Do you know who shared a selection of beautiful photographs of some of the most iconic mountains in the world? The folks at National Geographic - so we don't even have to say that the images are breathtaking and filling anyone with the urge to throw a backpack and go out and explore this beautiful world.

The portraits are part of a list published by Laura Taylor, and gathers formations famous for challenging adventurers, for generating scientific interest, for religious significance, for pilgrimages and tourist gimmicks. Check out - and babe with the pictures - below:

1 - Mount Cook, New Zealand

(Michael Melford / National Geographic Creative)

2 - Grand Teton, Wyoming

(Raul Touzon / National Geographic Creative)

3 - Annapurna, Nepal

(Marcin Dobas / National Geographic Creative)

4 - Cotopaxi Volcano in Ecuador

(Jeff Mauritzen / National Geographic Creative)

5 - Ben Nevis, Scotland

(David Speight / National Geographic Creative)

6 - Monte Fitz Roy, Argentina

(Beth Wald / National Geographic Creative)

7 - Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

(David Pluth / National Geographic Creative)

8 - Kirkjufell, in Iceland

(Raul Touzon / National Geographic Creative)

9 - Mount Vesuvius, Italy

(Robert Clark / National Geographic Creative)

10 - The Pitons in the Caribbean

(Heeb / Redux)

11 - Uluru, in Australia

(Babak Tafrreshi / National Geographic Creative)

12 - Popocatepetl, Mexico

(Raul Touzon / National Geographic Creative)

13 - Alpamayo, Peru

(Peter Gebhard / Redux)

14 - Denali, Alaska

(Bob Smith / National Geographic Creative)

15 - El Capitan, California

(Alex Treadway / National Geographic Creative)

16 - Matterhorn, Switzerland

(Marcin Dobas / National Geographic Creative)

17 - Mount Blanc, between France and Italy

(Jarry and Tripleton / Redux)

18 - Mount Hua, China

(Silke Reenits / Redux)

19 - Mount Rainer, Washington

(Mark Stone / National Geographic Creative)

20 - Table Mountain, South Africa

(Riccardo Venturi / Redux)

21 - Mount Sinai, Egypt

(Karen Kasmauski / National Geographic Creative)

22 - K-2, between Pakistan and China

(Tommy Heinrich / National Geographic Creative)

23 - Mount Fuji, in Japan

(Christoph Popschi / Redux)

24 - Mount Olympus in Greece

(Hercules Milas / Alamy)

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