Nepali climber sets new record, climbs 14 peaks in 7 months

Setting a new record in summiting the world's 14 highest peaks, Nepali climber Nirmal Purja completed his expedition effort by successfully making it to the top of Mt. Xixapangma in China in a record time.

Kathmandu: Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, popularly known as 'Nims Dai', has set a new record by scaling 14 peaks in less than seven months.

Early on Tuesday morning, Purja successfully made to the top of Mt. Xixapangma in China which was the last and the 14th peak above 8,000 metres in his list of the expedition.

"'MISSION ACHIEVED!' says @nimsdai from the summit of #Shishapangma #14peaks7months #History" according to a tweet on Nirmal Purja's twitter account on Tuesday morning.

As per the tweet, Purja made it to the top of Mt. Xixapangma in China at 8:58 hrs. (local time).

Purja had to delay his expedition effort because of the delay in the visa and permit from the Chinese Government to scale the summit.

Map showing the world's 14 peaks that are more than 8,000 m high and the timeline Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja summited them in a record time of seven months.

Nirmal Purja, former Gurkha Special Forces Commando in the British Navy had started his quest in April of 2019.

Prior to the Mt. Xixapangma, Purja has ascended Mt. Everest, Kanchanjunga, Lhotse, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Manasalu and Makalu in Nepal this spring before moving on to K2 in Pakistan.

The record of summiting world's 14 highest peaks was previously set by Korean Climber Kim Chang-ho. He took 8 years to complete.