Norwegian climber launches attempt to scale Nanga Parbat.

GILGIT -- Norwegian female climber Kristin Harila, 36, started her attempt to climb five 8,000-metre high peaks in Pakistan, including the world's second highest peak K2 and Nanga Parbat, in two months.

She has arrived in Pakistan as part of her campaign to beat the time record of ascending all the 14 above 8,000-metre peaks across the world in six months.

Five of the 14 above 8,000m peaks in the world, including K2 (8,611m), Nanga Parbat (8,126m), Gasherbrum-I (8,080m), Broad Peak (8,051m), Gasherbrum-II (8,035m), are located in Pakistan.

According to Karrar Haidri, secretary of Alpine Club of Pakistan, Kristin Harila along with nine other members of her team, including seven Nepalese and one each from China and Japan, has departed Nanga Parbat base camp to conquer Nanga Parbat(8,126m).

Kristin Harila aims to scale five highest peaks in two months

Mr Haidri said that Kristin Harila was professional athlete from Norway.

In May 2021, she set a world record becoming the fastest woman to climb Mount Everest, the highestpeak in the world, and Lhotse in Nepal in less than 12 hours.

Her success in previous expeditions and summit attempts have inspired her to embark on her latest challenge, 'Bremont 14 Peaks', a monumental effort to become the first woman in history...