Record number of climbers chase 14-peak dream in Tibet

A record number of climbers have gathered in Tibet to attempt climbing Mount Shisha Pangma, aiming to complete mountaineering’s ultimate challenge of scaling all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters. About 20 climbers are competing this month, including 22-year-old Pakistani Shehroze Kashif and 18-year-old Nepali Nima Rinji Sherpa. While it took Reinhold Messner 16 years to become the first person to achieve this feat in 1986, modern technology and improved logistics have made the challenge more accessible.READ FULL