18-year-old Nepalese becomes youngest conqueror of 14 peaks over 8,000m on the planet

An 18-year-old Nepalese mountaineer became, on Wednesday October 9, the youngest climber in history to scale the 14 peaks over 8,000 m high on the planet. His record was set after reaching Shisha Pangma, China. Nima Rinji Sherpa “reached the summit this morning”announced his father, Tashi Sherpa. “He had trained well and was confident he could do it.”

The conquest of the 14 highest peaks in the world, located in the Himalayas and Karakorum massifs, is considered one of the “Grails” of mountaineering. Since the Italian Reinhold Messner in 1986, only around fifty climbers have succeeded. More than twenty mountaineers have reached the base camp of Shisha Pangma (8,027), in the Chinese province of Tibet, this season in the hope of completing their quest for the 14 “8,000”.

“This summit is not only the culmination of my personal journey, but also a tribute to all the Sherpas who dared to dream beyond the limits that have traditionally been imposed on us”said Nima Rinji Sherpa. “The high mountain is more than a job, it is a testimony to our strength, our resilience and our passion”continued the young man, from a family of Sherpas who created the largest Himalayan expedition company.