six-thousander
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From six thousand + -er.
Noun
[edit]six-thousander (plural six-thousanders)
- Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 6,000 metres (19,685 ft) but less than 7,000 metres (22,966 ft) above sea level.
- 2015 December 18, Adam Taylor, “The Norwegian plan to gift Finland a mountain”, in The Washington Post[1]:
- 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.
- 2023 November 10, Stefan Nestler, “Paul Ramsden after another first ascent of a six-thousander in Nepal: “Anything but alpine style is cheating””, in Adventure Mountain[2]:
- Paul Ramsden and Tim Miller have done it again: the two Brits managed another first ascent of a six-thousander in Nepal this fall – in alpine style (without bottled oxygen, without Sherpa support, without fixed ropes and without fixed high camps) and on a difficult route.