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☆ Two killed by avalanches on Tibet’s Shishapangma as 50 were climbing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Shishapangma, at just over 8,000 metres (26,247 feet), is the world's 14th tallest peak. Two avalanches hit its slopes at elevations of 7,600 metres and 8,000 metres on Saturday, killing American climber Anna Gutu and Nepalese guide Mingmar Sherpa, Xinhua reported on Sunday. All climbing activity on Shishapangma was suspended because of the unstable snow conditions. Had one of the Pakistani climbers, Sirbaz Khan, reached the top of Shishapangma he would have become the first Pakistani to summit all 14 mountains over 8,000 metres. Among those who had previously died on Shishapangma was famed American climber Alex Lowe in 1999, also because of an avalanche.

Persons: Anna Gutu, Gina Marie Rzucidlo, Tenjen Sherpa, Norway's Kristin Harila, Sirbaz Khan, Shishapangma, Alex Lowe, David Bridges, Ryan Woo, Christian Schmollinger Organizations: Xinhua, Sherpa, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, American, Pakistan, United States, Britain, Romania, Albania, Italy, Japan, Xinhua, Nepal

CNN —A record-breaking Norwegian climber has hit out at what she calls “misinformation and hatred” surrounding claims she and her team climbed over a dying porter on K2 to summit the deadly peak. In a statement posted to her website on Thursday, Harila insisted she and her team did everything they could to save Pakistani mountain porter Mohammad Hassan. Pakistani mountain porter Mohammad Hassan died after slipping on K2, the world's second highest mountain. Kristin Harila/InstagramSteindl and Flämig said they later spoke with witnesses to confirm what had happened and ascertain the victim’s identity. We did not fully understand the gravity of everything that happened until later,” Harila added.

Persons: Kristin Harila, Lama –, Harila, Mohammad Hassan, Wilhelm Steindl, Philip Flämig, Flämig, ” Flämig, ”, Hassan, Steindl, ” Harila, “ Lama, Gabriel, Niranjan Shrestha, “, Lama Organizations: CNN, Austrian, Süddeutsche Locations: Austrian, Pakistani, Hassan, Base

☆ Norwegian woman and Nepali guide set record for summit of 14 ‘super peaks’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Caolán Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Norwegian woman and a Nepali man smashed the record on Thursday for the fastest summit of all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre (26,000-feet) mountains, their team said in a statement. The pair surpassed Nepal-born British adventurer Nirmal Purja’s record of six months and six days, set in 2019. Purja is now attempting to set the record for the fastest ascent of all 14 peaks without supplemental oxygen, he said on Twitter. Mount Everest, the tallest of the 14 highest peaks, issued permits for a record number of climbers this year, for this spring season’s expeditions. According to Nepali officials as the spring climbing season came to an end in June, 12 people died and five were missing on Everest.

Persons: Kristin Harila, Lama –, “, Nirmal Purja’s, Nirmal Purja, Mount Everest, Nirmal, ” Lama, Everest Organizations: CNN, Twitter Locations: Norwegian, Nepal, Purja, Mount

☆ Norwegian woman, Nepali sherpa become world's fastest to climb all 14 tallest peaks
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

“They have become the fastest to climb all 14 peaks,” Tashi, told Reuters, quoting information from the base camp. Climbing all 14 highest peaks in a few months is a challenging feat, which is normally done by many climbers in years. They set the fastest climbing record by beating Nirmal Purja from Nepal who completed all peaks in six months and one week in 2019. "They have made a summit a short while ago," Madison told Reuters adding that the Norwegian woman was "extremely tough mentally and physically". One of the sherpas, the 17-year-old Nima Rinjin Sherpa, also becomes the youngest to climb K2, Tashi said.

Persons: Kristin Harila, Nepal’s Tenjen, Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, Tashi, Nirmal Purja, Cho Oyu, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum, Garrett Madison, Madison, Nima Rinjin Sherpa, Gopal Sharma, Michael Perry Organizations: Seven, Guinness, Madison Mountaineering, Reuters, Thomson Locations: KATHMANDU, Norwegian, Pakistan, Kathmandu, “, Nepal, Tibet, China, Annapurna, U.S

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