Mountains have always fascinated mankind. Reaching up over 26,000 ft (8,000 m) towards the sky, these jagged giants awaken our primal instinct to explore and climb...
1. Mount Everest
Range - Mahalangur Himalaya
Location - China/Nepal border
Height
(M) - 8,848
(FT) - 29,029
2. K2
Range - Baltoro Karakoran
Location - Pakistan/China border
Height
(M) - 8,611
(FT) - 28,261
3. Kangchenjunga
Range - Kangchenjunga Himalaya
Location - India/Nepal border
Height
(M) - 8,586
(FT) - 28,169
During a British expedition in 1925, the sighting of a strange creature was the start of a mystery called the Kangchenjunga Demon. This yeti type being is said to roam the icy plains...
4. Lhotse
Range - Mahalangur HImalaya
Location - China/Nepal border
Height
(M) - 8,516
(FT) - 27,940
5. Makalu
Range - Mahalangur HImalaya
Location - China/Nepal border
Height
(M) - 8,485
(FT) - 27838
6. Cho Oyu
Range - Mahalangur Himalaya
Location - China/Nepal border
Height
(M) - 8,188
(FT) - 26,864
7. Dhaulagiri
Range - Dhaulagiri HImalaya
Location - Nepal
Height
(M) - 8,167
(FT) -26,795
8. Manaslu
Range - Manaslu Himalaya
Location - Nepal
Height
(M) - 8,163
(FT) - 26, 781
The Manaslu region offers a variety of trekking options. The popular Manaslu trekking route of 177 kilometres (110 mi), skirts the Manaslu massif over the pass down to Annapurna.
9. Nanga Parbat
Range - Nanga Parbat Himalaya
Location - Pakistan
Height
(M) - 8,126
(FT) - 26,660
10.Annapurna
Range - Annapurna Himalaya
Location - Nepal
Height
(M) - 8,091
(FT) - 26,545
Historically, the Annapurna peaks are among the world's most dangerous mountains to climb, although in more recent history, using figures from only 1990 and after, Kangchenjunga has a higher fatality rate.
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