Climbing
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).
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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 peaks in 29-days, reports Outside Online.
“This completed the first phase in Nepal, where we have climbed 6 8000 meter since Annapurna april 28😅🙏🏻🏔”
– Kristin Harila on Instagram
The six Nepali peaks are Annapurna I, Dhaulagiri, Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, and Makalu.
Harila climbed the six peaks two days quicker than the previous record-holder Nirmal Purja. Purja climbed the 14 peaks in just over six months, finishing in October 2019, taking 7-YEARS off the previous record. The previous record was previously held by South Korean Kim Chang-ho who completed all 8,000ers in seven years, 10 months, and six days. Only 36 mountaineers have ever climbed all 14 of the world’s highest peaks.
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Purja’s effort was dubbed Mission Impossible and his success spawned a Netflix series called ’14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible’.
Like Purja, Harila is relying on helicopters to transport her from mountain to mountain and is using supplemental oxygen. She has set up a GoFundMe to support her record-breaking attempt.
“In 2019, Nims set a world record for taking all 14 mountains over 8000 meters in 6 months and 6 days. The previous record was seven years. Now I will show that it is possible for a girl to do the same!”
– Kristen Harila
