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 11 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), and Han Wang Yong (Korea).
Mountain
Location
Height
First to summit (nationality)
Date
Meters
Feet
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)
