Eight-thousander
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The eight-thousanders are 14 mountains recognised by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation with summits that exceed 8,000 metres in elevation above sea level and are sufficiently in
Flight over the Khumbu region; six eight-thousanders are visible
Edurne Pasaban, the first woman to climb all 14 after Oh Eun-sun's claim was disputed
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, the first woman to climb all 14 without oxygen
No. 1 – Mount Everest
Reinhold Messner
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Reinhold Andreas Messner is an Italian climber, explorer, and author from the German-speaking province of South Tyrol. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest and, along with Peter Habeler, the
Eight-thousander
…and Kangchenjunga (each with one death for every six to seven summiteers). The first person to summit all 14 eight-thousanders was the Italian climber Reinhold Messner in 1986, who did not use any supplementary oxygen. In 2010, Edurne Pasaban, a Basque Spanish mountaineer, became the first woman to summit all 14…
Messner in 2024
Reinhold Messner in Koeln 2009
Reinhold Messner in 1985 in Pamir Mountains.
Rupal face of Nanga Parbat.