A 23-year-old has turn into the youngest lady to climb all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre-plus peaks.
Adriana Brownlee reached the 8,027-metre summit of Shishapangma in Tibet on 9 October, changing into the second British particular person to finish the gruelling feat. It got here three years after Brownlee reached the highest of Everest and resolved to climb all 14 of the world’s highest peaks, the Instances reported.
As she neared the highest of Shishapangma, she advised the newspaper, “I began to cry. I hadn’t reached the summit but, I couldn’t even see it, however I knew it was going to occur. It took one other hour earlier than we reached the unbelievable summit. By this time it was simply dawn and we had a wonderful clear sky.
“It was essentially the most unbelievable second. I cried once more remembering that I had simply summited all 14 8,000-metre peaks and made historical past.”
Brownlee, who grew up in south-west London and attended the College of Bathtub, is claimed to have laid out her ambition as an eight-year-old at main college, writing: “I wish to be well-known for climbing the very best mountain on this planet … and be one of many youngest women to do that.”
The 14 highest peaks are Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri I, Manaslu, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna I, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum II and Shishapangma.
For her final climb, Brownlee climbed with out using supplementary oxygen, making it an excellent harder problem.
“It’s all about intrinsic motivation for me and desirous to push my physique and obtain my private objectives,” she mentioned. “Mountaineering is my escape in life, it makes me be happy and actually linked with myself so it turns into an obsession to return.
“I stop college and my diploma to pursue a profession in mountaineering and sacrificed friendships, common teenage life and extra, however it was all price it.”
Wanting forward, she mentioned she needs to work with others with an enthusiasm for mountaineering. “I’ll keep within the mountains, however now wish to assist others obtain their dream by creating a brand new era of high-altitude mountaineering and trekking experiences which focuses on security and shoppers’ previous experiences.”
Fewer than 100 folks have climbed all 14 peaks, all of that are within the Himalayas and Karakorum. The primary British climber to take action was Alan Hinkes in 2005.
Hinkes advised the Instances: “I’ve adopted Adriana’s decided progress since first assembly her in 2021. It’s nice information to listen to one other Brit has climbed all 14 eight-thousanders.
“To climb all these mountains in lower than 4 years is a exceptional achievement. It took me 17 years. None of those large mountains are simple or protected and she or he has proven excessive dedication, in addition to enduring plenty of struggling and threat to finish all of the 8,000-metre peaks.”
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