167	26,795	A. Schelbert, E. Forrer, K. Diemberger, P. Diener (Swiss), Nyima Dorji, Nawang Dorji (Nepalese)	May 13, 1960
8. Manaslu	Nepal	8,163	26,781	T. Imamishi, K. Kato, M. Higeta, (Japanese) G. Norbu (Nepalese)	May 9, 1956
9. Nanga Parbat	Pakistan	8,125	26,660	Hermann Buhl (Austrian)	July 3, 1953
10. Annapurna	Nepal	8,091	26,545	M. Herzog, L. Lachenal (French)	June 3, 1950
11. Gasherbrum I	Pakistan/China	8,068	26,470	P. K. Schoeing, A. J. Kauffman	July 4, 1958
12. Broad Peak	Pakistan/China	8,047	26,400	M. Schmuck, F. Wintersteller, K. Diemberger, H. Buhl (Austrian)	June 9, 1957
13. Gasherbrum II	Pakistan/China	8,035	26,360	F. Moravec, S. Larch, H. Willenpart (Austrian)	July 7, 1956
14. Shisha Pangma	Tibet	8,013	26,289	Hsu Ching and team of 9 (Chinese)	May 2, 1964

1. The 1955 elevation of Everest, 29,028 ft. (8,848 m), was revised on Nov. 11, 1999, and now stands at 29,035 ft. (8,850 m).

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