Top Mountain Climbing Locations in the World:

Mount Everest:

  • Location: Nepal (Himalayas)
  • Elevation: 29,029 feet (highest in the world)
  • First Ascent: May 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
  • Easiest Route: South Col

Mount Kilimanjaro:

  • Location: Tanzania
  • Elevation: 19,341 feet (highest mountain in Africa and highest free-standing mountain in the world)
  • First Ascent: 1889 by Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller
  • Easiest Route: Hike

Matterhorn:

  • Location: Swiss Alps
  • Elevation: 14,692 feet
  • First Ascent: July 1865 by Edward Whymper, Charles Hudson, Francis Douglas, Douglas Robert Hadow, Michel Croz, and Peter Taugwalder
  • Easiest Route: Hörnli Ridge
Us climbing up some mountains in Grand Teton National Park.

K2:

  • Location: Himalayas
  • Elevation: 28,251 feet (second highest mountain in the world)
  • First Ascent: July 1954 by Lino Lacadelli and Achille Compagnoni
  • Easiest Route: Abruzzi Spur

Khüiten Peak:

  • Location: China-Mongolia border
  • Elevation: 14,350 feet with permanent snow cap
  • First Ascent: 1963 by Mongolian mountaineers (sponsored by government)

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