Boy Wonder? 18-year-old Scottish Phenom Climbs 8,000-Meter Lhotse, Sets New World Record, and Places Remaining 13 Himalayan “Eight Thousanders” As Next On His List New World Record Climb What does it take to climb an 8,000 meter (26,247 ft.) peak in the Himalayas? Just ask 18-year-old Scottish climber Alasdair McKenzie. He’ll tell you. He just set a new Guinness World Record as the youngest person ever to climb Lhotse, the 4th highest mountain in the world. If this wasn’t incredible enough, he paired the […] Industry News Ryan Kime | July 14, 2022 1 Comment
Woman Breaks Speed Record For Summiting All 14 of the World’s 8,000m Peaks A Norwegian woman is on target to break the speed record for ascending all 14 of the world’s mountains above 8,000m (26,000-feet). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kristin Harila (@kristin.harila) Kristin Harila, 36, most recently summited 27,766-foot Makalu in the same week that she conquered 29,035-foot Mount Everest and 27,940-foot Lhotse. That takes her to six […] Climbing CragBrains | June 2, 2022 0 Comments