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Shishapangma, Gosainthān - 14th Highest Mountain in the World Shishapangma which means "the God of the Grasslands" is the only eight-thousander located wholly in Tibet. There are basically 14 mountains in the world that towers 8,000 meters or more and these 14 mountains are collectively called the “Eight-thousanders.” All these mountains are located either in the Himalayan Mountain Range or Karakoram Mountain Range in Asia. Shishapangma made it to the list and is the 14th highest mountain in the world. It is located entirely in Tibet, in the Langtang Himal, on the Himalaya’s Tibetan side. It was first scaled by a Chinese climbing team led by Hsu Ching in 1964. Afterward, it was opened to foreign climbers in 1980, and the first foreign team ascended this mountain in 1983. This climbing team was led by Mike Browning. As of 2003, there were only 201 successful ascents to the summit of Shishapangma. Nevertheless, there were around 19 fatalities.