ネパールの１８歳、高峰１４座制覇 最年少記録更新

【カトマンズＡＦＰ＝時事】ネパール人のニマ・リンジ・シェルパさん（１８）が９日、世界の「８０００メートル峰」１４座を制覇した登山家の最年少記録を更新した。（写真はネパール人登山家のニマ・リンジ・シェルパさん）
　シェルパさんのチームによると同日朝、ヒマラヤ山脈のうち中国チベット自治区にあるシシャパンマ（標高８０２７メートル）の頂上に到達。１４座すべてに登頂するという目標を達成した。
　シェルパさんは声明で「この登頂は私個人の旅の集大成であるだけでなく、従来の限界を超えることを夢見たすべてのシェルパ（ネパール人登山ガイド）への賛辞でもある」と述べた。
　シェルパさんは記録を持つ登山家一族の出身で、実家はネパール最大の登山遠征会社を運営している。
　高峰１４座制覇の最年少記録はこれまで、２０１９年に３０歳で達成した、同じくネパール人登山家のミンマ・ギャブ「デビッド」シェルパさんが保持していた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/10/09-21:45）

An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer on Wednesday broke the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks, his team said.
Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Tibet's 8,027-metre-high (26,335 feet) Shisha Pangma on Wednesday morning, completing his mission to stand on the world's highest peaks.
He reached the summit this morning. He had trained well and I was confident he would do it, his father Tashi Sherpa told AFP.
Summiting all 14 eight-thousanders is considered the peak of mountaineering aspirations. Climbers cross death zones where there is not enough oxygen in the air to sustain human life for long periods.
This summit is not just the culmination of my personal journey, but a tribute to every Sherpa who has ever dared to dream beyond the traditional boundaries set for us, Sherpa said in a statement.
Mountaineering is more than labour, it is a testament to our strength, resilience and passion.
Sherpa is no stranger to the mountains, hailing from a family of record-holding mountaineers, who also now run Nepal's largest mountaineering expedition company.
The record was previously held by another Nepali climber, Mingma Gyabu 'David' Sherpa. He achieved it in 2019, at the age of 30.
- 'Proud moment' -
Nima Rinji Sherpa, who already holds multiple records from his ascents of dozens of peaks, started high-altitude climbing at the age of 16, by climbing Mount Manaslu in August 2022.
By June this year, he had climbed his 13th mountain, Kanchenjunga, the world's third highest.
This is a proud moment for our country, Nima Nuru Sherpa, president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, told AFP.
Nima broke all the stereotypes, and his success has given a message that nothing is impossible if you have a strong determination.
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 equipment and food, fixing ropes and repairing ladders.
Long in the shadows as supporters of foreign climbers, they are slowly being recognised in their own right.
In 2021, a team of Nepali climbers made the first winter ascent of K2, the world's second-highest peak -- the notoriously challenging 8,611-metre (28,251-feet) savage mountain of Pakistan.