KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP)– A Sherpa guide who climbed up the world’s 14 highest mountains in record time is considering another record, seeking to end up being the youngest individual to scale all those peaks two times.
Tenjen Sherpa, 35, and Norwegian climber Kristin Harila, 37, shattered the record for the fastest climb of the 14 mountains more than 8,000 meters (about 26,000 feet) high when they topped Mount K2 in Pakistan late last month. The previous record was 189 days, and the set did it in 92 days.
Rather of taking a long break, Tenjen means to begin pursuing his brand-new objective by signing up with an exploration to scale Mount Shishapangma in China within the next number of months.
“I have actually currently done (it) when and I wish to double it,” he informed The Associated Press in Kathmandu on Wednesday. “It is now my brand-new target to be the youngest to scale these peaks two times.”
The only other climber to have actually finished a 2nd round of the 14 peaks is Sanu Sherpa, who is now 48 years of ages.
Tenjen has actually currently climbed up 7 of the mountains two times and requires to scale the staying 7 once again to reach his brand-new objective, which he intends to do by next spring.
Tenjen just began climbing up the world’s “eight-thousanders” (“fourteeners”) in 2016, when he scaled Nepal’s Mount Dhaulagiri. He has actually considering that made numerous such climbs up a year, consisting of 4 climbs of Mount Everest.
He and his 3 siblings hold a record as the most brother or sisters to have actually climbed up Mount Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-tallest mountain. Mount Everest and K2 are the world’s highest and second-tallest.
Working as a mountain guide was simply a task to assist support his household prior to Kathmandu-based Seven Summits Treks worked with Tenjen to be part of Harila’s exploration to Mount Shishapangma in April. Harila consequently chose him to join her on all her explorations.
“It was my all the best and (I) was lucky to be with her in the group,” he stated. He explained Harila, whom he calls “didi” or huge sibling, as the greatest and most accomplished climber he understands.
Throughout his own organized journey to Shishapangma in the fall, he wishes to take images of his late bro to the top and bury them there. The mountain was the only one of the 14 highest that his sibling did not climb up prior to he passed away.
Talking to the AP on Wednesday, Tenjen revealed his bitterness over Sherpa not getting sufficient acknowledgment from the federal government for their effort as mountain guides. Lots of Sherpas are emigrating to look for much better lives for their households.
“It is not possible to simply continue climbing up mountains as you age so what else exists than to think about moving abroad,” he stated. “That can all be stopped if they were provided land, homes to live and other chances here.”
Tenjen matured in a town farming potatoes and rounding up yaks, and never ever got a possibility to participate in school. He can hardly compose his name and is not able to check out many path indications on the routes. He moved his better half and 2 boys to Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, where the kids are getting official education.
At the exact same time, Tenjen is worried that the more youthful generation of Sherpas is not thinking about signing up with the intense mountaineering occupation or might do not have the needed abilities due to maturing in cities.
Binaj Gurubacharya, The Associated Press
