๐ช๐ฉ๐ปโฐ๏ธ| Dong Hongjuan Becomes First Woman To Conquer All 14 Peaks Over 8,000m
The Chinese mountaineer (42) completed the feat by climbing to the summit of the 8,027-meter Mount Shishapangma. ๐งต1/4
The Chinese mountaineer (42) completed the feat by climbing to the summit of the 8,027-meter Mount Shishapangma. ๐งต1/4
"I started climbing out of curiosity, but when I found out about the (eight-thousander climber) list, I hoped there would be a Chinese name on it," said Dong at a celebration banquet in Lhasa. 2/4
Dong reached the summit of Mt. Qomolangma in 2013, completed Cho Oyu and Gasherbrum II in 2014, Qogir (K2), Nanga Parbat and Gasherbrum I in 2017, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse and Broad in 2018, Annapurna in 2021, and Makalu, Dhaulagiri and Manaslu in 2022. 3/4
Her achievement was confirmed by the mountaineering summit website 8000ers.com, which maintains the 14-peak list and is well respected in the international mountaineering community. 4/4
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