Description

The eight-thousanders are the 14 mountains recognized by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) with summits that are 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level and are sufficiently independent of neighbouring peaks. There is no agreed definition of 'independence', and at times, the UIAA has considered whether the list should be expanded to 20 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.