K2 in 2021). On a variety of statistical techniques, the deadliest eight-thousander is Annapurna I (one death – climber or climber support – for every...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Perillat (France) became the first woman to ski from the top of an eight-thousander and the first woman to ski from over 8000 meters, skiing off the top...