Mark Hyman, MD · 2025-05-07 · Mark Hyman (host), Cory Richards
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There are 14 mountain peaks in the world that are above 8,000 meters in elevation, with five in Pakistan and nine across Nepal, Tibet, and India.
"So just so people know, there are 14 mountains in the world that are above 8,000 m. So 26,240 ft roughly. Five of those are in Pakistan and the other nine are right on the border of Nepal and Tibet, and then there's one down in India." (said at 0:26:07)
No published record matching the specific geographical breakdown of the 14 eight-thousander mountain peaks across Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet, and India was located in the searched literature; this does not prove the claim false.
Over a period of 26 years, 16 expeditions attempted and failed to complete a winter ascent of an 8,000-meter peak in Pakistan before Gasherbrum II was summited in winter 2011.
"over I think 26 years, 16 expeditions had gone to Pakistan to try to do one of the winter ascents, and they had all failed. And so in 2010-11, I was invited by an Italian guy, Simone Moro, and a Russian guy, Denis Urubko, to try to do one of these peaks, Gasherbrum II" (said at 0:26:35)
No published record matching the specific claim that 16 expeditions over a 26-year period failed to complete a winter ascent of an 8,000-meter peak in Pakistan before the winter 2011 Gasherbrum II ascent was located; this does not prove the claim false.
corroborated by web sourcesMountaineering records and sports coverage document that 16 expeditions unsuccessfully attempted winter ascents of Pakistan's 8,000-meter peaks over a 26-year period before Simone Moro, Denis Urubko, and Cory Richards achieved the first successful winter summit on Gasherbrum II in February 2011.
climbing.comoutsideonline.com
Cory Richards became the first and remains the only American to summit an 8,000-meter mountain peak in winter.
"I became the first and I still am the only American to summit any of the 8,000-meter peaks in winter." (said at 0:28:25)
No published academic record matching Cory Richards' status as the first or only American to summit an 8,000-meter peak in winter was located; this does not prove the claim false.
corroborated by web sourcesOn February 2, 2011, Cory Richards made the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II alongside Simone Moro and Denis Urubko, making him the first American to summit an 8,000-meter peak in winter. Major mountaineering publications and news archives confirm he remains the only American to have completed a winter ascent of an eight-thousander.
wikipedia.orgclimbing.comchoosethehardway.com
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