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Mount Everest vs Lhotse

Mount Everest (8,848.86 m, world #1) and Lhotse (8,516 m, world #4) compared side by side — height, first ascent and danger. Mount Everest is 333 m taller.

	Mount Everest	Lhotse
Height	8,848.86 m	8,516 m
World rank	#1	#4
Range	Mahalangur Himal	Mahalangur Himal
Location	Solukhumbu, Koshi	Solukhumbu, Koshi
Border	Nepal–China (Tibet) border	Nepal–China (Tibet) border
First ascent	29 May 1953	18 May 1956
First climbers	Edmund Hillary (NZ) & Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (Nepal)	Fritz Luchsinger & Ernst Reiss (Switzerland)
Standard route	Southeast Ridge via South Col (Nepal); Northeast Ridge (Tibet)	Lhotse Face & Reiss Couloir — shares the Everest route to Camp 3
Danger	339 deaths against 13,737 summits through December 2025 — ≈1.06 deaths per 100 summits (Himalayan Database via Alan Arnette, 2026).	≈1,089 summits and 22 deaths by ≈2022 — a fatality rate near 2-3%, modest by 8000er standards (Himalayan Database-derived compilations).

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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Lhotse

The world's fourth-highest peak, joined to Everest by the South Col. Its standard route follows Everest's to Camp 3, mak…

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Questions

Mount Everest vs Lhotse, answered

Is Mount Everest taller than Lhotse?+

Mount Everest stands 8,848.86 m and Lhotse 8,516 m, so Mount Everest is 333 m taller. Mount Everest is the world's 1st-highest mountain and Lhotse the 4th.

Which was climbed first, Mount Everest or Lhotse?+

Mount Everest was first summited on 29 May 1953; Lhotse on 18 May 1956.

Which is more dangerous, Mount Everest or Lhotse?+

Mount Everest: 339 deaths against 13,737 summits through December 2025 — ≈1.06 deaths per 100 summits (Himalayan Database via Alan Arnette, 2026). Lhotse: ≈1,089 summits and 22 deaths by ≈2022 — a fatality rate near 2-3%, modest by 8000er standards (Himalayan Database-derived compilations).

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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.