Aug 25 2023
Annapurna III Annapurna III is a 7,555-meter (24,787-foot) mountain in the Annapurna Himal of central Nepal. Rising between Gangapurna and Annapurna IV, it forms one of the major summits of the enormous Annapurna massif and dominates the skyline above the Manang Valley. The mountain has approximately 703 meters (2,306 feet) of topographic prominence, making it …
Aug 23 2023
Dhaulagiri II (धौलागिरी) Dhaulagiri II is a 7,751-meter (25,430-foot) mountain in western Nepal and the second-highest summit of the Dhaulagiri Himal after Dhaulagiri I. Rising northwest of the range’s 8,167-meter giant, Dhaulagiri II is an exceptionally independent mountain with approximately 2,391 meters (7,844 feet) of topographic prominence. That prominence makes Dhaulagiri II an ultra-prominent mountain, …
Aug 20 2023
Annapurna (अन्नपूर्णा) “Annapurna, to which we had gone empty handed, was a treasure on which we should live the rest of our days. With this realization we turn the page: a new life begins. There are other Annapurnas in the lives of men.” -Maurice Herzog, first ascender of Annapurna I Annapurna is an 8,091-meter (26,545-foot) …
Aug 20 2023
Manaslu (मनास्लु, Kutang) Manaslu is an 8,163-meter (26,781-foot) mountain in north-central Nepal and the eighth-highest mountain on Earth. Rising in the Mansiri Himal east of the Annapurna massif, it is one of the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter mountains and one of Nepal’s most geographically dominant summits. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word manasa, associated with …
Aug 20 2023
Dhaulagiri (धौलागिरी) Dhaulagiri is an 8,167-meter (26,795-foot) mountain in western Nepal and the seventh-highest mountain on Earth. Usually called Dhaulagiri I to distinguish it from the many other high summits of the Dhaulagiri Himal, it rises in extraordinary isolation west of the Kali Gandaki Valley and directly across that immense river system from Annapurna. The …
Aug 20 2023
Cho Oyu (चोयु, ཇོ་བོ་དབུ་ཡ) Cho Oyu is an 8,188-meter (26,864-foot) mountain on the border between Nepal and Tibet and the sixth-highest mountain on Earth. Rising approximately 28 kilometers northwest of Mount Everest, it forms one of the great summits of the Mahalangur Himal and towers above the glacial landscapes of the upper Khumbu. Its Tibetan …
Aug 20 2023
Makalu Makalu is an 8,485-meter (27,838-foot) mountain on the border between Nepal and Tibet and the fifth-highest mountain on Earth. Rising southeast of Mount Everest, it is one of the most visually distinctive of the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, forming an immense four-sided pyramid with sharp ridges and steep faces of snow, ice, and dark …
Aug 19 2023
Lhotse (ལྷོ་རྩེ) Lhotse is an 8,516-meter (27,940-foot) mountain on the border between Nepal and Tibet and the fourth-highest mountain on Earth. It rises immediately south of Mount Everest and is so closely connected with the world’s highest mountain that the two share the same approach and much of the same standard climbing route. Despite that …
Aug 19 2023
Diran Diran is a 7,266-meter (23,838-foot) mountain in the western Karakoram of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Rising east of the much larger Rakaposhi massif, it is one of the most recognizable mountains above the Nagar and Hunza region, where its broad snow-covered pyramid contrasts sharply with the jagged granite and ice peaks surrounding it. The mountain was …
Aug 19 2023
Skyang Kangri (سکیانگ کنگری) | Skyank Kangri | Staircase Peak Skyang Kangri is a 7,544-meter (24,751-foot) mountain in the Baltoro Muztagh of the central Karakoram, rising on the border between Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan and Xinjiang in China. Located only a few kilometers northeast of K2, it stands in one of the highest and most heavily …
