Record-setting female climbers in Nepal vow to continue scaling heights

Updated:4 years, 1 month ago

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. Kristin Harila from Norway who has set out on a mission to climb all 14 peaks above 8000 meters in shorter time achieved nearly half of her target by successfully climbing six mountains in 24 days. Both the mountaineers were welcomed at Kathmandu's Tribhuwan International Airport by friends and family members. She now plans to go Pakistan to climb the Mount K2 and climb all the 14 peaks within 6 months registering herself as the first woman to do so. She climbed Mt. Annapurna on 28 April, Dhaulagiri on 8 May, Kanchenjunga on 14 May, Everest and Lhotse on 22 May, Makalu on 27 May. With these expeditions, she has set the record of fastest climber to scale six mountains in just 29 days. Harila's team has also broken one of the records of fastest climb by Nirmal Purja (Nims Dai) who climbed five peaks above 8,000m in 29 days. She also set a world record becoming the fastest woman to climb Mt Everest and Mt Lhotse in less than 12 hours. Purnima Shrestha, also has continued to set records year by year. Last year she became the first Nepali woman mountaineer to stand atop Mount Dhaulagiri, world's eighth highest peak. With an aim to climb one mountain per year, the alpinist turned photojournalist would be preparing for her next expedition which yet would set out another record.

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