Framed pictures of the world's highest mountains

Framed Pictures of the World's

Highest Mountains

Framed Pictures of the World's Highest Mountains

Lonely Planet's photographers have been all around the world, and it's never more evident than here, with their selection of the world's

highest peaks.

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The world’s fourteen highest peaks are an exclusive club of peaks in whose summits tower more than 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) above

sea level. These mountains, in addition to their highest main summit, also have 22 subsidiary summits, many of which have not been

climbed. The Eight Thousanders all lie in the lofty Himalayan and Karakoram ranges in Central Asia.

Framed Pictures of the World's Highest

Mountains



Annapurna and EverestThe first 8,000-meter peak

climbed was Annapurna, the tenth highest peak, by French mountaineers Maurice Herzog

and Louis Lachenal, who arrived at the summit on June 3, 1950.

Herzog went on to write Annapurna, a best seller but controversial account of the

ascent.



Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first to stand atop Mount Everest, the roof of the world, on

May 29, 1953.

Annapurna and Everest



The Greatest Climbing Challenge

Annapurna and Everest

Ascending all 14 of the 8,000-meter peaks is a formidable challenge, certainly one of the most complex human ventures possible. It would be less difficult and, of course, much more secure to win a Super Bowl or

Stanley Cup or even a Golf Grand Slam. As of 2007, only fifteen climbers have successful climbed and descended all the 8,000-meter peaks. Reinhold Messner, the great Italian mountaineer, was the first

person to climb all fourteen mountains. He concluded the task in 1986 at age 42, taking sixteen years. The next year Polish climber Jerzy

Kukuczka was the second, taking only 8 years. The first American to climb them all is Ed Viesturs, who accomplished his pursuit in 2005.



Visit our site, http://www.lonelyplanet.imagesandprints.com to see more images

below of the 8,000 metre peaks (about 12 in total), and perhaps capture a favourite in one of our framed wall art formats, such as

canvas art prints, art blocks or traditional framed prints.

Framed Pictures of the World's Highest

Mountains



Our website, http://www.lonelyplanet.imagesandprints.com is a high end printing and framing collaboration

between Lonely Planet Images and http://www.imagesandprints.com. we offer high

quality Lonely Planet images in the form of framed prints, canvas art prints,

framed pictures and canvas wall arts. These are all Ideal as gifts or will serve as travel memories

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Framed Pictures of the World's Highest Mountains






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