July 27, 2023

New world record of climbing all 14 8000ers in 92 days

July 27, 2023

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Kathmandu: Nepali climber Tenjen Sherpa (Lama) along with his client Kristin Harila created a new world record in climbing all 14 8000ers in the fastest time by climbing the K2 peak in Pakistan on Thursday.

Both Tenjen Sherpa and Kristin Harila are now the new world record holders of climbing all 14 eight thousanders in 92 days there by breaking the earlier record held by the Nepali climber Nirmal Purja Magar.

Climber Kristin Harila had already attempted this feat in 2022 when Chinese ban to climb two peaks in Tibet forced her to give up her expedition last year.

The expedition team of international climbers and Sherpas reached the top of the world’s second highest peak in Karakoram on Thursday morning at around 10:45 am which was confirmed by officials of Seven Summit Treks. The height of K2 is 8611m.

The international expedition team members who vanquished K2 included the following persons.

1. Kristin Harila

2. Tenjen Sherpa (LAMA)

3. Chhiring Namgel Sherpa

4. Mingma Tenjen Sherpa

5. Ang Dawa Sherpa

6. Muktu Lakpa Sherpa

7. Sarah Adbovais

8. Lakpa Thendu Sherpa

9. Josette Valloton

10. Nima Rinji Sherpa

11. Fedor Kuprichenkov

12. Phurba Sherpa

13. Garbriel Tarso

14. Ming Temba Sherpa (Mikel)

15. Fura Tshering Sherpa

16. Flutura Ibrahimi UTA

17. Tenjing Sherpa

18. Pasang Sherpa

19. Alina Pekova

20. Adrian Laza

Fixing Team – From Seven Summit Treks

1. Pasang Nurbu Sherpa

2. Mingtemba Sherpa

3. Ngima Dorchi Sherpa

Nima Rinji Sherpa, on his expedition mission to climb all 14 peaks during his teenage years, completed his 8th 8000er by climbing K2 with Pasang Nurbu.