Mountaineer Alina Pekova climbed Mount Shishabangma (8027 meters) in the Himalayas and became the first Russian woman to climb all 14 of the highest mountains on EarthOn Wednesday, a climber from Kabardino-Balkaria, as part of a team of 29 people, climbed Mount Shishabangma to a height of 8027 meters.
Until today, not a single representative of our country has officially climbed all 14 eight-thousanders in the world.
Only about 40 people in history have been able to climb all these peaks.
There are 14 of them in total: Everest, Annapurna, Lhotse, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Nangaparbat, Broad Peak, Chogori (K-2), Gasherbrum-I, Gasherbrum-II, Manaslu, Dhaulagiri, Cho Oyu, Shishabangma.
