Securing a new world record in his bag, Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja has climbed the world's tallest 14 peaks in a short duration of six months beating an old record of almost eight years.
In order, the 14 mountains were:
Annapurna, Nepal, summit reached 23 April
Dhaulagiri, Nepal, 12 May
Kanchenjunga, Nepal, 15 May
Everest, Nepal, 22 May
Lhotse, Nepal, 22 May
Makalu, Nepal, 24 May
Nanga Parbat, Pakistan, 3 July
Gasherbrum 1, Pakistan, 15 July
Gasherbrum 2, Pakistan, 18 July
K2, Pakistan, 24 July
Broad Peak, Pakistan, 26 July
Cho Oyu, Nepal, 23 September
Manaslu, Nepal, 27 September
Shishapangma, China, 29 October |