eight-thousander

plural eight-thousanders

1. Any of the fourteen independent mountains on Earth, all located in Asia, that extend more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.

   From then on I have been waiting for a new opportunity to enjoy them more intensively than through a view from the summit of an eight-thousander.

   1998, Reinhold Messner, The Crystal Horizon

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   But most readers will guffaw at the commentary from Messner's waifish young companion, Sabine Stehle ("to basecamp on three eight thousander expeditions").

   1968, American Alpine Club, The American Alpine Journal

   The challenge we had set ourselves was to climb this eight-thousander as a twosome, without a large expedition, without high-altitude porters or oxygen gear...

   1991, Kurt Diemberger, Audrey Salkeld, The endless knot: K2, mountain of dreams and destiny

   If you judge countries purely by their mountainous terrain, Finland is a bit of a loser. Halti, Finland's tallest, is around 1,324 meters, or about 4,340 feet, making it a "one-thousander" as it is over a thousand meters above sea level. That may sound impressive, but bear in mind that the tallest peak in the United States is a six-thousander and Mount Everest is a eight-thousander.

   2015 December 18, Adam Taylor, “The Norwegian plan to gift Finland a mountain”, in The Washington Post

   To the good fortune of adventure lovers like me, Pakistan is uniquely blessed with an extraordinary array of mountains. It is home to five of the world's fourteen eight-thousanders[.]

   2025 December 28, Rana Hassan Javaid, “Conquering Heights: A Soldier's Journey Through Pakistan's Mighty Peaks”, in Hilal English, volume 62, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 54