The youngest climber of all 14 eight-thousanders – the story of Nima Rinji Sherpa
30 October 2024 – 8 min reading time SHe only climbed the last eight-thousander, the Shishapangma, on his second attempt. A year earlier he had failed like many others – but Nima Rinji Sherpa, then 17 years old, survived the tour. Two American mountaineers and their Sherpa guides were buried in avalanches. Nima Rinji Sherpa […]
At 18, Nepalese Nima Rinji Sherpa becomes the youngest mountaineer to climb the 14 peaks over 8,000 meters – Libération
An unprecedented ascent: nearly 14 peaks, at an altitude of more than 8,000 meters. This is the feat achieved by Nima Rinji Sherpa, who reached the summit of Shisha Pangma mountain this Wednesday, October 9 in the early morning and thus became the youngest climber in history. Climbing the planet’s 14 peaks over 8,000 meters […]
Mission Everest: Strong wind affects German extreme mountaineer
Dhe German extreme mountaineer Jost Kobusch has a big, dangerous goal: he wants to be the first person to climb the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, all alone, in winter, when it is coldest and windiest, and without oxygen tanks. The 29-year-old, who originally comes from Borgholzhausen near Bielefeld, reported that he was […]