On this day: 18 May
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First ascents
- 1956: Lhotse (8516m) — Switzerland: Fritz Luchsinger, Ernst Reiss (LHOT56101)
- 1971: Dhaulagiri II (7751m) — Austria, USA, Nepal: Adolf Huber, Ronald Fear, Adi Weissensteiner, Jangbu Sherpa (DHA271101)
- 1982: Bhrikuti (6476m) — Japan, Nepal: Takashi Sakuma, Masanobu Tsuchiya, Tashi Jangbu Sherpa (BHRI82101)
Summits
People recorded as summiting on this day, by year and peak (claimed ascents excluded). Summit dates are as recorded by the database.
| Year | Peak | People | Expeditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Everest 8849m | 209 | 17 |
| 2025 | Kangchenjunga 8586m | 39 | 5 |
| 2025 | Lhotse 8516m | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | Everest 8849m | 21 | 2 |
| 2024 | Lhotse 8516m | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | Ama Dablam 6814m | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | Hungchhi 7029m | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Everest 8849m | 127 | 15 |
| 2023 | Lhotse 8516m | 32 | 5 |
| 2023 | Dhaulagiri I 8167m | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Kangchenjunga 8586m | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | Makalu 8485m | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Everest 8849m | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 | Everest 8849m | 113 | 23 |
| 2018 | Lhotse 8516m | 5 | 3 |
| 2014 | Kangchenjunga 8586m | 31 | 12 |
| 2014 | Dhaulagiri I 8167m | 13 | 4 |
| 2014 | Cho Oyu 8188m | 8 | 2 |
| 2014 | Makalu 8485m | 8 | 2 |
| 2014 | Arniko Chuli 6034m | 5 | 1 |
| 2014 | Putha Hiunchuli 7246m | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | Everest 8849m | 67 | 10 |
| 2013 | Ama Dablam 6814m | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | Lhotse 8516m | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | Everest 8849m | 29 | 9 |
| 2012 | Dhaulagiri I 8167m | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | Everest 8849m | 31 | 4 |
| 2011 | Makalu 8485m | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | Lhotse 8516m | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | Everest 8849m | 6 | 2 |
| 2009 | Everest 8849m | 30 | 4 |
| 2009 | Kangchenjunga 8586m | 15 | 4 |
| 2009 | Dhaulagiri I 8167m | 10 | 3 |
| 2009 | Manaslu 8163m | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | Makalu 8485m | 16 | 4 |
| 2008 | Lhotse 8516m | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | Everest 8849m | 29 | 8 |
| 2006 | Everest 8849m | 79 | 18 |
| 2004 | Everest 8849m | 41 | 9 |
| 2002 | Everest 8849m | 9 | 3 |
| 2001 | Cho Oyu 8188m | 2 | 1 |
| 2001 | Makalu 8485m | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | Everest 8849m | 10 | 3 |
| 1999 | Everest 8849m | 5 | 2 |
| 1999 | Cho Oyu 8188m | 3 | 1 |
| 1999 | Urkinmang 6143m | 2 | 1 |
| 1999 | Nuptse 7864m | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | Everest 8849m | 21 | 5 |
| 1998 | Kangchenjunga 8586m | 6 | 2 |
| 1998 | Lhotse 8516m | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | Pumori 7138m | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | Cho Oyu 8188m | 3 | 1 |
| 1996 | Everest 8849m | 4 | 1 |
| 1995 | Makalu 8485m | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 | Makalu 8485m | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 | Kangchenjunga 8586m | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | Dhaulagiri I 8167m | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | Gurja Himal 7193m | 5 | 1 |
| 1984 | Kangchenjunga South 8476m | 4 | 1 |
| 1984 | Kangchenjunga Central 8473m | 3 | 1 |
| 1983 | Dhaulagiri I 8167m | 4 | 1 |
| 1982 | Bhrikuti 6476m | 3 | 1 |
| 1980 | Dhaulagiri I 8167m | 8 | 2 |
| 1976 | Annapurna IV 7525m | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | Jannu 7711m | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | Dhaulagiri II 7751m | 4 | 1 |
| 1969 | Glacier Dome 7168m | 2 | 1 |
| 1969 | Roc Noir 7485m | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | Annapurna IV 7525m | 2 | 1 |
| 1956 | Lhotse 8516m | 2 | 1 |
| 1955 | Ripimo Shar 6647m | 2 | 1 |