KATHMANDU, JUNE 8

The 18-year-old Nima Rinji Sherpa became the youngest person ever to summit Mt. Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, on Saturday.

He reached the summit at 9:30 am with his climbing partner Pasang Nurbu, Russian climber Alina, and four Sherpa guides: Dendi Sherpa, Fura Tsering Sherpa, Phurba Kusang Sherpa, and Ang Tenji Sherpa.

This achievement adds to Nima's impressive mountaineering record. Last year, he became the youngest climber to conquer Mt. K2 and the youngest to traverse from the summit of Mount Everest to the summit of Mt. Lhotse at 17.

Nima has now successfully summited 13 of the world's 14 peaks above 8,000 meters, with only Mt. Shishapangma left to complete in his teens

List of Summited Peaks:

• Manaslu - 30 August 2022
• Everest - 24 May 2023
• Lhotse - 25 May 2023
• Nanga Parbat - 26 June 2023
• Gasherbrum I - 18 July 2023
• Gasherbrum II - 19 July 2023
• Broad Peak - 23 July 2023
• K2 - 27 July 2023
• Dhaulagiri - 29 September 2023
• Cho-Oyu - 6 October 2023
• Annapurna - 12 April 2024 (No O2)
• Makalu - 4 May 2024
• Kanchenjunga - 8 June 2024