Definitions
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- noun Any of the fourteen independent
mountains onEarth , all located inAsia , that extend more than 8,000metres (26,247 ft) abovesea level .
Etymologies
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Examples
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For our comrades it was a tragic moment: Annapurna was conquered, and the first eight-thousander had been climbed.
The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told Underwood, Lamar 2001
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A Polish team was first up an "eight-thousander" in winter, topping out on Everest in February 1980.
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A Polish team was first up an "eight-thousander" in winter, topping out on Everest in February 1980.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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A Polish team was first up an "eight-thousander" in winter, topping out on Everest in February 1980.
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They haven't revealed many details of their plan just yet, but they do note that there are fewer routes to the top of Lhotse, which stands at 8516 meters (27,940 feet) than any other eight-thousander.
The Adventure Blog Adventure Junkie 2010
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They haven't revealed many details of their plan just yet, but they do note that there are fewer routes to the top of Lhotse, which stands at 8516 meters (27,940 feet) than any other eight-thousander.
The Adventure Blog Adventure Junkie 2010
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Pasaban is on her way to Tibet, where she will attempt to climb her last "eight-thousander",
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Also a lake below Ama Dablam emerged and to the east I spotted Amphu Gyabjen (5,650m), Island peak (6,189m), dangerously looking snowy face of Amphu Lapcha (6,246m), but most importantly Makalu, an eight-thousander.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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"eight-thousander", Shisha Pangma, the smallest of the 14 peaks at 8,027 metres.
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"eight-thousander," Shisha Pangma, the smallest of the 14 peaks at 8,027 meters. products from reliable chinese wholesalers on DHgate. com!
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