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The 40 pages that link to Mount Everest, each with the reason it gives.

• HimalayasBroader topic: Its summit rock formed under an ocean, the clearest evidence of the collision.

• OvertourismBroader topic: Commercial climbing brings crowding, safety concerns, and waste-management challenges to a fragile site.

• Altitude sicknessBroader topic: Its extreme elevation exposes climbers to severe hypoxia and altitude-illness risks.

• Mount FujiCompared with: Everest provides a global elevation comparison with Japan’s highest mountain.

• High-altitude mountaineeringBroader topic: Its summit lies in the death zone, where prolonged exposure sharply raises risk.

• K2Compared with: Everest is higher, while K2 is widely regarded as more technically demanding.

• Alpine climbingBroader topic: High-altitude expeditions extend alpine climbing into extreme altitude and prolonged exposure.

• Eight-thousandersBroader topic: It is the highest of the fourteen and the best-known example.

• NepalBroader topic: Its climbing routes and trekking region draw visitors to Nepal’s Himalayas.

• Edmund HillaryRelated: Its summit was the goal of Hillary’s best-known climb.

• Great Trigonometrical SurveyBroader topic: The survey calculated the height of Peak XV, later named Mount Everest.

• Reinhold MessnerBroader topic: Messner’s oxygen-free ascent helped establish that Everest could be climbed without bottled oxygen.

• Seven SummitsRelated: It is the highest peak in Asia and the challenge's most demanding objective.

• 2015 Nepal earthquakeRelated: The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Everest that killed climbers and workers.

• Mount KailashCompared with: Unlike Everest, Kailash has not been climbed, and its sacred status shapes access.

• Tenzing NorgayBroader topic: Its summit was the destination of Norgay’s best-known climb.

• Aoraki / Mount CookCompared with: It provides a global altitude comparison: Aoraki / Mount Cook is far lower but remains New Zealand’s highest peak.

• George EverestRelated: The mountain received Everest’s surname despite his having no role in its discovery or measurement.

• Himalayan mountaineeringBroader topic: Everest has become the most prominent destination for Himalayan expeditions.

• LhotseRelated: Everest shares the South Col with Lhotse and dominates the adjoining massif.

• Olympus MonsCompared with: Its familiar elevation highlights how planetary mountain height depends on the chosen reference surface.

• Cho OyuRelated: Everest lies southeast of Cho Oyu along the Nepal–China border.

• George MalloryNarrower topic: Everest was the setting for Mallory’s major expeditions and final climb.

• ShishapangmaCompared with: Everest anchors the ranking in which Shishapangma stands fourteenth.

• Gasherbrum ICompared with: Everest provides the height benchmark against which Gasherbrum I’s rank is measured.

• Gasherbrum IICompared with: Everest anchors the elevation ranking in which Gasherbrum II occupies thirteenth place.

• MakaluCompared with: Everest surpasses Makalu in elevation and lies nearby in the Mahalangur Himal.

• Mount ElbertCompared with: Its extreme elevation shows how different Elbert’s high-altitude environment is from the world’s highest peaks.

• Junko TabeiRelated: Tabei became the first woman to reach its summit.

• Radhanath SikdarBroader topic: Peak XV, whose height Sikdar helped calculate, became Mount Everest.

• Vinson MassifCompared with: It is far higher than Vinson Massif and anchors global elevation comparisons.

• Andrew IrvineNarrower topic: Its north face and summit ridge were the setting of Irvine’s last climb.

• Mount HuaCompared with: Unlike Everest’s global altitude distinction, Mount Hua is chiefly notable for sacred history and steep access.

• Ojos del SaladoCompared with: Its global elevation record contrasts with Ojos del Salado’s volcanic record.

• Bear GryllsBroader topic: Grylls climbed Everest in 1998, an early expedition that shaped his public profile.

• DhaulagiriCompared with: Its exceptional height contrasts with Dhaulagiri I’s lower but still elite elevation.

• Edurne PasabanRelated: Pasaban climbed it in 2001, beginning her sequence of eight-thousander ascents.

• Namche BazaarNarrower topic: Everest expeditions and trekking routes helped transform Namche into a regional hub.

• Pico da NeblinaCompared with: It provides a global elevation benchmark far above Brazil’s highest summit.

• Ranulph FiennesBroader topic: Fiennes reached its summit in 2009, after recovering from a heart attack.