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☆ This teen became the youngest person to summit the world’s highest peaks. Now he wants others to follow in his footsteps
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

This month, Nima became the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world’s highest peaks, but the 18-year-old Nepalese mountaineer is already getting ready for his next big feat. His father, Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, has climbed Everest nine times, and at age 19 became the youngest person to summit without bottled oxygen. His uncle Mingma Sherpa became the first South Asian climber to summit the 14 peaks in 2011. Despite his record-breaking achievement, Nima’s climbs did not attract big-name sponsors, and he relied on his father’s 14 Peaks Expedition company for funds and logistical support. Dawa Yangzum Sherpa became the youngest Nepalese woman to climb the 14 peaks.

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☆ Teenager becomes youngest person to summit world’s 14 highest peaks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Nepalese teenager has become the youngest person to summit the world’s 14 highest peaks. Nima started his epic journey in September 2022 when he climbed Nepal’s 8,163m Manaslu. Over the next two years, he summited all of the “8000ers” including Everest, the world’s highest mountain at 8,848.86m, and the notoriously dangerous K2 at 8,611m. Nima took to Instagram to commemorate the completion of the grueling challenge, writing: “I dedicate this world record to my project, #SherpaPower. Climbing Sherpas are more often than not the people who make international mountaineering expeditions possible.

Persons: Nima Rinji Sherpa, Pasang, Mingma Gyabu, David ”, Nima, Instagram, “, ” Nima, ” Organizations: CNN, Mountaineering Federation, Nepal Mountaineering Association, Guinness World Records, Expedition, Sherpa Locations: 8,848.86m

☆ Hans Niemann: Judge dismisses chess grandmaster’s $100 million lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen, among others, in cheating scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —A US judge on Tuesday dismissed the $100 million defamation lawsuit filed by American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann against Magnus Carlsen, among others, in an alleged cheating scandal which has rocked the sport, according to court documents. Niemann’s lawsuit, which was filed in October last year, came after an alleged cheating scandal which sent shockwaves through the sport. 1 Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating at the $350,000 Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Missouri. In his second amendment, Niemann alleged that Carlsen paid a friend $328 (€300) to shout “Cheater Hans” from the stands at the closing ceremony of a tournament. Fewer than 0.14% of players ever cheat on the site, according to the company’s report on Niemann’s alleged behavior.

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