Keep smiling

This elderly Newfoundland fisherman is on his deathbed and summons his 3 sons to his bedside. "Well boys, the time is near, and when I pass I'd like to be buried at sea." So the boys agreed. A few days after his passing, the local front page read, "Local Fishermen Were Shocked Today When Their Nets Brought in Patrick McRay in a Coffin, 3 Shovels and the Bodies of His Three Sons... Funeral arrangements haven't yet been made, however, it is believed all wished to be buried at sea."



The 8000 Meter Peaks

The Highest Peaks in the World

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1. Mount Everest

Other names: Sagarmatha (Nepal), Chomolangma (Tibet), Qomolangma Feng
Elevation: 8 848 m
Location: Tibet-Nepal, Himalaya
First Climber(s): 1953 - Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay
Best Climbing Months: April, May
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2. K2

Other names: Mount Godwin-Austen, Chogori
Elevation: 8 611 m
Location: Pakistan-China, Karakoram
First Climber(s): 1954 - Achille Compagnoni, Lino Lacedelli (Italian expedition)
Best Climbing Months: June, July, September
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3. Kangchenjunga

Other names: Kachendzonga, Kangchanfanga
Elevation: 8 586 m
Location: Nepal, Himalaya
First Climber(s): 1955 - George Band, Joe Brown (British expedition)
Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October
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4. Lhotse

Other names: Khumbu Lhotse, Lo-tzu Feng
Elevation: 8 516 m
Location: Nepal, Himalaya
First Climber(s): 1956 - Ernst Reiss, Fritz Luchsinger (Swiss team)
Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October
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5. Makalu

Other names: Makalufeng
Elevation: 8 462 m
Location: Tibet-Nepal, Himalaya
First Climber(s): 1955 - J. Franco's (French expedition)
Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October
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6. Cho Oyu

Other names: Cho Oyo
Elevation: 8 201 m
Location: Tibet-Nepal, Himalaya
First Climber(s): 1954 - Herbert Tichy, Joseph Joechler, Sherpa Pasang Dawa Lama (austrian expedition)
Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October
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7. Dhaulagiri

Other names: Dhaula Himal
Elevation: 8 167 m
Location: Nepal, Himalaya
First Climber(s): 1960 - Kurt Diemberger, P. Diener, E. Forrer, A. Schelbert, Nyima Dorji, Nawang Dorji (Swiss-austrian expedition)
Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October
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8. Manaslu

Other names: Kutang
Elevation: 8 156 m
Location: Nepal, Himalaya
First Climber(s): 1956 - T. Imanishi, Gyalzen Norbu (Japanese expedition)
Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October
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9. Nanga Parbat

Other names: Nangaparbat Peak, Diamir
Elevation: 8 125 m
Location: Pakistan, Gilgit
First Climber(s): 1953 - Herman Buhl
Best Climbing Months: April, May, August, September
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10. Annapurna

Other names: Morshiadi
Elevation: 8 091 m
Location: Nepal, Himalaya
First Climber(s): 1950 - Maurice Herzog, Louis Lachenal (French expedition)
Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October
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11. Gasherbrum I

Other names: Hidden Peak, K5
Elevation: 8 068 m
Location: Pakistan-China, Karakoram
First Climber(s): 1958 - Pete Schoening a Andy Kauffman of Clinch's (American expedition)
Best Climbing Months: July, August
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12. Broad Peak

Other names: K3
Elevation: 8 047 m
Location: Pakistan, Karakoram
First Climber(s): 1957 - Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger
Best Climbing Months: June, July, August
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13. Gasherbrum II

Other names: K4
Elevation: 8 035 m
Location: Pakistan-China, Karakoram
First Climber(s): 1956 - austrian expedition
Best Climbing Months: July, August
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14. Shisha Pangma

Other names: Gosainthan, Xixabangma, Xixabangma Feng
Elevation: 8 013 m
Location: Tiber, Himalaya
First Climber(s): 1964 - Hsu Ching and his ten-man Chinese party
Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October