8000m Peaks Archives - Madison Mountaineering https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition-category/8000m/ Come climb with us! Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:14:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://madisonmountaineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-Bug-512x512-32x32.png 8000m Peaks Archives - Madison Mountaineering https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition-category/8000m/ 32 32 180905011 Shishapangma– China, Asia 8,027m / 26,335ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/shishapangma-china-asia-8027m-26335ft/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shishapangma-china-asia-8027m-26335ft https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/shishapangma-china-asia-8027m-26335ft/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:02:01 +0000 https://madisonmountaineering.com/?post_type=product&p=29214 Shishapangma is the 14th highest mountain in the world at 26,335 ft. / 8,027m and resides entirely in Tibet, standing uniquely alone from the main range of the Himalaya. The Northwest Ridge, our climbing route, offers a direct route to Shishapangma’s Central Summit. While ‘Shisha’ is the shortest of the fourteen 8000m peaks, it’s by no means […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/shishapangma-china-asia-8027m-26335ft/feed/ 0 29214 Mount Everest– Asia 8,848.86m / 29,032ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/everest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=everest Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:50 +0000 https://madisondevelop.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=16401 Mount Everest, known by the Nepalese / Sherpas as Sagarmatha and by the Tibetans as Chomolungma, is the world’s highest peak at 8848m (29,029 ft) and is the border between Nepal and Tibet. Since the 1920s, many of the world’s top climbers have attempted to scale Mount Everest, and May 29, 1953, marked the first […]

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]]> 16401 Lhotse– Nepal, Asia 8,516m / 27,940ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/lhotse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lhotse https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/lhotse/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:49 +0000 https://madisondevelop.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=17667 As Expedition Leader and Guide for 18 years running, Garrett Madison has overseen all aspects for his teams related to planning, organization, and climbing on Everest/Lhotse. As one of the best known “Expedition Leaders” on Everest/Lhotse, Garrett has personally accompanied 90+ climbers (clients) to the summit over the last 11 years (as well as many […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/lhotse/feed/ 0 17667 Broad Peak– Pakistan, Asia 8,051m / 26,414ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/broad-peak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=broad-peak https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/broad-peak/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:24 +0000 https://madisondevelop.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=21914 Madison Mountaineering’s Broad Peak expedition is a great opportunity to climb one of the world’s 8000m peaks with a great team. Broad Peak is considered one of the ‘safer’ 8000m peaks, with the route being more straightforward with less overall objective hazard when compared to a peak such as K2. As the 12th highest mountain […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/broad-peak/feed/ 0 21914 Makalu– Nepal, Asia 8,463m / 27,766 ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/makalu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=makalu https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/makalu/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:13 +0000 https://madisondevelop.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=17674 We are very excited to offer Makalu, the world’s 5th highest mountain. At just under 28,000 ft., Makalu is located only twelve miles from Mt. Everest in Nepal. The climb is technical, involving steep snow, ice, and rock at high altitude. We begin in Kathmandu, then fly to Lukla to acclimate for a day. Another […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/makalu/feed/ 0 17674 K2– Pakistan, Asia 8,611m / 28,251ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/k2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=k2 https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/k2/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:10 +0000 https://madisondevelop.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=16922 The first successfully guided commercial mountaineering expedition to K2 was led by Madison Mountaineering in 2014. On July 27th, 2014 Garrett Madison reached the summit of K2 along with climbers Alan Arnette and Matthew Dupuy and we’ve been going back ever since. We plan to return to K2 in 2024 and hope to repeat our […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/k2/feed/ 0 16922 Cho Oyu– China, Asia 8,188m / 26,864ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/cho-oyu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cho-oyu https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/cho-oyu/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:09 +0000 https://madisondevelop.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=17436 The sixth highest peak on Earth, Cho Oyu is a great introduction to climbing above 8000 meters, and excellent preparation for Everest. Often considered the easiest and most accessible of the 8000m peaks, Cho Oyu is a great way to experience high altitude climbing in the Himalayas surrounded by the mystique and intrigue of Tibet. […]

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]]> https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/cho-oyu/feed/ 0 17436 Manaslu– Nepal, Asia 8,163m / 26,781ft. https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/manaslu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=manaslu https://madisonmountaineering.com/expedition/manaslu/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:05 +0000 https://madisondevelop.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=22024 Manaslu (also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world and is located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. Its name, which means “Mountain of the Spirit,” comes from the Sanskrit word Manasa, meaning “intellect” or “soul.” Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956, by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, members of […]

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