Nepali mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa on Wednesday( 9 October) broke the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter (26,246-foot) peaks.

• Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Tibet's 26,335-foot Shisha Pangma Wednesday morning, completing his mission to stand on the world's highest peaks.
• The age record for summitting all 14 of the world's tallest mountains was previously held by another Nepali climber, Mingma Gyabu "David" Sherpa, who achieved it in 2019 at the age of 30.
• Nepali climbers - usually ethnic Sherpas from the valleys around Everest — are considered the backbone of the climbing industry in the Himalayas.
• They carry the majority of the equipment and food, fixing ropes and repairing ladders for international expeditions.