eight-thousander
English
Etymology
eight thousand + -er
Noun
eight-thousander (plural eight-thousanders)
- Any of the fourteen independent mountains on Earth, all located in Asia, that extend more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.
- 1968, American Alpine Club, The American Alpine Journal
- But most readers will guffaw at the commentary from Messner's waifish young companion, Sabine Stehle ("to basecamp on three eight thousander expeditions").
- 1991, Kurt Diemberger, Audrey Salkeld, The endless knot: K2, mountain of dreams and destiny
- The challenge we had set ourselves was to climb this eight-thousander as a twosome, without a large expedition, without high-altitude porters or oxygen gear...
- 1998, Reinhold Messner, The Crystal Horizon
- From then on I have been waiting for a new opportunity to enjoy them more intensively than through a view from the summit of an eight-thousander.
- 1968, American Alpine Club, The American Alpine Journal
Translations
a mountain extending more than 8000 metres above sea level
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