10 of the World’s Highest Peaks in 60 Days
Tenjin Sherpa has led Norwegian climber Kristin Harila up 10 of the 14 8,000-metre peaks in hopes to set a new record
Nepalese climber Tenjin Sherpa has guided his 10th of the 14 8,000-metre peaks in 60 days. He’s the lead rope fixer for Norwegian climber Kristin Harila, who’s hoping to climb all 14 peaks in record time. It’s unclear if Tenjin will be with Harila for all 14 mountains. Tenjin’s fellow guides included Nima Sherpa, Makpa Sherpa and Ming Sherpa.
Harila, with Tenjin leading the way, started her project on April 26 up Shishapangma, then they climbed Cho Oyu, then Makalu, then Lhotse and Everest, then Kanchenjunga on May 18. On June 10, Tenjin led their team up Manaslu, five days after they climbed Annapurna and 10 days after Dhaulagiri.
Harila is hoping to finish climbing all 14 peaks by sometime in July to beat the record set by Nirmal Purja from Nepal who completed them in six months and one week in 2019. There’s a lot of controversy surrounding Harila’s 14 peak project, including the unorthodox use of helicopters for support, and reported heavy use of supplemental oxygen.
The four peaks they have left are K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II. Dozens of other climbers, including paying clients and their guides, also reached the summit of Nanga Parbat within the past 24 hours. On Instagram Tenjin has fewer than 2,000 followers, while Harila has over 130,000 – visit Tenjin below to read about more of his adventures.
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