Norwegian Woman, Nepali Sherpa Guide Set Mountain Climbing Record
2023-08-01
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1A Pakistani mountaineering official says a Norwegian woman and her Nepali Sherpa guide have completed the fastest climb of the world's 14 highest mountains.
2Kristin Harila, age 37, and her guide Tenjen Sherpa, age 35, reached the top of the final mountain, K2, last Thursday.
3All the peaks the two reached are above 8,000 meters, said Karrar Haidri, the secretary at the Pakistan Alpine Club.
4"A big congratulations to Kristin Harila and Tenjen Sherpa on this remarkable achievement," said Haidri, adding, "They did it in 92 days."
5The former record-holder, Nirmal Purja, a Nepali-born British citizen, climbed the 14 peaks in 189 days in 2019.
6Most mountain climbers spend years trying to climb the world's greatest peaks.
7Both climbers topped Shishapangma in the Tibet area of China on April 26.
8They have since climbed Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, and Annapurna in Nepal before going to Pakistan, where they climbed Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II and the Broad Peak before topping K2.
9The company Seven Summit Treks (SST) provided support for the climbers' efforts.
10Garrett Madison of the U.S.-based Madison Mountaineering company is also on K2 leading a different group.
11He said the climbers used a window of good weather to go to the top of the mountain.
12"They have made a summit a short while ago," Madison told Reuters, adding that the Norwegian woman was "extremely tough mentally and physically."
13Harila first attempted to break the record and climb all 14 top peaks in 2022.
14However, China restricted foreign climbers during the coronavirus pandemic so Harila was unable to attempt two of the 14 peaks.
15K2 has one of the deadliest records for mountaineers, with most deaths happening on the return down.
16Any wrong move can cause an avalanche, or snowslide, and kill.
17Only a few hundred climbers have successfully reached its summit.
18And one more climber made that list and set another record on Thursday, reported SST director Tashi Lakpa Sherpa.
19Seventeen-year-old Nima Rinjin Sherpa became the youngest person to climb K2, Tashi said.
20I'm Ashley Thompson.
1A Pakistani mountaineering official says a Norwegian woman and her Nepali Sherpa guide have completed the fastest climb of the world's 14 highest mountains. 2Kristin Harila, age 37, and her guide Tenjen Sherpa, age 35, reached the top of the final mountain, K2, last Thursday. 3All the peaks the two reached are above 8,000 meters, said Karrar Haidri, the secretary at the Pakistan Alpine Club. 4"A big congratulations to Kristin Harila and Tenjen Sherpa on this remarkable achievement," said Haidri, adding, "They did it in 92 days." 5The former record-holder, Nirmal Purja, a Nepali-born British citizen, climbed the 14 peaks in 189 days in 2019. 6Most mountain climbers spend years trying to climb the world's greatest peaks. 7Both climbers topped Shishapangma in the Tibet area of China on April 26. They have since climbed Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, and Annapurna in Nepal before going to Pakistan, where they climbed Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II and the Broad Peak before topping K2. 8The company Seven Summit Treks (SST) provided support for the climbers' efforts. 9Garrett Madison of the U.S.-based Madison Mountaineering company is also on K2 leading a different group. He said the climbers used a window of good weather to go to the top of the mountain. 10"They have made a summit a short while ago," Madison told Reuters, adding that the Norwegian woman was "extremely tough mentally and physically." 11Harila first attempted to break the record and climb all 14 top peaks in 2022. However, China restricted foreign climbers during the coronavirus pandemic so Harila was unable to attempt two of the 14 peaks. 12K2 has one of the deadliest records for mountaineers, with most deaths happening on the return down. Any wrong move can cause an avalanche, or snowslide, and kill. Only a few hundred climbers have successfully reached its summit. 13And one more climber made that list and set another record on Thursday, reported SST director Tashi Lakpa Sherpa. Seventeen-year-old Nima Rinjin Sherpa became the youngest person to climb K2, Tashi said. 14I'm Ashley Thompson. 15Gopal Sharma reported on this story for the Associated Press. John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English. 16__________________________________________________ 17Words in This Story 18peak - n. the top of a hill or mountain ending in a point 19summit - n. the highest point of a mountain 20tough - n. able to stand hard work and hardship