Deemed the fasted climbers - Kristin Harila of Norway and Nepal's Sherpa Guide Tenjin (Lama) Sherpa got a rousing welcome at Tribhuvan International Airport on Saturday morning as they returned from their feat.
“They scaled the K2 this morning (27 July 2023). They now have the record for the fastest climbers to complete the 14 peaks above 8000 meters. They completed the forte within 3 months,” Chhang Dewa Sherpa, Expedition Director at Seven Summit Treks confirmed to ANI over the phone.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 30 (ANI): Photojournalist by profession turned mountaineer Purnima Shrestha from Gorkha, Nepal became the first in her profession to climb six mountains above 8,000 metres high in the Himalayan nation.