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Eight Thousander
The eight-thousanders are the 14 mountains recognized by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) as being more than in height above sea level, and sufficiently independent of neighbouring peaks. There is no precise definition of the criteria used to assess independence, and at times, the UIAA has considered whether the list should be expanded to 20 mountain peaks by including the major satellite peaks of eight-thousanders. All of the eight-thousanders are located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges in Asia, and their summits lie in the altitude range known as the death zone. From 1950 to 1964, all 14 eight-thousanders were first summited by expedition climbers in the summer (the first to be summited was Annapurna I in 1950, and the last was Shishapangma in 1964), and from 1980 to 2021, all 14 were summited in the winter (the first to be summited in winter being Mount Everest in 1980, and the last being K2 in 2021). On a variety of statisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Thousanders Map
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. Etymology English ''eight'', from Old English '', æhta'', Proto-Germanic ''*ahto'' is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European '' *oḱtṓ(w)-'', and as such cognate with Greek and Latin , both of which stems are reflected by the English prefix oct(o)-, as in the ordinal adjective ''octaval'' or ''octavary'', the distributive adjective is ''octonary''. The adjective ''octuple'' (Latin ) may also be used as a noun, meaning "a set of eight items"; the diminutive ''octuplet'' is mostly used to refer to eight siblings delivered in one birth. The Semitic numeral is based on a root ''*θmn-'', whence Akkadian ''smn-'', Arabic ''ṯmn-'', Hebrew ''šmn-'' etc. The Chinese numeral, written (Mandarin: ''bā''; Cantonese: ''baat''), is from Old Chinese ''*priāt-'', ultimately from Sino-Tibetan ''b-r-gyat'' or ''b-g-ryat'' which also yielded Tibetan '' brgyat''. It has been argued that, as the cardinal num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basque People
The Basques ( or ; ; ; ) are a Southwestern European ethnic group, characterised by the Basque language, a common culture and shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians. Basques are indigenous to, and primarily inhabit, an area traditionally known as the Basque Country ()—a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France. Etymology The English word ''Basque'' may be pronounced or and derives from the French ''Basque'' (), itself derived from Gascon ''Basco'' (pronounced ), cognate with Spanish ''Vasco ''(pronounced ). Those, in turn, come from Latin ''Vascō'' (pronounced ; plural '' Vascōnēs''—see history section below). The Latin generally evolved into the bilabials and in Gascon and Spanish, probably under the influence of Basque and the related Aquitanian (the Latin /w/ instead evolved into in French, Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirmal Purja
Nirmal Purja (known as Nims or Nimsdai) (; born 25 July 1983) is a Nepal-born naturalised British mountaineer. Prior to taking on a career in mountaineering, he served in the British Army with the Brigade of Gurkhas followed by the Special Boat Service (SBS), the special forces unit of the Royal Navy. Purja is notable for having climbed all 14 eight-thousanders (peaks above ) in a time of six months and six days with the aid of bottled oxygen between April and October 2019. This was a record at the time of climbing, although it was broken in 2023 by Kristin Harila and Tenjen Sherpa, who summitted all 14 eight-thousanders in 92 days. Purja was the first person to reach the summits of Mount Everest, Lhotse and Makalu within 48 hours. In 2021, Purja, along with a team of nine other Nepalese climbers, completed the first winter ascent of K2. Early life Nirmal ("Nims") Purja was born in July 1983 in Dana, a small village in Nepal's Myagdi District near Dhaulagiri, at 1,60 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veikka Gustafsson
Eero Veikka Juhani Gustafsson, known as Veikka Gustafsson (born 14 January 1968) is a Finnish people, Finnish Climber (climbing), climber who has ascended all 14 eight-thousanders without using supplemental oxygen. He is also known for presenting a TV Travel documentary, travel show on Finnish television. Climbing career In 1993, Gustafsson became the first Finnish person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. In the spring of 1997, he also became the first Finn to have climbed to the summit without using bottled oxygen. Gustafsson is the Eight-thousander#Verified ascents, 17th person to have summited all 14 of the highest peaks above 8,000 metres, and the 9th to do so without using supplemental oxygen. Research published in 2022 estimated that Gustafsson is Eight-thousander#Verification issues, one of only three climbers to have stood on the "true" geographical summit of all the eight-thousanders, and he was the second to do so after American climber, Ed Viesturs. Eight-thousan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Viesturs
Edmund "Ed" Viesturs (; born June 22, 1959) is an American high-altitude mountaineer, corporate speaker, and well known author in the mountain climbing community. He was the first American to climb all 14 of the eight-thousander mountains, and the 5th person to do so without supplemental oxygen. Along with Apa Sherpa, he has summitted eight-thousanders on 21 occasions, including Mount Everest seven times. Viesturs took part in the 1996 IMAX filming of ''Everest'' shortly after the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, which became the highest grossing documentary up to that time.Survivors Look Back – April 2003 Thirteen days after the disaster, his team summited Everest accompanied by a film crew. He also had a cameo in the 2000 film '' |
Manaslu
