The highest mountains in the world attract climbers. They risk their lives for the sake of their cherished dream to climb the "eight-thousander".
All the world's top 10 mountains are in Asia
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Cho Oyu, or Chowowuyag, is the sixth highest mountain in the world. Its indicator is 8,188 m. The mountain is located on the border of China and Nepal in the Himalayas. Cho Oyu is an easy to conquer "eight-thousander". This is the second most popular mountain in the top ten highest: more than three thousand people have climbed its summit. On this mountain, the lowest mortality is less than 1.5%.
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From 1808 to 1832, the summit was considered the highest in the world, however, there were no attempts to conquer the summit until the 1950s. Manaslu Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain on earth. Its absolute height is 8,156 m. The mountain is part of the Mansiri-Himal Himalayas and is located on the territory of Nepal.
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Long ridges of the mountain and valley glaciers open approaches to the summit from all sides and end with a peak that rises steeply above the surrounding landscape.
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The insidiousness of the mountain is its location near the plain on the edge of the mountain range. This causes a large amount of precipitation, fogs and snowstorms, and increases the risk of avalanches. For most of the year, the mountain remains impregnable, and even in small favorable weather windows, climbers have to rely on luck. Mortality when climbing it exceeds 22%.
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The surrounding territories and the mountain range itself are included in the Annapurna National Park, which is protected by the laws of Nepal. Tourists who do not have the proper experience in mountaineering are offered different routes. These are trekking that are associated with climbing, but do not involve conquering the summit and do not require special equipment. The most famous among them is the track around Annapurna. Tourists can reach a height of 5,416 meters and experience the peculiarities of the high mountain climate. The length of the route is 140–220 km. It takes 10-20 days to cover this distance.
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Makalu is the fifth highest "eight-thousander" on Earth. The height of the mountain reaches 8,485 m. It is located on the border of Nepal and China in the eastern part of the Mahalangur-Himal ridge in the Himalayas at a distance of 22 km in a straight line from
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Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain on Earth, the highest mountain in India. The height of the peak is at 8,586 m above sea level. Located on the border of India and Nepal. The peak rises above the Kanchenjunga mountain range in the Himalayas. Until 1852, Kanchenjunga was considered the highest mountain in the world. However, new expeditions to the Himalayas have established that Chomolungma is higher. Later, Chogori "overran" the mountain
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Chogori, or K2, is the second highest peak in the world. The mountain is the northernmost "eight-thousander". Its height is 8,614 m. It is located on the border of China and Pakistan in the Karakorum mountain system. Chogori is the most difficult and dangerous mountain in the world for climbers. Due to the fact that the mountain is the northernmost among the "eight-thousanders", climbing it is complicated by severe weather and altitude sickness. The mortality rate among climbers trying to conquer the mountain is 23%. Climbing in winter borders on deadly risk and reckless courage.
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Due to the status of the highest mountain, Everest is the most popular "eight-thousander" among climbers. You need to climb 8.5 km, it takes about two months to climb to the top. Most of the time is spent acclimatizing, climbing to the camps set on the slopes and descending to rest. Climbing to the top of Everest is a difficult test for any person, regardless of their level of preparation. During the ascent, the climber loses about 15 kg of weight.
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Everest, Chomolungma or Sagarmatha, is the highest mountain in the world. Its indicator is 8,848 m. The summit is located on the Mahalangur-Himal Himalaya ridge on the border of Nepal and China. Everest was formed as a three-sided pyramid of irregular shape: the southern slope of the mountain is steeper. It is “bald”, because fresh snow and firn (long-term compacted snow) do not linger on it. Everest is a very cold place. The average temperature in July is -19°С, in January it reaches -36°С. The summit is located at the lower boundary of the high-altitude jet stream. Therefore, sudden storms are possible here with strong gusts of wind up to 160 km / h and a temperature drop to -60 ° C.