All 14 Highest 8000 m Peaks in Nepal

17 Feb 2025 8 min to read

Outdoor Himalayan presents an article on ‘All 14 highest 8000 m peaks in Nepal’. Nepal is globally renowned for its abundant Himalayas, trekking, and expeditions. Nepal is home to more than 3000 peaks and 8 of them are globally recognized as the world’s highest peak above 8000 meters. Nepal’s eight thousanders include the world’s highest mountain Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, and Annapurna. As of 2025, 468 peaks are open for expeditions in Nepal.

Nepal has officially claimed as home to 14 eight-thousand-meter peaks surpassing its global acceptance of 8 eight-thousanders. This is good news and can be a game-changer in the history of mountaineering. Nepal’s Department of Tourism recently revised the list of peaks adding six eight-thousanders to the Nepal Himal Peak Profile. However, only Nepal has claimed and still awaits international recognition. Six additional eight-thousanders are as follows:

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1 List of Updated Additional six 8000 m peaks

2 Chart of All 14 Highest 8000 m Peaks in Nepal

3 World 14 Highest Peaks

3.1 Chart of the World’s 14 Highest Peaks

3.2 Some Records of Notable Mountaineers Summiting All 14 World’s Highest Peaks

3.3 Notable Mountaineers Summiting All 14 World’s Highest Peaks

List of Updated Additional six 8000 m peaks

Yalung Khang (8,505 m)
Kanchenjunga South (8,476 m)
Kanchenjunga Central (8,473 m)
Lhotse Middle (8,410 m)
Lhotse Shar (8,400 m)
Kanchenjunga West (8,077 m)

Chart of All 14 Highest 8000 m Peaks in Nepal

Mountains	Height	Ranges	District/Province
Sagarmatha/Mt. Everest	8,848.86 m	Khumbu/Mahalangur	Solukhumbu/Koshi
Kanchenjunga (Main)	8,586 m	Kanchenjunga	Taplejung/Koshi
Lhotse (Main)	8,516 m	Khumbu/Mahalangur	Solukhumbu/Koshi
Makalu I	8,463 m	Kumbhakarna	Sankhuwasabha/Koshi
Cho Oyu	8,201 m	Khumbu/Mahalangur	Solukhumbu/Koshi
Dhaulagiri I	8,167 m	Dhaulagiri	Myagdi-Mustang/Gandaki
Manaslu	8,163 m	Ganesh	Gorkha/Gandaki
Annapurna I	8,091 m	Annapurna	Kaski/Gandaki
Yalung Khang	8,505 m	Kanchenjunga	Taplejung/Koshi
Kanchenjunga South	8,476 m	Kanchenjunga	Taplejung/Koshi
Kanchenjunga Central	8,473 m	Kanchenjunga	Taplejung/Koshi
Lhotse Middle	8,413 m	Khumbu/Mahalangur	Solukhumbu/Koshi
Lhotse Shar	8,400 m	Khumbu/Mahalangur	Solukhumbu/Koshi
Kanchenjunga West	8,077 m	Kanchenjunga	Taplejung/Koshi

Some Key Information:

Sagarmatha/Mt. Everest (8,848.86 m/29,031.7 ft.)

World’s Highest/Tallest Mountain
First Ascent Date: May 29, 1953
First Successful Summiteers: Tenzing Norgay Sherpa & Sir Edmund Hillary
Kami Rita Sherpa from Nepal holds a remarkable record of an impressive 30 successful climbs of Everest

Kanchenjunga Main (8,586 m/28,169 ft.)

World’s 3^rd highest mountain
First Ascent Date: May 25, 1955
First Successful Summiteers: George Band and Joe Brown
The highest point in the Brahmaputra River basin (one of the largest river basins globally)

Lhotse Main (8,516 m/27,940 ft.)

World’s 4^th highest mountain
First Ascent date: May 18, 1956
First Successful Summiteers: Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss
Least summited one of the most challenging peaks

Makalu I (8,463 m/27,838 ft.)

