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In 2021, Nimsdai and Kili Pemba stood together on K2 with eight fellow Nepalis, singing the national anthem at 8,611 m making history with the first winter ascent of K2. Today, both are gone, but that moment of unity and Nepali pride will live forever.

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Born on this day, September 17, 1961; Nives Meroi, Italian climber, whose mountaineering story is inseparable from that of her husband and climbing partner, Romano Benet. Together, they climbed all fourteen of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks, without using supplementary oxygen or high-altitude porters, making their achievement one of mountaineering’s most impressive stories of partnership. Their shared journey through the fourteen giants stretched across nearly two decades. Her journey across the world’s highest mountains began with Nanga Parbat in 1998, followed by Shishapangma and Cho Oyu in 1999. In 2003, they climbed Gasherbrum II, Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak within just 20 days. Lhotse followed in 2004, Dhaulagiri and K2 in 2006, Everest in 2007 and Manaslu in 2008. When Benet became seriously ill in 2009, Meroi put the remaining summits aside. After his recovery, they returned together, climbing Kangchenjunga in 2014 and Makalu in 2016. Finally, on May 11, 2017, Meroi and Benet stood together on Annapurna I (8,091 m), completing their shared collection of all fourteen eight-thousanders, side by side. From their first to their last, Nives Meroi and Romano Benet shared every summit without bottled oxygen or high-altitude porters. Happy 65th, Nives Meroi! Photo ©: Nives Meroi Archives.

EverestToday's tweet photo. Born on this day, September 17, 1961; Nives Meroi, Italian climber, whose mountaineering story is inseparable from that of her husband and climbing partner, Romano Benet. Together, they climbed all fourteen of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks, without using supplementary oxygen or high-altitude porters, making their achievement one of mountaineering’s most impressive stories of partnership.

Their shared journey through the fourteen giants stretched across nearly two decades. Her journey across the world’s highest mountains began with Nanga Parbat in 1998, followed by Shishapangma and Cho Oyu in 1999. In 2003, they climbed Gasherbrum II, Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak within just 20 days. Lhotse followed in 2004, Dhaulagiri and K2 in 2006, Everest in 2007 and Manaslu in 2008. When Benet became seriously ill in 2009, Meroi put the remaining summits aside. After his recovery, they returned together, climbing Kangchenjunga in 2014 and Makalu in 2016.

Finally, on May 11, 2017, Meroi and Benet stood together on Annapurna I (8,091 m), completing their shared collection of all fourteen eight-thousanders, side by side. From their first to their last, Nives Meroi and Romano Benet shared every summit without bottled oxygen or high-altitude porters. Happy 65th, Nives Meroi!

Photo ©: Nives Meroi Archives.

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This is the Khumbu Icefall on Mt Everest, one of the most dangerous sections of the standard route to the world’s highest peak. But there is another danger unfolding here. What was once a landscape locked in ice is changing before our eyes. Meltwater streams now run through parts of the glacier that remained frozen for generations, showing just how quickly conditions in the high Himalayas are changing. The Himalaya is often called the “Water Tower of Asia,” with its snow and glaciers helping provide freshwater to nearly two billion people. Scientists warn that even if global warming is limited to 1.5°C, around one-third of the region’s glacier volume could disappear by 2100. This is not simply about losing ice or changing the appearance of our mountains. The consequences eventually travel downstream, reaching villages, farmland, infrastructure and millions of people who depend on Himalayan rivers. The recent Bhote Koshi disaster brought that reality painfully close to home. Lives were lost, communities were devastated, and families were left searching for loved ones. It reminded us that changes taking place thousands of metres above us can have consequences far beyond the mountains. What happens to Himalayan glaciers does not stay in the Himalayas. Video ©: Pega Sherpa.