With just one summit remaining, she stands on the verge of making history as the first Iranian woman to conquer all 14 of these formidable mountains.
Dr. Hessamifard, a physician and accomplished mountaineer, reached the summit on Saturday, bringing her one step closer to joining the elite club of “8,000ers” – a term reserved for climbers who have scaled all 14 of the highest peaks on Earth.
Her climbing record includes Everest, K2, Lhotse, Broad Peak, Annapurna, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I and II, Makalu, Manaslu, Shishapangma, Dhaulagiri, and now Kangchenjunga. Only Mount Cho Oyu (8,188 meters) remains.
In Iran, only one climber – Azim Gheichisaz – has previously completed all 14 summits, doing so in the men’s category.