Mingma Sherpa was the first person from Nepal and South Asia to climb all 14 of the world's highest mountains; the eight-thousanders are over 26,247 feet above sea level,located in Asia.
On May 20, 2011, at age 32, Sherpa became the first person from Nepal and the first South Asian to scale all 14 of the world's highest mountains. Mount Everest (8848 m) K2 (8611 m) Kangchenjunga (8586 m) Lhotse (8516 m) Makalu (8463 m) Cho Oyu (8201 m) Dhaulagiri (8167 m) Manaslu (8163 m) Nanga Parbat (8125 m) Annapurna I (8091 m) Gasherbrum I (8068 m) Broad Peak (8047 m) Gasherbrum II (8035 m) Shishapangma (8027 m) 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 
