K2
2nd-highest mountain on Earth
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| 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 |
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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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. |
| 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 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 | 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 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 | 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 | Summited Broad Peak mountain at 8,051m elevation. |
| July 18 2023 | Summited Gasherbrum I mountain at 8,080m elevation. |
| July 15 2023 | Summited Gasherbrum II mountain at 8,035m elevation. |
| July 2 2023 |
Tracee Metcalfe
Metcalfe summited Nanga Parbat as part of a 33-member international expedition.
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| June 26 2023 | Summited Nanga Parbat mountain at 8,126m elevation. |
| June 10 2023 | Summited Manaslu mountain at 8,163m elevation. |
| June 5 2023 | Summited Annapurna I mountain at 8,091m elevation. |
| May 29 2023 | Summited Dhaulagiri I mountain at 8,167m elevation. |
| May 25 2023 | Luis Stitzinger died during an expedition on Kangchenjunga, Nepal, while attempting a mountain climb. |
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Rick Allen (mountaineer), Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, Tracee Metcalfe, Garrett Madison, Kenro Nakajima, Luis Stitzinger, Nirmal Purja, Kazuya Hiraide, Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, The Climber (manga), Kristin Harila & Flor Cuenca, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.