Adriana Brownlee, 23, reaches summit of Shishapangma three years after setting target at top of Everest
Adriana Brownlee at the summit of Shishapangma in Tibet.A 23-year-old has become the youngest woman to climb all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre-plus peaks.
“It was the most incredible moment. I cried again remembering that I had just summited all 14 8,000-metre peaks and made history.” The 14 highest peaks are Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri I, Manaslu, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna I, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum II and Shishapangma.
“It’s all about intrinsic motivation for me and wanting to push my body and achieve my personal goals,” she said. “Mountaineering is my escape in life, it makes me feel free and truly connected with myself so it becomes an obsession to go back.
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