- Nima Rinzee Sherpa, an 18-year-old Nepali climber, created a new world record by becoming the youngest person to climb all 14 of the world’s peaks higher than 8,000 metres.
- His historic feat was completed on October 9, when he successfully climbed the 8,027-metre Shisha Pangma in Tibet, culminating his two-year expedition to conquer one of the most difficult mountains on earth.
- Sherpa, who began climbing high mountains when he was 16, climbed all eight thousand mountains in 740 days.
The records of Nima Rinji:
| Mountain | Height (m) | Date of Ascent |
| Mount Manaslu | 8163 | September 30, 2022 |
| Mount Everest | 8848.86 | May 24, 2023 |
| Mount Lhotse | 8516 | May 23, 2024 |
| Nanga Parbat | 8126 | June 26, 2023 |
| Mount Gasherbrum I | 8068 | July 18, 2023 |
| Mount Gasherbrum II | 8035 | July 19, 2023 |
| Mount Broad Peak | 8047 | July 23, 2023 |
| Mount K2 | 8611 | July 27, 2023 |
| Mount Cho-Oyu | 8188 | October 6, 2023 |
| Mount Dhaulagiri | 8167 | September 29, 2023 |
| Mount Annapurna I | 8091 | April 12, 2024 |
| Mount Makalu | 8485 | May 4, 2024 |
| Mount Kanchenjunga | 8586 | June 8, 2024 |
| Mount Shishapangma | 8027 | October 9, 2024 |