Top 5 Highest Mountains in the World

Check out the top lists of Highest mountain in the world.

1. Everest
2. K2
3. Kangchenjunga
4. Lhotse
5. Makalu

TOP 1: Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the earth's highest mountain located in Mahalangur section of the Himalayas.

First ascenders: Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary

TOP 2: Mount K2

Mount K2 is a mountain located in the upper Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park

First ascenders: 1938 by an ACC party guided by Christian Hasler Jr.

TOP 3: Mount Kangchenjunga

Mount Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world.

First ascenders: 25 May 1955 by Joe Brown and George Band

TOP 4: Mount Lhotse

Mount Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on earth and is connected to Mount Everest via the South Col. Lhotse means “South Peak” in Tibetan.

First ascenders: Fritz Luchsinger, Ernst Reiss

TOP 5: Mount Makalu

Mount Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world. One of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid.

First ascenders: May 15, 1955 by Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy