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OutsideApr 22, 2026

I Climbed One of the World’s Deadliest Mountains Without Oxygen. It Almost Broke Me.

Ever wondered what it feels like to ascend an 8,000-meter peak without supplemental oxygen? Mountaineer Stefi Trouget takes us inside her recent attempt on Annapurna.

7 sights in this story

Nanga ParbatSightLying immediately southeast of the northernmost bend of the Indus River in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of…
Elsewhere
Mount EverestSightSagarmatha National Park, NepalIt lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit.
K2SightSkardu, PakistanIt lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and partially…
ManasluSightGorkha, NepalIt is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in west-central Nepal.
Broad PeakSightGaskell, PakistanIt is the 12th highest mountain in the world at 8,051 metres (26,414 ft) elevation above sea level.
DhaulagiriSightMyagdi, NepalDhaulagiri I is also the highest point of the Gandaki river basin.
MakaluSightSagarmatha National Park, NepalIt is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest, on the China–Nepal border.

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