Information About ®Eight-thousander |
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The eight-thousanders are the fourteen Mountain s on Earth that are higher than 8,000 Metres (26,427 Feet ) measured from Sea Level . They are all located in the Himalaya n and Karakoram mountain ranges in Asia . 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. ''See also:'' List Of Highest Mountains LIST OF EIGHT-THOUSANDERS
CLIMBERS THAT HAVE REACHED THE SUMMIT OF ALL EIGHT-THOUSANDERS EXTERNAL LINKS |
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