By Divya
The roof of the world. Sitting on the Nepal-Tibet border, Everest's summit pierces through jet stream winds where oxygen is only one-third of sea level.
The Savage Mountain. Located on the Pakistan-China border, K2 is deadlier than Everest with one death for every four successful summit attempts.
The Five Treasures of Snow. Straddling Nepal and India, this sacred peak was the highest known mountain until 1852 when surveyors discovered Everest.
Everest's neighbor connected by the South Col. Its south face is one of Earth's steepest climbs, a 3,000-meter wall of ice rising almost vertically.
The pyramid-shaped giant. Just 19 kilometers from Everest, Makalu's isolated pyramid structure and razor-sharp ridges make it extremely challenging.
All five peaks are in the Himalayas. The world's 14 highest mountains above 8,000 meters are all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges.