According to the agency, a 47-year-old Nepalese Sherpa has achieved a climbing milestone by twice ascending all 14 of the world’s highest peaks above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet).
Sanu Sherpa, a native of the eastern Nepalese province of Sankhuwasabha, reached the summit of Pakistan’s Gasherbrum II on Thursday morning; at 8,035 meters, it is the world’s 13th-highest peak, according to his hiking firm, Pioneer Adventure.
He is the only person in the world to have scaled all 14 of the tallest mountains twice, according to the company’s executive director, Nivesh Karki, who spoke to Reuters.
Nepal is home to Mount Everest and eight of the world’s fourteen highest peaks. The remaining six are located in Pakistan and China’s Tibet area.
Sherpa described how he began mountaineering after serving as a porter for climbing expeditions in an interview with Everest Chronicle.
I just adore climbing,” he declared. “Being in the mountains feels so good.”
In order to escape poverty, members of the Himalayan Sherpa ethnic group frequently pursue the hazardous labor of laying climbing ropes, guiding paying climbers, and carrying equipment. They have long served as the backbone of Western expeditions to the top of the world’s tallest peaks.
After an icefall claimed the lives of 16 Sherpas in a single incident in 2014, Sherpa guides organized a walkout to protest the working conditions on Mount Everest. They have recently complained about unsafe crowding on the tallest mountain in the world.
Sherpas were renowned for their climbing skills, but for decades their achievements in mountaineering gained little worldwide acclaim.
Due to the fact that many Sherpa climbers have recently sought more well-known achievements, this has started to alter.
With the help of a group of Sherpas, Nimsdai “Nims” Purja achieved a new world record in 2019 by ascending all 14 of the world’s highest summits in just six months and six days.
Lhakpa Sherpa, a 48-year-old Nepali who had previously lived in the United States and worked as a porter on Mount Everest, became the first woman in history to summit the famous mountain ten times in May.
That occurred a week after Kami Rita, a Nepalese national and Sherpa Everest guide, broke his own record for most ascents by climbing the mountain for the 26th time.
