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Soňa Vomáčková became the first woman to reach the main summit of Lhotse without supplemental oxygen on 12 May 1999.

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Lhotse

Nepal/China

Elevation
8,516 m
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Nepal/China
4th tallest mountain in the world

Lhotse is the fourth-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. At an elevation of 8,516 metres (27,940 ft) above sea level, the main summit is on the border between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and the Khumbu region of Nepal.

From the “Climbing” section

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Photo: Uwe Gille · CC BY-SA 3.0