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Eight-Thousanders of Nepal Comparedउचाइ, पहिलो आरोहण र जोखिमको तुलना

A side-by-side look at the eight classic eight-thousanders that rise wholly or partly in Nepal — sort the table by height or world rank and read off first-ascent dates, mountain ranges and the honest, dated fatality notes for each. The headline: Everest is the highest at 8,848.86 m, Annapurna I was the first ever climbed (1950) — and Annapurna I remains the most dangerous 8000m peak in Nepal. Ascent and fatality figures follow the Himalayan Database, compiled through December 2025.

Highest

Mount Everest

8,848.86 m · world #1 — the highest mountain on Earth

Most dangerous

Annapurna I

Long the deadliest eight-thousander — historical fatality rates above 30%, still ≈13–14% by early 2025

First climbed

Annapurna I

3 June 1950 — the first ascent of any 8,000 m peak

Side by side

Sortable comparison table

Tap a column header to sort by height or by world rank. Each row links to the full peak profile; the danger note states a dated summits-to-deaths figure with its source year — these ratios shift as traffic grows.

Nepal's eight-thousanders compared by height, world rank, range, first ascent and danger.
#PeakRangeFirst ascentDanger note
1Mount Everestसगरमाथा8,848.86#1Mahalangur Himal29 May 1953Edmund Hillary (NZ) & Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (Nepal)339 deaths against 13,737 summits through December 2025 — ≈1.06 deaths per 100 summits (Himalayan Database via Alan Arnette, 2026).
2Kanchenjungaकञ्चनजङ्घा8,586#3Kangchenjunga Himal25 May 1955George Band & Joe Brown (UK); Norman Hardie & Tony Streather the next dayHistorically among the deadlier 8000ers; Himalayan Database-derived estimates put the fatality rate near 9–12% of summits (compilations ≈2024).
3Lhotseल्होत्से8,516#4Mahalangur Himal18 May 1956Fritz Luchsinger & Ernst Reiss (Switzerland)≈1,089 summits and 22 deaths by ≈2022 — a fatality rate near 2-3%, modest by 8000er standards (Himalayan Database-derived compilations).
4Makaluमकालु8,485#5Mahalangur Himal (Makalu section)15 May 1955Jean Couzy & Lionel Terray (France)≈390 summits and ≈40 deaths by ≈2019 — among the harder classic 8000ers (Himalayan Database-derived compilations).
5Cho Oyuचोयु8,188#6Mahalangur Himal19 October 1954Herbert Tichy, Josef Jöchler (Austria) & Pasang Dawa Lama (Nepal)Fatality rate ≈1.4% of summits — statistically the safest eight-thousander (Himalayan Database-derived compilations).
6Dhaulagiri Iधौलागिरी8,167#7Dhaulagiri Himal13 May 1960Kurt Diemberger (Austria), Peter Diener (Germany), Ernst Forrer & Albin Schelbert (Switzerland), Nawang Dorje & Nima Dorje Sherpa (Nepal)Fatality rate ≈3% of attempts in Himalayan Database-derived compilations; its avalanche-prone slopes have caused repeated multi-death seasons.
7Manasluमनास्लु8,163#8Mansiri Himal9 May 1956Toshio Imanishi (Japan) & Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa (Nepal)Fatality-rate compilations put Manaslu near 7% of summits historically; a 2012 avalanche killed 11 climbers in one night, and crowded post-2020 seasons have brought new risks.
8Annapurna Iअन्नपूर्ण8,091#10Annapurna Himal3 June 1950Maurice Herzog & Louis Lachenal (France)Long the deadliest 8,000er: historical fatality rates exceeded 30%; with the surge in guided ascents the summits-to-deaths ratio fell to ≈13–14% by early 2025 (559 summits / 75 deaths) — still the highest of the fourteen.

Default order is by height, tallest first. World rank is the peak's position among the world's highest mountains, so two of Nepal's eight (Annapurna I at #10, Kanchenjunga at #3) are not adjacent in rank even when adjacent in this list.

Common questions

Comparing Nepal's eight-thousanders

Which is the most dangerous 8000m peak in Nepal?

Annapurna I. It has long been the deadliest eight-thousander: historical fatality rates exceeded 30% of summits, and even with the surge in guided ascents the summits-to-deaths ratio was still about 13–14% by early 2025 (559 summits against 75 deaths) — the highest of the fourteen eight-thousanders. Avalanche exposure on its standard North Face routes, rather than technical difficulty alone, drives the statistics.

What is the highest 8000m peak in Nepal?

Mount Everest at 8,848.86 m — the highest mountain on Earth, on the Nepal–China border. The figure was fixed by the joint Nepal–China geodetic survey announced in December 2020. The lowest of Nepal's eight classic eight-thousanders is Annapurna I at 8,091 m, so less than 760 m separates them.

Which eight-thousander in Nepal was climbed first?

Annapurna I, on 3 June 1950, by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal of France — the first ascent of any 8,000 m peak, achieved without supplemental oxygen and three years before Everest. The last of Nepal's classic eight-thousanders to be climbed was Dhaulagiri I, in 1960.

How safe is Cho Oyu compared with the others?

Cho Oyu is statistically the most attainable eight-thousander, with a fatality rate of roughly 1.4% of summits in Himalayan Database-derived compilations — though its standard route lies on the Tibetan side. Among the Nepal-side classics, Lhotse (about 2–3%) and Everest (about 1.06 deaths per 100 summits through December 2025) are comparatively low, while Annapurna I, Manaslu and Kanchenjunga rank highest.

How many eight-thousanders does this comparison cover?

Eight — the classic eight-thousanders that stand wholly or partly in Nepal: Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri I, Manaslu and Annapurna I. In February 2025 Nepal's Department of Tourism began counting six subsidiary summits as separate 8,000ers, but the UIAA has not adopted that, so this table covers the eight classic peaks.

Explore each peak

Full profiles with first ascents, routes, records and source-cited fatality statistics — or return to the eight-thousander hub for the interactive skyline, map and history timeline.

Mount Everest →8,848.86 m · world #1Annapurna I →8,091 m · world #10Manaslu →8,163 m · world #8Kanchenjunga →8,586 m · world #3
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Sources & data note

Heights follow UIAA-accepted surveys (Everest per the 2020 Nepal–China joint survey). Ascent and fatality statistics derive from the Himalayan Database, compiled through December 2025 via Alan Arnette's annual analysis; fatality 'rates' are summits-to-deaths ratios and shift as traffic grows — the year of each figure is stated. Nepal's February 2025 expansion of its official 8000er list to 14 (adding six subsidiary summits) is noted but UIAA recognition is still pending, so this page covers the eight classic peaks.