Eight-thousander

The eight-thousanders are the fourteen mountains on Earth that are higher than 8,000 metres (26,427 feet) measured from sea level. They are all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges in Asia.

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Mountain - Earth - Metres - Feet - Sea level - Himalaya - Karakoram - Asia

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The first person to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders was Reinhold Messner. He completed this task on October 16 1986. One year later, in 1987, Jerzy Kukuczka was the second man to do so, and as of 2005, a total of thirteen people have done the same. This is an extremely hazardous feat; at least four people have died while close to completing the full list.

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Reinhold Messner - October 16 - 1986 - 1987 - Jerzy Kukuczka - 2005

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See also: List of highest mountains

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