Shishapangma is the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the eight-thousanders. Shishapangma was the last 8,000 metre peak to be climbed. Alternate names of Shishapangma include Gosainthan, Xixabangma and Xixabangma Feng. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 and 104 m). ... Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... The borders of Historical Tibet (blue), as claimed by the Government of Tibet in Exile. ... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...

Shishapangma was first climbed on May 2, 1964 by Hsu Ching and his ten man Chinese expedition. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On 11 December 2004, Jean-Christophe Lafaille, a French climber, climbed the first solo ascension of a eight-thousander from a new route in the South face. December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jean-Christophe Lafaille is a French climber who made numerous difficult ascensions, and a few first ascent. ... Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...

On 14 January 2005, Piotr Morawski, a Polish climber and Simone Moro a Italy climber - climbed the first ascension of a eight-thousander in winter. January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ... In many parts of the world, winter is associated with snow. ...

External link

• Shishapangma on Peakware (http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/peaks/shishapangma.htm)