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The 10 largest mountains in the world

Tourwix Travel, with great passion has reached the top with this article. So we have discovered the highest and scariest mountains in the world for you. Here are the 10 highest mountains in the world.

1- Mount Everest

Located in the Himalayas, Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world at 8,842 m above sea level. This mountain, which separates the People's Republic of China from Nepal, is the main goal of mountaineers. Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal first reached the summit on May 29, 1953. Ali Nasuh Mahruki is the first Turk to scale Mount Everest.

2- Mount K2 - Karakoram

Located on the border between Pakistan and the People's Republic of China, K2 is the second highest mountain in the world. With a height of 8611 meters, K2 is the second highest peak in the world after Mount Everest, another name for K2 is "Godwin Austin". Though second in height, it is the undisputed first in difficulty. That is why the summit of K2 is also referred to as "Sacred Peak" among mountaineers. Mount K2 is so wild that one in four people who try to climb it dies there.

3- Mount Kanchenjunga

At 8,586 meters above sea level, Kanchenjunga is the third highest peak in the world. On May 25, 1955, Joe Brown and George Bender made the first successful ascent of this peak in the Himalayas between India and Nepal. Before Joe Brown and George Bender there were unsuccessful attempts to climb Kanchenjunga for 50 years.

4- Mount Lhotse - Himalayas

Lhotse in the Himalayas is the fourth highest peak in the world after Everest, K2 and Kanchenjunga. The highest peak of Lhotse is 8516 meters high. But there are also lower peaks at 8414m and 8383m. While Lhotse is generally an easy destination to climb, it is quite difficult to access from the southern part of the mountain.

5- Mount Makalu - Himalayas

At 8,418 meters above sea level, Mount Makalu is the fifth highest peak in the world. It is located in the Himalayas, on the border between Nepal and the People's Republic of China. The teams made several attempts to climb the very difficult Mount Makalu, but were unsuccessful. Finally, on May 15, 1955, Mount Makalu was climbed for the first time by Frenchmen Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy.

6- Mount Cho Oyu - Himalayas

Cho Oyu or Cho Oyo is the sixth highest peak in the world at 8,201 meters above sea level. It is 20 kilometers west of Mount Everest. Mount Cho Oyu was first climbed on October 19, 1954 by an Austrian team consisting of Herbert Tichy, Joseph Joechler and Sherpa Pasang Dawa Lama.

7- Mount Dhaulagiri - Himalayas

Located in the Himalayas at an altitude of 8,167 meters, Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest peak in the world. Dhaulagiri Mountain, famous for its glaciers, was first climbed in 1960.

8- Manaslu Mountain - Himalayas

Located in the Himalayas at an altitude of 8164 meters, Manaslu Mountain is the eighth highest peak in the world. Mount Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956 by the Japanese Imasimio and Jazan Norbu. In 1972 there was a catastrophe. Minutes after the climbers left their camp at 6,500 meters, an avalanche hit them, killing 15 climbers.

9- Nanga Parbat Mountain - Himalayas

At 8126 meters, Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world. It is located in the Kashmir region of Pakistan. It is one of the most dangerous mountains in the world and was first climbed on July 3, 1953 by Hermann Buhl.

10- Annapurna I - Himalayas

Located in the Himalayas at an altitude of 8091 meters, Annapurna is the 10th highest peak in the world. In 2014, Annapurna 1 was the worst mountain disaster in Nepal. A blizzard and avalanche killed 43 climbers, and many survivors were frozen and amputated. The mortality rate of the six-pointed mountain is over 40 percent. This also means the highest death rate among the dangerous mountains.

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