8000m Peaks Trivia
Test your altitude with witty wisdom on death zones, Everest’s local names, and savage peaks that'll leave you breathless—literally.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Which 8,000-meter peak did Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal first summit in June 1950, marking the world’s first ascent above 8,000 meters?
Annapurna I
On Everest and other eight-thousanders, what nickname denotes the elevation above 8,000 meters where the air is too thin to sustain human life for long?
Death Zone
At 8,848.86 meters above sea level, which mountain is the world’s highest peak?
Mount Everest
Which eight-thousander straddles the Pakistan–China border and is the world’s second-highest mountain?
K2