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Summits, records, expeditions and climbing seasons on Everest and the Himalayan giants.
Top story of 2019
Mingma Gyabu Sherpa Becomes the Youngest to Climb All 14 Eight-Thousanders
On 29 October 2019, Mingma Gyabu "David" Sherpa summited Shishapangma to become, at 30 years and 166 days, the youngest person at the time to climb all 14 eight-thousanders.
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Mountaineering
Nirmal Purja Climbs All 14 Eight-Thousanders in a Record 189 Days
On 29 October 2019, Nepali climber Nirmal "Nims" Purja reached the summit of Shishapangma, completing all 14 of the world's 8,000 m peaks in 189 days, smashing the previo...
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Mountaineering
Photo of Everest "Traffic Jam" Shocks the World as Deaths Rise
On 22 May 2019, a photograph by Nirmal Purja of a long queue of climbers on Everest's summit ridge went viral, as overcrowding and a short weather window contributed to o...