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Broad Peak
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“Broad Peak is one of the eight-thousanders, and is located in the Karakoram range spanning Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China. It is the 12th highest mountain in the world at 8,051 metres (26,414 ft) elevation above sea level. The first ascent of this mountain was in June 1957,…”
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OutsideApr 22

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.

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  • Broad PeakSightIt is the 12th highest mountain in the world at 8,051 metres (26,414 ft) elevation above sea level.
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  • 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…
  • Nanga ParbatSightChilas, PakistanLying immediately southeast of the northernmost bend of the Indus River in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of…
  • ManasluSightGorkha, NepalIt is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in west-central Nepal.
  • 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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