Shishapangma

Shishapangma, or Shishasbangma or Xixiabangma (Chinese: 希夏邦马; pinyin: Xī xià bāng mǎ), is the 14th-highest mountain in the world, at 8,027 metres (26,335 ft) above sea level. It is located entirely within Tibet. In 1964, it became the final eight-thousander to be climbed.

Shishapangma
Xixabangma
Shishapangma
Highest point
Elevation8,027 m (26,335 ft)
Ranked 14th
Prominence2,897 m (9,505 ft)
Ranked 111th
Isolation91 km (57 mi) 
ListingEight-thousander
Ultra
Coordinates28°21′08″N 85°46′47″E
Geography
Shishapangma
Tibet Autonomous Region
LocationNyalam County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China / Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province, Nepal Nepal-Tibet Border
Parent rangeJugal/Langtang Himal, Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent2 May 1964 by Chinese team:
Xu Jing
Zhang Junyan
Wang Fuzhou
Wu Zongyue
Chen San
Soinam Dorjê
Cheng Tianliang
Migmar Zhaxi
Dorjê
Yun Deng

(First winter ascent 14 January 2005 by Piotr Morawski and Simone Moro)
Easiest routesnow/ice climb
Shishapangma
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese高僧赞峰
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese希夏幫馬峰
Simplified Chinese希夏邦马峰
Tibetan name
Tibetanཤི་ཤ་སྦང་མ།
Nepalese name
Nepaleseशिशापाङ्मा Shishāpāngmā or गोसाईथान Gōsāīthān
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