But most readers will guffaw at the commentary from Messner's waifish young companion, Sabine Stehle ("to basecamp on three eight thousander expeditions").
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Eight-thousander
Synonyms for "eight-thousander"
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Translations
7 translations across 7 languages.
Basque
1 entries- zortzimilako noun (a mountain extending more than 8000 metres above sea level)
Czech
1 entries- osmitisícovka noun (a mountain extending more than 8000 metres above sea level)
German
1 entries- Achttausender noun (a mountain extending more than 8000 metres above sea level)
Polish
1 entries- ośmiotysięcznik noun (a mountain extending more than 8000 metres above sea level)
Russian
1 entries- восьмитысячник noun (a mountain extending more than 8000 metres above sea level)
Slovak
1 entries- osemtisícovka noun (a mountain extending more than 8000 metres above sea level)
Spanish
1 entries- ochomil noun (a mountain extending more than 8000 metres above sea level)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The challenge we had set ourselves was to climb this eight-thousander as a twosome, without a large expedition, without high-altitude porters or oxygen gear...
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From then on I have been waiting for a new opportunity to enjoy them more intensively than through a view from the summit of an eight-thousander.
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If you judge countries purely by their mountainous terrain, Finland is a bit of a loser. Halti, Finland's tallest, is around 1,324 meters, or about 4,340 feet, making it a "one-thousander" as it is over a thousand meters above sea level. That may sound impressive, but bear in mind that the tallest peak in the United States is a six-thousander and Mount Everest is a eight-thousander.
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