In two years, he has done them all: an 18-year-old Nepalese man became this Wednesday the youngest climber in history to scale the 14 peaks over 8,000 meters above sea level on the planet.
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The “Grail” of mountaineering
The conquest of the 14 highest peaks in the world, located in the Himalayas and Karakorum massifs, is considered one of the “Grails” of mountaineering. Since the Italian Reinhold Messner in 1986, only around fifty climbers have succeeded.
Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Shisha Pangma (8,027 meters) in China this Wednesday morning. He began the 14 “8,000” challenge at 16, with Mount Manaslu, to the summit of which he arrived in September 2022. “He had trained well and was convinced he could do it,” confided his father this Wednesday.
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“A tribute to all Sherpas”
“This summit is not only the culmination of my personal journey but also a tribute to all the Sherpas who dared to dream beyond the limits that have traditionally been imposed on us,” said Nima Rinji Sherpa. Nepalese climbers – most of them from the valleys of Mount Everest – have long been considered the little hands of mountaineering, responsible for carrying equipment and equipping the ascent routes to the Himalayan peaks for many foreign climbers. . “The high mountains are more than a job, it is a testimony to our strength, our resilience and our passion,” continued the young man, from a family of Sherpas who created the largest mountaineering company. Himalayan expeditions.
The previous youngest winner of the 14 “8,000” was Nepalese Mingma Gyabu “David” Sherpa, who succeeded in 2019 at the age of 30.
A Frenchman too
Furthermore, a Frenchman also completed the 14 “8,000” this Wednesday. He is Alasdair McKenzie, 20 years old. To date, he is the youngest Western mountaineer and the second Frenchman, after Sophie Lavaud in 2023, to have taken up the challenge.
