World’s Largest Mountains
Have you ever wondered what are the largest mountains in the world are? You may already be familiar with some of these large mountains or maybe some of them you have never even heard before. Here are 5 of the largest mountains in the world!
#1 – MOUNT EVEREST
Mount Everest is the largest mountain in the world. We are sure that you have heard of it because it is so famous. It sits up at 8,848m in the Himalayas of Nepal. The first person to ever climb it was Sir Edmund and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Its popularity has grown as the world’s most favorite multi-day treks.
#2 – K2
K2 is the second largest mountain in the world at 8,611m tall. It is found in Pakistan, China. The mountain didn’t have a name, therefore it’s named after it’s notation that was used by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of British India. It is also nicknamed the ‘Savage Mountain’ because it is considered to be one of the hardest mountains to climb in the world. It is even harder to climb than Mount Everest!
#3 – KANGCHENJUNGA
Kangchenjunga was once thought to be the largest mountain in the world until 1852. Until the calculations were corrected it was discovered to be only the third largest in the world at 8,586m tall. Three peaks of Kangchenjunga are between Nepal and Sikkim in India. The other two peaks are found in the Taplejung District of Nepal.
#4 – LHOTSE
Lhotse is a famous mountain at 8516m high. It’s familiar to people due to its proximity to Mount Everest. Although Lhotse is more visually attractive than Mt. Everest, it doesn’t get as much of attention. It was first climbed in 1956. In 2011, a Russian first climbed the Lhotse Middle which was the highest unclimbed point on Earth for many years.
#5 – MAKALU
At 8485m, Makalu is the third part of the mountains in the Everest Massif in Nepal.
It was first summited by a French expedition led by Jean Franco in 1955. Their ascent was most notable for the fact that a full ten members of the expedition team summited the mountain on the trip. In those days, it was normally only one or two climbers from each team who reached the top of the mountain on an expedition, so this was a huge deal at the time, and generally, it’s just quite nice, isn’t it? The first two summited on 15 May 1955, then four more went up the next day, then four more went up the day after that. Just very wholesome mountain climbing, really.
