| MOUNTAIN PEAKS | RANGE | COUNTRIES | HEIGHT (m) | SPECIAL |
| 1. Everest | Himalayas | Nepal / Tibet | 8848 | Tenzing Norgay and Edmond Hillary were 1st to reach the summit. In 1865 the peak was named officially after Sir George Everest. |
| 2. K2/ Godwin Austin | Karakoram | Pakistan / China | 8611 | Also known as “The King of Mountains” or “The Mountaineers’ Mountain”. Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni led by Ardito Desio were the 1st to reach it’s summit. |
| 3.Kanchenjunga | Himalayas | India / Nepal | 8586 | Joe Brown and George Band were the 1st to reach it’s summit. |
| 4. Lhotse | Himalayas | Nepal / Tibet | 8516 | The name in Tibetean language means “South Peak”. This summit remained the highest unclimbed point on Earth for long time until in 2001 it was climbed by a group of Russian Expeditioners. |
| 5. Makalu | Himalayas | Nepal / Tibet | 8463 | It is an isolated peak whose shape is like a 4-sided pyramid. |
| 6. Cho Oyu | Himalayas | Nepal / Tibet | 8201 | It is considered to be the easiest 8000 meters peak to climb. |
| 7. Dhaulagiri | Himalayas | Nepal | 8167 | It was 1st climbed in 1960. The Kali Gandaki River flow through the KaliGandaki Gorge is said to be world’s deepest George. |
| 8. Manaslu | Himalayas | Nepal | 8163 | Comes from the Sanskrit word “Manasa” which means intellect. on 28th Dec, 1998 The Manaslu Conservation Area Project was established with a primary goal of conservation. |
| 9. Nanga Parbat | Himalayas | Pakistan | 8125 | It is known for it’s difficult nad challenging climb. |
| 10. Annapurna | Himalayas | Nepal | 8091 | At the western end it has Annapurna Sanctuary which is the highest Glacial basin. |
| 11. Gasherbrum -I | Karakoram | Pakistan / China | 8058 | It is surveyed as K5 and is also called as “Hidden Peak”. It is claimed to mean “Shining Wall” |
| 12. Broad Peak | Karakoram | Pakistan / China | 8047 | It’s summit is over 1.5km long so it has been named as “Broad Peak”. |
| 13. Gasherbrum – II | Karakoram | Pakistan / China | 8035 | It is the 3rd Highest of Gasherbrum Group. 1st being Gasherburm -1 then Broad Peak. |
| 14. Shishma Panga | Himalayas | Tibet | 8013 | Also known as Gosainthan. It was the last 8000m peaks to be climbed due to it’s location being in Tibet and foreigners were restricted by the authorities. The name means Grassy Plain or Meadow. |
| 15. Gyachung Kang | Himalayas | Nepal / China | 7952 | It is the 1st peak to start from 7000m. |
| 16. Annapurna – II | Himalayas | Nepal | 7937 | It is a fully independent peak despite the close association with Annapurna – I. |