This story appears in the November 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. On what would be the darkest day in the history of the world’s highest mountain, Nima Chhiring, a 29-year-old ...
An 18-year-old Sherpa from Nepal has become the youngest person to summit all 14 of Earth’s highest peaks. Nima Rinji Sherpa set the record after reaching the top of Tibet’s Mount Shishapangma ...