Norwegian mountaineer and adventurer Kristen Harela is working on her project, where the goal is to set the world record for climbing all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks in less than six months.

When Nettavisen spoke to her on the phone Friday morning, she was in a hotel between the Tibetan peaks Shishapangma and Cho Oyu, the first two on the way. I climbed the first this week, and the second is due to be reached by Tuesday.

Harila tried her hand at 14 summits last year, but ended up with 12 of the 14, because she didn’t get permission to climb the two summits she’s now starting with.

to iFinnmark He told Harila previously that another goal is to climb the first two mountain peaks twice each now – this is to accomplish the feat of climbing the 14 highest peaks twice in two seasons.

– But I was not given permission to do so, I was only allowed to climb it once. Of course, it’s a little sad, but we can’t do anything about it now, so now we just have to focus on the next mountain, Harila tells Nettavisen on Friday morning.

– Do you bet on doing it later?

—Maybe when I retire, Harila laughs (37), before adding that it’s unlikely to happen next spring anyway.

No walking in the park

So now there is complete focus on the main goal: to climb the 14 peaks of the sky in less than six months.

– It’s not exactly a “walk in the park.” Harila says there is a lot to be done, but I am optimistic.

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The mountaineer coughed slightly during the phone interview with Nettavisen, but that doesn’t dampen the goal of climbing Cho Oyu by May 2.

You are obviously very divided by this climb to the top. We were out for 22 hours in Shishapangma, plus a couple of long days before that, too. Harila says there are some tough days when you have to climb such a mountain.

– But I’m very optimistic about Cho Oyu now on Tuesday, because it’s usually easier to climb a mountain than Shishapangma.

He lost 15 kilos

However, the impact of this adventure is evident in several forms:

– There’s a photographer here. I think he lost 15 kilos in the two months we spent in Nepal and Tibet.

– Let’s hope he puts on some weight again before the next mountains?

– Yes, we are working on it before the next mountain. No, he will be allowed to go home until May 17, Harilla laughs.

she said earlier this winter iFinnmark that she should attempt to climb all the mountain peaks without an oxygen mask, but the paperwork and logistics that dragged on a bit mean that she must climb seven Nepalese mountain peaks in short order, when the time comes:

– It will be a very, very hard drive. And if you want to go without oxygen, the weather has to be fine. With oxygen, you can climb in the worst weather. When we have such a short time, she adds, it will be the weather on the trail here that decides whether the climb is possible without it.

– I’m not going to risk the whole project just because we’re not going to use oxygen. Harila says its not worth it.