World’s 5^th highest mountain
First Ascent date: May 15, 1955
First Successful Summiteers: Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy
Renowned for itsperfectly shaped pyramid structure

Cho Oyu (8,201 m/26,906 ft.)

World’s 6^th highest mountain
First Ascent date: Oct 19, 1954
First Successful Summiteers: Joseph Jochler, Herbert Tichy, and Pasang Dawa Lama
One of thebest mountains for high-altitude climbing

Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m/26,795 ft.)

World’s 7^th highest mountain
First Ascent date: May 13, 1960
First Successful Summiteers: Peter Diener, Kurt Diemberger, Albin Schelbert, Ernst Forrer, Nima Dorje Sherpa, and Nawang Dorje Sherpa
Famous for its unique mound shape

Manaslu (8,163 m/26,785 ft.)

World’s 8^th highest mountain
First Ascent date: May 9, 1956
First Successful Summiteers: Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu
Popular as the Mountain of Spirits with the nickname ‘Nepal’s Killer Mountain’

Annapurna I (8,091 m/26,545 ft.)

World’s 10^th highest mountain
First Ascent date: June 3, 1950
First Successful Summiteers: Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal
The first 8,000-meter mountain successfully summited globally

Yalung Khang (8,505 m/27,904 ft.)

The second-highest peak on the Kanchenjunga Himalayan Range
First Ascent date: May 14, 1973
First Successful Summiteers: Takao Matsuda and Yutaka Ageta

Kanchenjunga South (8,476 m/27,808 ft.)

Shares border with Nepal and Mangan district in Sikkim
First Ascent date: May 19, 1978
First Successful Summiteers: Wojciech Wroz and Eugeniusz Chrobak

Kanchenjunga Central (8,473 m/27,799 ft.)

It shares the border with Nepal and Mangan district in Sikkim
First Ascent date: May 22, 1978.
First Successful Summiteers: Wojciech Branski, Zygmunt Heinrich, and Kazimierz Olech

Lhotse Middle (8,413 m/27,602 ft.)

Also popular as Lhotse Central I and Lhotse East
First Ascent date: May 23, 2001
First Successful Summiteers: Sergei Timofeev, Alexei Bolotov, Piotr Kouznetsov, and Evgeni Vinogradski
Holds the record ofthe highest unclimbed 8000 m for the longest period

Lhotse Shar (8,400 m/27,559 ft.)

Famously called Lhotse II
First Ascent date: May 12, 1970
First Successful Summiteers: Rolf Walter and Sepp Mayerl
A subsidiary peak of Lhotse

Kanchenjunga West (8,077 m/26,499 ft.)

The 5^th-highest peak of the Kanchenjunga Himalayan Range
Also known as Yalung Khang West

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World 14 Highest Peaks

The world’s 14 highest peaks above 8000 meters lie in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges in Asia. These listed eight-thousanders are recognized by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) and are globally accepted. They are considered very strenuous, dangerous yet rewarding. Below is the chart of the world’s 14 highest peaks and some key information:

Chart of the World’s 14 Highest Peaks

Mountains	Elevation	Location	Ranges
Mount Everest	8,848.86m (29,031.7 ft.)	Nepal/Tibet (China)	Himalayan
K2	8,611 m (28,251 ft.)	Pakistan/China	Karakoram
Kanchenjunga Main	8,586 m (28,169 ft.)	Nepal/India	Himalayan
Lhotse Main	8,516 m (27,940 ft.)	Nepal/China	Himalayan
Makalu I	8,463 m (27,838 ft.)	Nepal/China	Himalayan
Cho Oyu	8,201 m (26,906 ft.)	Nepal/China	Himalayan
Dhaulagiri I	8,167 m (26,795 ft.)	Nepal	Himalayan
Manaslu	8,163 m (26,785 ft.)	Nepal	Himalayan
Nanga Parbat	8,126 m (26,660 ft.)	Pakistan	Himalayan
Annapurna I	8,091 m (26,545 ft.)	Nepal	Himalayan
Gasherbrum I	8,080 m (26,510 ft.)	Pakistan/China	Karakoram
Broad Peak	8,051 m (26,414 ft.)	Pakistan/China	Karakoram
Gasherbrum II	8,035 m (26,362 ft.)	Pakistan/China	Karakoram
Shishapangma	8,027 m (26,335 ft.)	Tibet (China)	Himalayan

Some Key Information:

K2 (8,611 m/28,251 ft.)

