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Mountains have always been interesting places to visit, especially for hikers who intend to spend their whole lives climbing the world’s tallest mountains by 2024.
Mountains are sudden rises in the earth’s crust from the level below. For those who don’t know, mountains cover 26.5% of the world’s land area and are home to more than half of the world’s people.
Studies and research have shown that there are about 108 mountains in the world that are higher than 7,200m.
A number of the world’s highest mountains are in Nepal, India, China, and Pakistan. They are in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges.
That’s why a lot of hikers put their lives in danger by going up the tallest mountains.
We will look at the top 10 tallest mountains in the world in 2024 and go into more depth about each one.
Top 10 Highest Mountains In The World 2024
1. Mount Everest – 8,848.86m
The first thing on the list is Mount Everest, which everyone has heard of since they were kids.
People have been inspired and even put their lives in danger by the stories of hikers who have climbed this magnificent mountain.
It is also the Seven Summits of the World’s most famous hill. It’s mostly in the Mahalangur Himal subrange of the Himalayas, on the line between Nepal and China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
Being the tallest mountain peak brings in a lot of tourists and hikers from all over the world. It is known that every year more than 5,000 people try to reach the top of the mountain.
Like how a 19-year-old mountain climber from Shehroze became the fastest person in Pakistan to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Some people did make it to the top of the mountain, but many also died on the way down.
2. Mount K2 – 8,611m
You can also call Mount K2 Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori. The second highest mountain in the world is K2, which is right behind Mount Everest.
Most of K2 Mountain is in the Karakoram Mountain Range, which is spread out in parts of western China’s Xinjiang Autonomous County and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. Another part of the range is in the Baltistan area of Gilgit-Baltistan.
It may look interesting, but K2 is the world’s most dangerous mountain to climb. It’s also called “Savage Mountain” because of this.
According to the study, for every four people who make it to the top, one dies on the mountain.
Ali Sadpara went missing during the K2 trip last year, which made everyone very sad.
3. Mount Kangchenjunga – 8,598m
Mount Kangchenjunga is the tallest mountain in the world. It is in India. People from Sikkim and the West Bengal district of Darjeeling have regarded this mountain as “Sacred” for a very long time.
It’s not been possible for everyone to climb Mount Kangchenjunga. On May 25, 1955, English mountaineers Joe Brown and George Band were the first people to safely do so.
4. Mount Lhotse – 8,516m
A famous and very high mountain in the world called Mount Lhotse comes in at number four on the list of the top ten.
There is a mountain range called Mahalangur Himal in the area. It is on the border between Nepal’s Khumbu region and China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
Mount Lhotse is linked to Mount Everest in some way by the South Col, which is very sharp. Ernst Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger, two Swiss mountaineers, were the first people to safely climb to the top of Lhotse in 1956.
5. Mount Makalu – 8,485m
Besides K2 and Everest, not many mountains are known for their features. One of them is Mount Makalu, which is known for its pyramid-shaped top.
The Himalayan Mountain Range, in the Mahalangur Himal part, is in the area between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy, two French climbers, were the first people to safely reach the top of Mount Makalu.
6. Mount Cho Oyu – 8,188m
Many people say that Mount Cho Oyu, which is 8,188m high, is the easiest eight-thousander peak to climb.
There is a line between Nepal and China near Mount Cho Oyu, which is about 20 km west of Mount Everest.
It’s strange that some of the world’s 10 tallest mountains are also some of the easiest to climb.
7. Mount Dhaulagiri I – 8,167m
A mountain in Nepal called Mount Dhaulagiri I is the seventh-highest peak in the world. There is a famous river gorge called Kali Gandaki that cuts through the Dhaulagiri Mountain in the west.
Alpine hikers Kurt Diemberger, Albin Schelbert, Peter Diener, Ernst Forrer, and two Sherpas, Nawang Dorje, and Nyima Dorje, were the first people to reach the top of Mount Dhaulagiri I on May 13, 1960.
8. Mount Manaslu – 8,163m
Eighth on the list of the world’s tallest mountains is Mount Manaslu. Everything about the name of this mountain comes from the Sanskrit word “Manasa,” which means “soul” or “intellect” and means “mountain of the spirit.”
About 53 people have died while trying to climb Mount Manaslu since 2008. It has been done 297 times since 2008.
Japan’s Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu led a journey that was the first to reach the top of Mount Manaslu.
After that, Mohammad Ali Sadpara was the first person from Pakistan to reach the top of Manaslu Peak in 2019.
9. Mount Nanga Parbat – 8,126m
The world knows about Mount Nanga Parbat, just like they know about K2 and Everest. This unique rock is in the Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan in Kashmir, which is controlled by Pakistan.
In the area, people call it Diamer, and Austrian mountain hiker Hermann Buhl was the first person to reach the top of Mount Nanga Parbat.
10. Mount Annapurna I – 8,091m
Mount Annapurna I is the last peak and the tenth tallest in the world. There are many high peaks in the Annapurna range, but Annapurna I Main is the tallest. It is very hard and dangerous to climb Mount Annapurna I.
It has the highest number of deaths at summits of any eight-thousander in the world. But Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, two French mountain climbers, were the first people to reach the top of Mount Annapurna I.
Every peak looks amazing and beautiful from far away, but it’s hard to get close to them. The fact that some of them are on the list of the world’s most dangerous mountains makes them even more dangerous.
