In 1986 which mountaineer became the first to climb all 14 peaks over 8000 metre above sea level?
Reinhold Messner Reinhold Messner Reinhold Messner (; born 17 September 1944) is an Italian mountaineer, adventurer, explorer, and author from the bilingual Italian province of South Tyrol. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest, the first ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen, along with Peter Habeler, and was the first climber to ascend all fourteen peaks over above sea level. He was also the first person to cross Antarctica and Greenland with neither snowmobiles nor dog sleds. Furthermore, he crossed the Gobi Desert alone. Messner also published more than 80 books about his experiences as a climber and explorer. In
Mingma Sherpa Mingma Sherpa Mingma Sherpa (born Mingma Sherpa; June 16, 1978), nicknamed "Mingma", On May 20, 2011, Mingma Sherpa, the 32-year-old from Nepal, became the first Nepali <ref name="http://news.nationalgeographicom"></ref> and the first South Asian <ref name="http://www.the-south-asian.com"></ref> to scale all 14 of the world's highest mountains. In the process, Mingma set new world record – he became the first mountaineer to climb all 14 peaks on first attempt. Mingma Sherpa and his brother Chhang Dawa Sherpa has kept the world record of "Worlds First Two Brothers" successfully summit 14 Mountains of the world which are above 8000 meter. This is a record