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.
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