World’s 2^nd highest mountain
First Ascent date: July 31, 1954
First Successful Summiteers: Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli
Also popular as Mount Godwin-Austen

Nanga Parbat (8,126 m/26,660 ft.)

World’s 9^th highest mountain
First Ascent date: July 3, 1953
First Successful Summiteer: Hermann Buhl
Locally known as Diamer
Renowned as Killer Mountain

Gasherbrum I (8,080 m /26,510 ft.)

World’s 11^th highest mountain
First Ascent date: July 5, 1958
First Successful Summiteers: Pete Schoening, Andy Kauffman, Nicholas B. Clinch, Richard K. Irvin, Tom Nevison, Tom McCormack, Bob Swift, and Gil Roberts
Famous as Hidden Peak

Broad Peak (8,051 m/26,414 ft.)

World’s 12^th highest mountain
First Ascent date: June 9, 1957
First Successful Summiteers: Marcus Schmuck, Fritz Wintersteller, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl

Gasherbrum II (8,035 m/26,362 ft.)

World’s 13^th highest mountain
First Ascent date: July 7, 1956
First Successful Summiteers: Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch, and Hans Willenpart
Famous by the name K4

Shishapangma (8,027 m/26,335 ft.)

World’s 14^th highest mountain
First Ascent date: May 2, 1964
First Successful Summiteers: Xǔ Jìngl, Zhāng Jùnyá, Wang Fuzhou, Wū Zōngyuè, Chén Sān, Soinam Dorjê, Chéng Tiānliàng, Migmar Zhaxi, Dorjê, and Yún Dēng
Nickname as ‘Gosainthan’ meaning “place of the saint” or “Abode of God

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Some Records of Notable Mountaineers Summiting All 14 World’s Highest Peaks

It is truly an inspiring achievement to summit all 14 world’s highest peaks. These are not only achievements but a testament to their willpower, dedication, skill, endurance, courage, and never giving up approach. With the use of only minimal equipment, unique styles of climbing, and limited available resources these climbers have made the impossible possible. A list of some records of notable mountaineers summiting all 14 world’s highest peaks is as below.

Reinhold Messner | Italy

First person to climb all 14 peaks in 1986 without supplemental oxygen.

Sanu Sherpa | Nepal

First person to climb all 14 peaks twice.

Nirmal Purja | Nepal

Fastest climber to ascend all 14 peaks in 6 months and 6 days in 2019.

Kim Chang-Ho | South Korea

Fastest climber to summit all 14 peaks using only alpine-style climbing and without supplemental oxygen in under 8 years.

Edurne Pasaban Lizarribar | Spain

First woman to climb all 14 peaks.

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner | Austria

First woman to summit all 14 peaks without using supplemental oxygen.

Mingma Sherpa | Nepal

First Nepalese as well as South Asian to climb all 14 peaks.

Nives Meroi and Romano Benet | Italy

First couple to climb all 14 peaks in alpine style without using supplementary oxygen support.

Kristin Harila | Norway

Fastest woman to complete summiting all 14 peaks in 92 days.

Tenjen Lama Sherpa | Nepal

Fastest person to complete summiting all 14 peaks along with Norwegian Kristin Harila in 92 days.

Nima Rinji Sherpa | Nepal

Youngest to climb all 14 peaks.

Adriana Brownlee | UK

Youngest woman to climb all 14 peaks.

Mingma Gyabu Sherpa | Nepal

First Nepalese to summit all 14 peaks mostly using alpine-style climbing.

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Notable Mountaineers Summiting All 14 World’s Highest Peaks

As per the statistics, only 71 verified mountaineers have achievement of summiting all 14 world’s highest peaks. Some of the names of the notable mountaineers are as follows: