TOP FIVE MOUNTAINS

Everest, 8848 meters, located in Nepal/Tibet

First climbed in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 

K2, 8611 meters, located in Pakistan/China

First climbed in 1954 by Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli

Kangchenjunga, 8586 meters, located in Nepal/India

First climbed in 1955 by George Band, Joe Brown, Tony Streather, and Norman Hardie

Lhotse, 8516 meters, located in Nepal/Tibet

First climbed in 1956 by Fritz Luchsinger and Ernest Reiss

Makalu, 8463 meters, located in Nepal/Tibet

First climbed in 1955 by Jean Couzy, Lionel Terray, Jean Franco, Guido Magnone, Jean Bouvier, Serge Coupe, Pierre Leroux, Andre Vialatte, and Gyalzen Norbu

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