K2
2nd-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 10 2025 | Became the first Arab woman to scale Makalu. |
| 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 | Posthumously awarded the 2023 Piolet d'Or, with his wife Joko Hiraide accepting the award on his behalf. |
| 2024 | Received the 32nd Piolet d'Or Award with Kenro Nakajima for the first ascent of Secret Line on the north face of Tirich Mir (7708m, Pakistan). |
| 2024 |
Rick Allen
The Alpine Club instituted the Rick Allen Skills Award in honor of Rick Allen, recognizing his reputation as a careful and safe climber.
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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 2024 | Became the first Nepalese woman to summit all 14 eight-thousander mountains, a significant milestone in mountaineering for Nepal and for women in the field. |
| October 2024 | Posthumously awarded the Piolets d'Or for The Secret Line climb, marking his third such honor. |
| October 21 2024 | Became the first person to summit the 14 peaks and the Seven Summits both with and without supplementary oxygen. |
| October 9 2024 | Summitted Shishapangma, her final eight-thousander, becoming the first Nepalese woman to summit each of the highest mountains on earth. |
| 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. |
| September 2024 | Posthumously recognized by Piolets d'Or technical committee for 2023's The Secret Line climb. |
| July 30 2024 | Expedition sponsor Ishii Sports called off rescue attempts after the climbers were found motionless at 7,500m. |
| July 29 2024 | Led K2 expedition with a summit team of 18. |
| July 28 2024 | Fell while attempting an ascent of the western face of K2 together with Kenro Nakajima. Rescue helicopter spotted two motionless figures. |
| July 27 2024 | Lost contact with expedition team while attempting K2's West Face summit. |
| July 27 2024 | Kenro Nakajima passed away, with a posthumous Piolet d'Or awarded to him in the same year. |
| July 24 2024 | Set off at 4:30 am to attempt K2's West Face summit, despite active rain and icy conditions. |
| July 19 2024 |
Lorenzo Mazzoleni
An all-female Italian expedition found Mazzoleni's backpack on K2, 28 years after he fell to his death. The backpack was brought to K2's Gilkey Memorial.
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| July 10 2024 |
Nadhira Al Harthy
Summitted Nanga Parbat as part of a 10-person expedition team, becoming the first person from Oman to summit the Himalaya's 'Killer Mountain'.
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| 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 | Attar became the first Lebanese to summit Lhotse. |
| May 2024 | Launched an expedition to attempt a new alpine-style route on K2's West Face with Kazuya Hiraide. |
| May 2024 |
The Climber
Viz Media announces licensing of The Climber manga for English publication, scheduled for release in Q2 2025
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| 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 | Set the female record for the Most Four Finger Pull-ups (2 fingers per hand) in 1 minute. |
| 2023 | Named by Fast Company as one of the Most Creative People in Business for 'Rewriting the Rules'. |
| 2023 | Received the Laureus Sporting Moment Award in recognition of her athletic achievements. |
| 2023 |
Nadhira Al Harthy
Climbed the Matterhorn (4,478 m).
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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 Nanga Parbat in Pakistan at 8,125 meters altitude
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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 | With climbing partner Kenro Nakajima, made a first ascent on an uncharted route of Terich Mir, winning a Piolet d'Or Award. |
| 2023 | Made a new route on the north face of Tirich Mir (7708m) in Pakistan. |
| 2023 | Climbed the north face of Tirich Mir (7,708 m) with Kazuya Hiraide, creating a new route called The Secret Line from the Lower Tirich Glacier to the summit. |
| 2023 | Purja receives an honorary degree from Loughborough University for his military service and mountaineering achievements. |
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Nirmal Purja, Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, Nadhira Al Harthy, Flor Cuenca, Rick Allen (mountaineer), Naila Kiani, Nelly Attar, Kazuya Hiraide, Garrett Madison, Kenro Nakajima, The Climber (manga), Tenjen Sherpa, Sirbaz Khan, Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, Lorenzo Mazzoleni, Kristin Harila & Tracee Metcalfe, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.