Norweigan mountain climber to attempt scaling world's 14 highest mountains in three months

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A Norwegian who is aiming to be the fastest climber to scale all the world’s 14 highest mountains said Tuesday that she can achieve her goal in half the time she initially planned.

Kristin Harila, on return to Nepal’s capital from the mountains on Tuesday, said she is setting a new target of scaling the peaks in three months, having already climbed eight of them in 40 days.

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Norwegian climber Kristin Harila, 37, arrives after summiting Annapurna in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Norwegian who is aiming to be the fastest climber to scale all the worlds 14 highest mountains announced she is shortening her goal and do it in half the time than initial target.  (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

She is attempting to beat the 2019 record set by a male climber, who did in little more six months.

Harila, 37, is yet to climb Mount Manaslu in Nepal, which she hopes to do in the next few days, and then the five remaining peaks in Pakistan, including K2, the second highest in the world. She also reached K2 last year.

"I believe we can do it, if we do Manaslu now and the five in Pakistan, we can do in three months. So yes, three months is possible if we do Manaslu now," she said.

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Sunrise on the peaks of Manaslu (left) and Ngadi Chuli/Peak 29 in the Mansiri Himal. Seen from Bandipur, Nepal.  (Photo by: Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

"We are very happy we have made eight and we are all safe and everyone is good," she said.

She began in April by scaling