KATHMANDU, JUNE 8The 18-year-old Nima Rinji Sherpa became the youngest person ever to summit Mt.

Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, on Saturday. 17-year-old Andreeva reaches her first French Open quarters by beating last Frenchwoman Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes youngest Indian female to scale Mt.

Everest 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 teensList of Summited Peaks:#13;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 .

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