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Mt. Everest |
K2 |
Kangchenjunga |
Lhotse |
Makalu |
Cho Oyu |
Dhaulagiri |
Manaslu |
Nanga Parbat |
Annapurna |
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Sagarmatha |
Mount Godwin |
Kangchen Dz-nga |
Khumbu Lho. |
Makalufeng |
Cho Oyo |
Dhaula Humal |
Kutang |
Nangaparbat |
Annapyrna |
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Chomolangma |
Chogori |
Kangchanfanga |
Lotui |
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Diamir |
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Qumolangma |
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Elevation (Feet) |
29035 |
28250 |
28169 |
27940 |
27765 |
26906 |
26974 |
26758 |
26658 |
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Elevation (Meters) |
8850 |
8611 |
8602 |
8516 |
8462 |
8201 |
8167 |
8156 |
8125 |
8091 |
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Location |
Nepal |
Pakistan- |
Nepal-India |
Nepal |
Nepal |
Nepal |
Nepal |
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Pakistan |
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Best Climbing Months |
April/May |
June, July, |
Sept, Oct |
April, May |
April, May |
April, May |
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April, May |
June, July |
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1st Year Climbed |
1953 |
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1st Climbers |
Edmund Hilary |
Achille Compagnoni |
Joe Brown |
Ernst Reiss |
J. Franco's |
Herbert Tichy |
Kurt Diember |
T. Imanishi |
Herman Buhl |
Maurice Herzog |
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Tenzing Norgay |
Lino Lacedelli |
George Band |
Fritz Luchsinger |
French Exp. |
Joseph Joechler |
P. Diener |
Gyalzen Norbu |
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Louis Lachenal |
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E. Forrer |
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A. Schelbert |
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Nyrma Dorri |
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