The eight-thousanders are the 14 mountains that rise more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level; they are all in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges.
This is a list of mountaineers who have died on these mountains.
Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain, has been host to numerous tragedies; over 280 have died on the mountain, with deaths occurring every year since 1978. The most notable events occurred during the 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition, 1970 Everest Disaster, 1974 Everest Disaster, 1996 Everest Disaster, 2014 Mount Everest avalanche, and 2015 Mount Everest avalanches. See the complete list of people who died climbing Mount Everest.
K2 is the world's second highest mountain.
Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world.
Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world.
Makalu is the world's fifth highest mountain.
Cho Oyu is the world's sixth highest mountain. Updated and completed up to 2010.
Dhaulagiri I is the world's seventh highest mountain.
Manaslu is the world's eighth highest mountain.