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Teen who became youngest to scale the world's 14 highest peaks returns home to Nepal a hero

Minima Sherpa, father of 18-year-old Nima Rinji Sherpa, the youngest person to scale all the world鈥檚 14 highest peaks, celebrates with his family upon his son's arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) Minima Sherpa, father of 18-year-old Nima Rinji Sherpa, the youngest person to scale all the world鈥檚 14 highest peaks, celebrates with his family upon his son's arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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KATHMANDU, Nepal -

A Sherpa teenager who became the youngest person to scale all the world鈥檚 14 highest peaks returned home to Nepal on Monday to a hero's welcome.

Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, reached the 8,027-metre (26,335-foot) summit of Mount Shishapangma in China last week, completing his mission to climb the world's peaks that are more than 8,000 metres (26,247 feet) high. He broke a previous record by another Sherpa, who was 30 years old at the time.

Nepal's Tourism Minister Badri Prasad Pandey, along with members of the climbing community, fellow Sherpas and supporters, lined up outside Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu to offer flowers and scarfs to Nima Rinji.

"I am very happy and I want to say thank you so much everyone. It was a difficult mission but finally I was able to be successful," Nima Rinji told reporters.

He comes from a well-known family in the Sherpa mountaineering community. His father and two uncles run the Seven Summits Treks in Nepal, which has become a leading company serving clients in Nepal, China and Pakistan.

Famous for their skills on the world鈥檚 highest peaks, Sherpas were once relegated to support staff but now are emerging out of the shadows of their Western peers. Several mountaineering records have been achieved by Sherpa climbers.

After his latest and final climb on Wednesday, Nima Rinji wrote on his Instagram account that it was 鈥渁 tribute to every Sherpa who has ever dared to dream beyond the traditional boundaries set for them.鈥

鈥淢ountaineering is more than labor; it is a testament to our strength, resilience, and passion,鈥 he wrote, adding that he wanted to show that the younger generation of Sherpas can rise above the stereotype of being only support climbers and embrace their potential.

鈥淲e are not just guides; we are trailblazers. Let this be a call to every Sherpa to see the dignity in our work, the power in our heritage, and the limitless possibilities in our future,鈥 he said.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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