At 10:45 a.m. local time, Harila and her partner Lama (Tenjin Sherpa) reached the summit of K2, which rises to 8,611 meters, according to a press release.
The climb of K2 began on July 25. The first summit of the record attempt was climbed on April 26.
The record is 92 days, says Harila’s team.
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) says it’s incredibly impressive.
– Throughout the summer, I followed with great enthusiasm Kristin Harila’s journey towards the world record. Using a masterful combination of discipline, skill and ironclad planning, she scaled the world’s 14 highest peaks in less than six months and six days, Støre tells NRK.
Proud and touched
They climbed the first peak during the record attempt on April 26, when they reached the summit of Shishapangma, culminating at 8,027 meters above sea level.
After the start of the record attempt, it turned out that Harila had already the record in a year and five days ago. Nimsdai Purjas achieved this in six months and six days, but the Guinness Book of Records rejected his record.
Harila comes from Vadsø in Finnmark.
– I am both proud and touched. But I’m also worried about her and I’ll be happy when she comes down and comes home. I don’t think those of us who aren’t part of the climbing community are able to fully comprehend what she has actually achieved. I couldn’t be prouder, says her father John Petter Harila in a statement.
Invaluable expertise
Both Harila and Lama thank their supporters around the world. Harila is very proud of the Sherpa Lama.
– His invaluable expertise and deep connection to the mountains was absolutely necessary for them to successfully navigate dangerous terrain and harsh weather conditions, the press release reads.
She originally started her record attempt last April. The goal was that by September, she would reach the top of all the mountains in the world culminating at more than 8,000 meters above sea level. She still had two summits left when she had to cancel the project because China had not allowed foreign climbers to enter during the pandemic.
