Nima Rinji Sherpa, Mountaineer: This is a big kind of 3advantage for the Sherpa community and even for me and for everyone you know like because before this you cannot you cannot imagine a teenager doing the 14 peaks you know.
CNN Narrator: Sherpas are an 4ethnic group 5native to the valleys around Mount Everest, and they're often guides for mountaineers in the Himalayas. They carry large loads like equipment and food, fixing ladders, and ropes along the way. Always a dangerous feat. And climbing such incredible heights also brings great risks. 6Avalanches exposure and 7high altitude sickness can easily take over and can be the difference between a successful 8summit and never reaching the 9peak. But Nima Rinji Sherpa says his mental state is what keeps him focused and calm.
Nima Rinji Sherpa: I kind of convince myself to be normal in the mountain. For example, when I see avalanches or bad weather, or when I see an accident in the mountain, I'm not in a hurry. I don't get nervous or something like that.
CNN Narrator: Only about 40 people have reached all 14 peaks of what they call the 8,000ers. They're all in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges, 10spanning China, Pakistan, Nepal and India. As the youngest climber, not only has Sherpa broken multiple records, his 11expeditionshave taught him a lot.
Nima Rinji Sherpa: I've learned so much things about nature, human body, human psychology, meeting new people, nature and like everything in the world and I learned from the mountain.
CNN Narrator: With his sights set on one last mountain, Shishapangma in Tibet, he's hoping to 12inspire others and develop 13mountaineeringinto a professional sport. So whether he's on the ground or on top of the world, Sherpa is set on breaking more 14barriers.
