Highest Peaks In The World

Mount Everest

Everest is the first highest mountain in the world. It was named after George Everest, a geographer who studied India in  the 19th century. The mountain is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet, and its height is 29,035.44 feet (8,850 meters) which is like 17 Taipei Towers. Everest is the sacred dream of all the mountain climbers. Every year despite all the dangers and high costs, hundreds of people try conquering the mountain.

K2 Mountain

K2 is the highest mountain peak of Pakistan and is the second highest peak on the earth. Its height is round about 8,611 meter and is located in vast mountain range of Karakoram, northern areas of pakistan. K2 is very difficult to climb up that many people lost their lives in trying, it is the most dangerous mountain of the world because of the massiveness in its size and in ruff climate. That's why it is well known as the savage mountain. K2 is also known as "Chogo Ri ", which means "The Great Mountain".

Kanchenjunga Mountain

Kanchenjunga, also spelled kangchenjunga or kinchinjunga, Nepali Kumbhkaran Lungur, world's third highest mountain, with an elevation of 28,169 feet (8,586 meters). It is situated in the eastern Himalayas on the border between Sikkim state, northeastern India, and eastern Nepal, 46 miles(74 km) north-northwest of Darjiling, Sikkim. The mountain is part of the Great Himalaya Range. The Kanchenjunga massif is in the form of a gigantic cross, the arms of which extend north,south,east and west.

Kanchejunga is composed of rocks of Neoproterozoic(late Precambrian) to Ordovician age(i.e., about 445 million to 1 billion years old). The mountain and its glaciers receive heavy snow during the summer monsoon season and lighter snowfall during the winter. The individual summits connect to neighboring peaks by four main ridges, from which four glaciers flow-the Zemu (northeast), the Talung (southeast), the yalung(southwest), and the Kanchenjunga (northwest)

Lhotse Mountain

Lhotse Mountain is the fourth highest mountain.The most rarely climbed 8,000 meter peak in Nepal,Lhotse adjoins Mount Everest and it is impossible to climb its peak solo.

In 1990, a mountaineer named Tomo Cesan claimed to have reached Lhotse's summit alone, but after a Russian expedition climbed the summit and declared that it would be impossible for anyone to reach it alone, Cesan recanted and said that he had actually only reached the summit's ridge.

Makalu Mountain

Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world. It is an isolated peak, located just 14 miles east of Mount Everest. Its size alone is impressive, but its structure, that of a perfect pyramid with four sharp ridges, makes this mountain all the more spectacular. It has proved to be a challenging climb, as only five of its first sixteen attempts were successful. Makalu, rising just north of the higher summit, separated by a narrow saddle.

Cho Oye Mountain

Cho Oye mountain is the sixth highest mountain, is easier to climb and its summit can be reached in roughly three weeks. The mountain's friendly terrain and snow conditions have made it an increasingly popular destination for ski mountaineers and  snowboarders.

Dhaulagiri Mountain

Dhaulagiri mountain is the seventh highest mountain.Dhaulagiri, located in north central Nepal, has a topography consisting of ridges,glaciers and ice falls. It boasts technically challenging routes and massive drops and is therefore mostly attempted only by seasoned mountaineers. This was the first Himalayan climb supported by an aircraft, but after the plane crashed, it was abandoned and left in a valley north of the mountain and the mountaineers continued their trek.

Manaslu mountain

Manaslu mountain is the eighth mountain.It is located in the Mansiri Himal part of the Nepalese Himalayas, Manaslu translates to "Mountain of the spirit" and is known for its beautiful valley glaciers and steep, snowy peaks. Prone to avalanches, glacier falls, monsoon rainfall and landslides, Manaslu's various scenic trekking routes are also treacherous.

Nanga Parbat Mountain

Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain of world, and is the second highest mountain peak of pakistan. It is located in hamalay mountain range. Its height is 8126 meters. Nanga Parbat means "Naked Mountain" in Urudu and is also known by the name Diamir, or the "Dwelling Place of the Fairies." Its dangerous ice-covered terrain has also earned in the nickname "deadly mountain", as more than 60 mountain climbers have lost their lives attempting to scale the mountain, according to NASA.

Nanga Parbat is the only peaks which have the longest list of human death and tragedies.The notable feature of Nanga Parbat is : Nanga Parbat has tremendous vertical relief over local terrain in all directions. To the south, Nanga Parbat boasts what is often referred to as the highest mountain face in the world. Its climate, which is Daunting act wild, being the onslaught of gnawing wind and torrential rain during the mansoons, makes it the most dangerous peak to climb up.

It was first discovered by in 19th century by the Sclangintweit brothers from Europe. In 1857 when one of them is killed in Kashgar this when curse of Nanga Parbat begin to show its miracles.

Annapurna Mountain

The tenth highest mountain in the world,Annapurna I is located in western Nepal, while its smaller sister mountain Annapurna II is in the east. The name Annapurna translates to Goddess of the Harvests in Sanskrit, and is the name of a goddess of fertility and agriculture in Hinduism.