Broad Peak
Eight-thousander and 12th-highest mountain on Earth
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| May 2025 | Reached the summit of Kangchenjunga and became the first Pakistani to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen. |
| May 2025 | Climbed Kangchenjunga (8,586 metres), the world's third-tallest mountain, located in Nepal. |
| April 2025 |
Flor Cuenca
Publicly criticized dangerous working conditions for Nepali sherpas after an avalanche killed two sherpas on Annapurna, highlighting systemic issues in high-altitude mountaineering expeditions.
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| March 12 2025 | The Himalayan Times responds to the Nepal Press Council's decision, alleging the action is unconstitutional. |
| February 20 2025 | Nepal Press Council rules against The Himalayan Times in an investigation related to articles about Purja, leading to the publication's blacklisting and removal of government-funded advertising. |
| 2024 | Kristin Harila attempted a solo, unsupported speed record expedition from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole, but called off the attempt due to an injury. |
| 2024 |
Flor Cuenca
Flor Cuenca summits Annapurna in Nepal at 8,091 meters altitude
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| 2024 |
Flor Cuenca
Flor Cuenca summits Makalu on the Tibet/Nepal border at 8,485 meters altitude
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| 2024 | Previously held the record as the youngest person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders before being surpassed. |
| 2024 |
Tracee Metcalfe
Tracee Metcalfe became the first American woman to climb all 14 eight-thousander mountains by summiting Lhotse, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II, Broad Peak, and Shishapangma.
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| October 21 2024 | Became the first person to summit the 14 peaks and the Seven Summits both with and without supplementary oxygen. |
| October 4 2024 | Broke two world records after summiting Shishapangma: fastest time to summit all 14 peaks without supplementary oxygen (2 years and 5 months), and fastest to summit all 14 peaks both with and without supplementary oxygen. |
| October 3 2024 | Successfully reached the summit of Shishapangma, becoming the first Pakistani to climb all 14 eight-thousander peaks. |
| September 2024 | Began final ascent to Shishapangma with Shehroze Kashif. |
| May 2024 | Climbed Makalu (8,485 metres), the world's fifth-tallest mountain, located in Nepal. |
| May 2024 | Reached the summit of Mount Everest without using supplemental oxygen. |
| May 2024 | Sexual harassment allegations against Purja are reported in a New York Times article, with Purja denying the claims through his lawyer. |
| March 2024 | Naila Kiani received the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, the highest civilian honour awarded to a female athlete in Pakistan, from the President of Pakistan. She is the first and only female athlete to receive this prestigious award. |
| February 20 2024 | Filed a complaint with the Nepal Press Council against The Himalayan Times, leading to the publication being blacklisted for allegedly unilateral and imbalanced reporting. |
| 2023 |
Tenjen Sherpa
Conducted autumn expeditions on Manaslu and Dhaulagiri mountains.
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| 2023 |
Flor Cuenca
Initiated the 'Hijas de la Montaña' project, a pioneering expedition aimed at sending five women from the Peruvian Andes to climb Manaslu, with goals of environmental sustainability and gender equality advocacy.
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| 2023 |
Flor Cuenca
Flor Cuenca was named to the Forbes 50 Most Powerful Women in Peru List, recognizing her leadership and achievements.
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| 2023 |
Flor Cuenca
First Peruvian ascent of Kanchenjunga summit at 8,586 meters in India/Nepal
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| 2023 |
Flor Cuenca
Flor Cuenca summits Gasherbrum II in Pakistan/China at 8,035 meters altitude
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| 2023 |
Flor Cuenca
Flor Cuenca summits Nanga Parbat in Pakistan at 8,125 meters altitude
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| 2023 | Purja receives an honorary degree from Loughborough University for his military service and mountaineering achievements. |
| 2023 | Fourth climb of K2 during summer. |
| 2023 |
Tracee Metcalfe
Metcalfe was on Shishapangma as an expedition doctor when American climbers Gina Rzucidlo and Anna Gutu were killed in an avalanche during their attempt to summit. Due to unstable conditions, Metcalfe did not attempt to summit Shishapangma that year.
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| October 2023 | Became the first Pakistani woman to summit Cho Oyu (8,188 metres), the world's sixth-highest peak. |
| October 2023 | Survived an avalanche near the summit of Shishapangma peak in Tibet with Sirbaz Khan, ultimately calling off their ascent. |
| October 2023 | Summited Cho Oyu, the world's sixth-highest peak in Tibet. Later in the month, survived an avalanche during an attempted ascent of Shishapangma peak. |
| October 8 2023 |
Tenjen Sherpa
Chinese authorities officially declared Tenjen Sherpa dead following the avalanche on Shishapangma.
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| October 7 2023 |
Tenjen Sherpa
Tenjen Sherpa went missing after an avalanche hit on Shishapangma mountain during an expedition.
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| October 7 2023 | Tenjen 'Lama' Sherpa went missing during an avalanche on Shishapangma, which prompted Harila to start the Lama Sherpa Foundation to support and raise awareness for Himalayan expedition workers. |
| September 2023 | Became the first Pakistani woman to climb Manaslu peak (8,163 metres) in Nepal, the world's eighth-highest mountain. |
| September 2023 | An investigation into Muhammad Hassan's death was completed, resulting in Lela Peak Expeditions being banned from managing teams in Gilgit-Baltistan for two years due to inadequate porter equipment and safety measures. |
| September 21 2023 |
Tracee Metcalfe
Metcalfe successfully summited Manaslu at 5:53 in the morning.
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| July 2023 | Became the first Pakistani woman to summit Nanga Parbat (8,125 metres), the world's ninth-highest peak. |
| July 29 2023 |
Tracee Metcalfe
After an initial unsuccessful attempt, Metcalfe successfully summited K2 at 6:06am with an Imagine Nepal team, after waiting several days and being encouraged by her sherpa team to stay on the mountain.
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| July 27 2023 |
Tenjen Sherpa
Completed summit of K2 mountain.
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| July 27 2023 |
Tenjen Sherpa
Together with Kristin Harila, Tenjen set the record for the fastest ascent of all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres, achieving this remarkable feat in just 92 days using helicopters and supplemental oxygen.
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| July 27 2023 |
Tenjen Sherpa
Tenjen Lama Sherpa became the 50th recorded mountaineer to successfully climb all 14 eight-thousanders, completing an extraordinary mountaineering milestone.
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| July 27 2023 | Harila and Tenjen Sherpa established a new record by summiting all 14 true geographic summits in just 92 days, breaking multiple records including 26 eight-thousander summits in one year and three months. |
| July 27 2023 | Summited K2 mountain at 8,611m elevation. |
| July 23 2023 |
Tenjen Sherpa
Successfully climbed Broad Peak mountain.
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| July 23 2023 | Summited Broad Peak mountain at 8,051m elevation. |
| July 18 2023 |
Tenjen Sherpa
Reached the top of Gasherbrum I mountain.
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| July 18 2023 | Summited Gasherbrum I mountain at 8,080m elevation. |
| July 15 2023 |
Tenjen Sherpa
Summited Gasherbrum II mountain.
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| July 15 2023 | Summited Gasherbrum II mountain at 8,035m elevation. |
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