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
Broad Peak
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Broad Peak is the 12th highest mountain in the world at 8,051 metres elevation above sea level. It is one of the eight-thousanders, and is located in the Karakoram range spanning Gilgit-Baltistan, Pak
Eight-thousander
…subsidiary summits (two on Lhotse and three on Kanchenjunga), as standalone eight-thousanders, while Pakistan lobbied for a sixth subsidiary summit (on Broad Peak) as a standalone eight-thousander. See table below for list of all subsidiary summits of eight-thousanders. In 2012, the UIAA initiated the ARUGA…