Manaslu (; , also known as Kutang) is the List of highest mountains#List, eighth-highest mountain in the world at above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in west-central Nepal. Manaslu means "mountain of the spirit" and the word is derived from the Sanskrit word ''manasa'', meaning "intellect" or "soul". Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956, by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, members of a Japanese expedition. It is said that, given the many unsuccessful attempts by the British to climb Mount Everest, Everest before Nepali people, Nepali Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander Edmund Hillary, "just as the British consider Everest their mountain, Manaslu has always been a Japanese mountain".Mayhew, p. 326 Manaslu is the highest peak in the Gorkha District and is about east of Annapurna, the List of highest mountains on Earth, tenth highest mountain in the world at 8,091 metres (26,545 ft) above sea level. Manaslu's long ridges and valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu ( Nepali: चोयु; ; ) is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at above sea level. Cho Oyu means " Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the '' Khumbu'' sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest. The mountain stands on the China–Nepal border, between the Tibet Autonomous Region and Koshi Province. Just a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu is Nangpa La (5,716m/18,753 ft), a glaciated pass that serves as the main trading route between the Tibetans and the Khumbu's Sherpas. This pass separates the Khumbu and Rolwaling Himalayas. Due to its proximity to this pass and the generally moderate slopes of the standard northwest ridge route, Cho Oyu is considered the easiest 8,000 metre peak to climb. It is a popular objective for professionally guided parties. Height Cho Oyu's height was originally measured at and at the time of the first ascent it was considered the 7th highest mountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirbaz Khan
Sirbaz Khan (born 1986.12.03) is a Pakistani mountaineer. He is the first Pakistani to summit all 14 eighth-thousander peaks in the world. Early life Sirbaz was born in Aliabad, Hunza Valley in 1987. His father was a carpenter and his first expedition was as an assistant cook for the base camp of K2 when he was in 9th grade. Career He initially started his climbing career working as a porter for foreign climbers but in 2016 he was sponsored by the Nepalese climber Mingma Sherpa for an expedition to climb K2. Although the duo failed in their attempt but in October 2017 Sirbaz successfully summited Nanga Parbat becoming the first to climb the mountain in autumn season. In July 2018, Sirbaz climbed the tall K2 — the second-tallest mountain in the world. In May 2019, Sirbaz became the first Pakistani to successfully summit the high Mount Lhotse – the world’s 4th highest mountain - without using supplementary oxygen. In July 2019, Sirbaz climbed the summit of the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanu Sherpa
Sanu Sherpa (born 1975) is a Nepalese mountaineer from Makalu, Sankhuwasabha. On 21 July 2022, he became the first person to climb all 14 of the eight-thousanders, twice. He made his first ascent of all the 14 eight-thousanders between 2006 and 2019, becoming the 42nd person ever to do so. Before starting climbing as a porter, Sanu was previously a herdsman in Sankhuwasabha District in his early life. Eight-thousander ascents * Annapurna – 2016, 2021, 2022 * Broad Peak – 2014, 2017 * Cho Oyu – 2006, 2008 * Dhaulagiri – 2019, 2021, 2022 * Everest – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 * Gasherbrum II – 2019, 2022 * Gasherbrum I – 2013, 2019, 2022 * K2 – 2012, 2021 * Kanchenjunga – 2014, 2022 * Lhotse – 2008, 2021, 2022 * Makalu – 2019, 2022 * Manaslu – 2010, 2011, 2016 * Nanga Parbat – 2017, 2018, 2022 * Shishapangma – 2006, 2011 See also * Nirmal Purja Nirmal Purja (known as Nims or Nimsdai) (; born 25 July 1983) is a Nepal-born naturali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenjen Sherpa
Tenjen Sherpa (1987/1988 – 7 October 2023), also known as Tenjen Lama Sherpa, was a Nepalese mountaineer who climbed all 14 eight-thousander together with Kristin Harila in 92 days. He went missing after an avalanche hit on Shishapangma on 7 October 2023. He was declared dead by Chinese authorities on 8 October 2023. Climbing career On 15 May 2019, he and his brothers established the record ''Most siblings to climb Kangchenjunga''. On 27 July 2023, Tenjen Lama Sherpa became the 50th recorded mountaineer to have successfully climbed all 14 eight thousanders. Since 27 July 2023, together with Kristin Harila, he held the record as the fastest person to reach the summit of all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres, which they did in 92 days. They used helicopters to move between base camps and added supplemental oxygen. Tenjen worked as a climbing guide for the Nepalese adventure company Seven Summit Treks. Summit ascents 2016 * Dhaulagiri 2017 * Ama Dablam * Manaslu 2018 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin Harila
Kristin Harila (born 28 March 1986) is a Norwegian-Northern Saami mountaineer and former cross-country skier. During 2022–2023, she set multiple speed records for the ascent of all 14 eight-thousanders with Tenjen Sherpa. Climbing career In May 2021, Harila set a world record ''Fastest double-header of the Higher Eightthousanders by a woman'' becoming the fastest woman to climb Mount Everest and Lhotse in under twelve hours. On 22 May 2022, she beat her own record when she crossed from the top of Mount Everest to the top of Lhotse in nine hours, five minutes. Her success in previous expeditions and summit attempts inspired her to embark in 2022 upon her latest challenge, "Bremont 14 Peaks", and become the first woman in history, and the second person after Nirmal Purja, to climb all 14 eight-thousander peaks in six months. She came close to beating Purja's record time for climbing all 14 eight-thousanders in a season with only two peaks missing. However, when the Chinese aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Chang-ho (climber)
Kim Chang-ho (; 15 September 1969 – 11 October 2018), was a South Korean mountaineer, and at the time of his death in 2018, was considered to be Korea's most prolific alpine and Himalayan climber, noted for his bold and lightweight alpine-style ascents. In 2012, Kim won the Piolet d'Or "Asia Award" with An Chi-young when they made the first-ever ascent of Himjung (7,092m) in Nepal in 2012 via its southwest face. In 2017, Kim and his two climbing partners were awarded an ''Honourable Mention'' for the 2017 Piolet d'Or for their ascent of Gangapurna's south face (7,455m, 2016) in a "bold lightweight alpine style", the first Koreans to receive such a citation. In 2013, he became the first Korean to climb all 14 of the eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen; he also set a record for completing the feat in the shortest time at 7 years, 10 months and 6 days. He was killed on 11 October 2018, alongside several other fellow South Korean climbers and local mountain guides, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
