K2 in 2021). On a variety of statistical techniques, the deadliest eight-thousander is Annapurna I (one death – climber or climber support – for every...
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The eight-thousanders are the 14 mountains that rise more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level. They are all in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain...
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mountaineer, and photographer. He became the first American to climb an eight-thousander in winter when he was part of the three man team who made the first...
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Annapurna (category Eight-thousanders of the Himalayas)
to its summit through the north face in 1950, making it the first eight-thousander to be successfully climbed. The entire massif and surrounding area...
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Simone Moro (section Eight-thousanders climbed)
in 2016. No other climber has made more first winter ascents of an eight-thousander in history. He has summited Everest four times, in 2000, 2002, 2006...
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Carlos Carsolio (category Summiters of all 14 eight-thousanders)
the first Ecuadorian eight-thousander on 18 July 1987. His solo ascension of Makalu on 12 October 1988 was the third eight-thousander in Carsolio's career...
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Nirmal Purja (category Summiters of all 14 eight-thousanders)
experience as a mountaineer. On 18 May 2014, he made his first ascent of an eight-thousander by summiting Dhaulagiri (8,167 metres) during a return trip of only...
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attempts to complete the first-ever winter ascent of Broad Peak, an eight-thousander in the Karakoram. It was released on Netflix on 14 September 2022....
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mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his team as they attempt to climb all 14 eight-thousander peaks within a record time of under seven months. The previous record...
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Eight per thousand (Italian: otto per mille) is an Italian law under which Italian taxpayers devolve a compulsory 8 ‰ = 0.8% (eight per mille, i.e. per...
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