Eight-thousanders compared

Kanchenjunga vs Annapurna I

Kanchenjunga (8,586 m, world #3) and Annapurna I (8,091 m, world #10) compared side by side — height, first ascent and danger. Kanchenjunga is 495 m taller.

	Kanchenjunga	Annapurna I
Height	8,586 m	8,091 m
World rank	#3	#10
Range	Kangchenjunga Himal	Annapurna Himal
Location	Taplejung, Koshi	Kaski / Myagdi, Gandaki
Border	Nepal–India (Sikkim) border	Entirely in Nepal
First ascent	25 May 1955	3 June 1950
First climbers	George Band & Joe Brown (UK); Norman Hardie & Tony Streather the next day	Maurice Herzog & Louis Lachenal (France)
Standard route	Southwest Face (Yalung side, Nepal)	North Face (1950 French route); the immense South Face is one of alpinism's great test-pieces
Danger	Historically among the deadlier 8000ers; Himalayan Database-derived estimates put the fatality rate near 9–12% of summits (compilations ≈2024).	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.

Kanchenjunga

The world's third-highest mountain and the easternmost eight-thousander, shared between Nepal's Taplejung district and S…

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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

Kanchenjunga vs Annapurna I, answered

Is Kanchenjunga taller than Annapurna I?+

Kanchenjunga stands 8,586 m and Annapurna I 8,091 m, so Kanchenjunga is 495 m taller. Kanchenjunga is the world's 3th-highest mountain and Annapurna I the 10th.

Which was climbed first, Kanchenjunga or Annapurna I?+

Kanchenjunga was first summited on 25 May 1955; Annapurna I on 3 June 1950.

Which is more dangerous, Kanchenjunga or Annapurna I?+

Kanchenjunga: Historically among the deadlier 8000ers; Himalayan Database-derived estimates put the fatality rate near 9–12% of summits (compilations ≈2024). 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.