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, in the Himalayas and Karakoram ranges.
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. The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation or UIAA recognise eight-thousanders as the 14 mountains that are more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) in height above sea level, and are considered to be sufficiently independent from neighbouring peaks. All eight-thousanders are located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges in Asia, and their summits are in the death zone. They climbed all eight thousanders with no sponsor. 
