Eight-thousanders compared

Mount Everest vs Annapurna I

Mount Everest (8,848.86 m, world #1) and Annapurna I (8,091 m, world #10) compared side by side — height, first ascent and danger. Mount Everest is 758 m taller.

	Mount Everest	Annapurna I
Height	8,848.86 m	8,091 m
World rank	#1	#10
Range	Mahalangur Himal	Annapurna Himal
Location	Solukhumbu, Koshi	Kaski / Myagdi, Gandaki
Border	Nepal–China (Tibet) border	Entirely in Nepal
First ascent	29 May 1953	3 June 1950
First climbers	Edmund Hillary (NZ) & Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (Nepal)	Maurice Herzog & Louis Lachenal (France)
Standard route	Southeast Ridge via South Col (Nepal); Northeast Ridge (Tibet)	North Face (1950 French route); the immense South Face is one of alpinism's great test-pieces
Danger	339 deaths against 13,737 summits through December 2025 — ≈1.06 deaths per 100 summits (Himalayan Database via Alan Arnette, 2026).	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.

Mount Everest

The highest mountain on Earth at 8,848.86 m (2020 Nepal–China joint survey). Known as Sagarmatha in Nepali and Chomolung…

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Annapurna I

The first eight-thousander ever climbed — and statistically the most dangerous. Annapurna I crowns a 55 km massif holdin…

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Questions

Mount Everest vs Annapurna I, answered

Is Mount Everest taller than Annapurna I?+

Mount Everest stands 8,848.86 m and Annapurna I 8,091 m, so Mount Everest is 758 m taller. Mount Everest is the world's 1st-highest mountain and Annapurna I the 10th.

Which was climbed first, Mount Everest or Annapurna I?+

Mount Everest was first summited on 29 May 1953; Annapurna I on 3 June 1950.

Which is more dangerous, Mount Everest or Annapurna I?+

Mount Everest: 339 deaths against 13,737 summits through December 2025 — ≈1.06 deaths per 100 summits (Himalayan Database via Alan Arnette, 2026). Annapurna I: 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.

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Sources & data note

Heights follow the 2020 Nepal–China Everest survey and UIAA figures. Ascent and fatality statistics derive from the Himalayan Database (via Alan Arnette, 2026) and reported press figures; see each peak's profile for full sourcing.