13/06/2024
18 Yrs Old Nima Rinji Sherpa becomes the Youngest Person to climb Mt. Kanchenjunga (8586m). He has also climbed 12 other highest mountains in the world already.
He has become the youngest person in the world to climb Mt. Kanchenjunga, the third-highest mountain globally, at the age of 18. He reached the summit, which stands at 8,586 meters, on June 8, 2024, at 9:30 am. Accompanying him were his climbing partner Pasang Nurbu, Russian climber Alina, German climber Anja, and five Sherpa guides.
Last year, Nima became the youngest person to climb Mt. K2 and to traverse from the summit of Mount Everest to the summit of Mt. Lhotse at 17 years old. Now, at 18, he has successfully summited 13 peaks above 8,000 meters. Only Mt. Shishapangma remains for him to complete all 14 such peaks as a teenager.
List of Summited Peaks:
1. Manaslu - 30/08/2022
2. Everest - 24/05/2023
3. Lhotse - 25/05/2023
4. Nanga Parbat - 26/06/2023
5. Gasherbrum I - 18/07/2023
6. Gasherbrum II - 19/07/2023
7. Broad Peak - 23/07/2023
8. K2 - 27/07/2023
9. Dhaulagiri - 29/09/2023
10. Cho-Oyu - 06/10/2023
11. Annapurna - 12/04/2024 (No O2)
12. Makalu - 04/05/2024
13. Kanchenjunga - 08/06/2024