Then there were his uncles, the first brothers to scale the world's 14 highest peaks together.
But at 18, he has already outpaced them all. This month, he became the youngest person to climb all 14 of the world's highest mountains, which are spread across Nepal, Pakistan, China and India, a mission he began aged 16.
When he set out to climb his first of the 14 peaks - Manaslu in Nepal, which at 8,100 metres is the world's eighth highest mountain - it was not to break any records.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 25, 2024 من The Guardian.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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