Nirmal āNimsā Purja, a 36-year-old Nepali, became the fastest climber to summit the worldās 14 highest mountains on Tuesday, scaling all the mountains in just over six months. It’s a feat other climbers have taken several years to complete.
Peter Beaumont, writing inĀ The Guardian Ā»
His extraordinary series of ascents makes him one of the most successful climbers at the highest altitudes, joining only a handful of other mountaineers who have climbed all of the 8,000-metre peaks in the Himalayas. Notably he climbed Everest, Lhotse and Makalu (the fourth and fifth highest peaks in the world) consecutively in just 48 hours.
The previous record was held by Kim Chang-ho, of South Korea, who took seven years, 11 months and 14 days.
āI am overwhelmed and incredibly proud to have completed this final summit and achieved my goal of climbing the worldās 14 tallest mountains in record time,ā said Purja after his final ascent.