The hunt for the 8,000m record begins: Christine Harila climbs the Shishabangma

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Norway’s Christine Harela on Wednesday began her record attempt to climb the world’s 14 highest peaks in less than six months. She started her race exactly where she had to give up last year due to a lack of passes: on the Shishpangma.

The go-ahead has been given: With the Shishpangma, Christine Harila has climbed the first of the eight-thousanders of her “She Moves Mountains” expedition. The Norwegian set her sights on no less than beating Nirmal Borja’s record time of six months and six days. And the former elite cross-country skier wants to go much faster than the Nepali record holder:

High despite a little experience

Christine Harrella climbed her first mountain only in 2015. Since then, she has collected eight thousand records. For example, according to her sponsor Osprey, she is the fastest female mountaineer to climb the five highest mountains in the world (68 days), the fastest woman from summit to summit between Everest and Lotus (8.5 hours) or the fastest person to climb a mountain. Climb six eight thousand in the spring in Nepal (25 days).

Attempt to register for the second time

Last year, Christine Harrella attempted to climb the tallest peaks in the world in record time. With the support of a helicopter, bottled oxygen, and a strong Sherpa team, I also came close to breaking my current record. In the end, it failed after twelve summits due to the lack of Chinese permits to ascend Shishpangma and Cho Oyu.

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