Kristin Harila

Kristin Harila (born in 1986) is a Norwegian mountaineer and former cross-country skier.[1]

Kristin Harila
Personal information
Main disciplineMountaineer
Born1986
Norway
NationalityNorwegian

In May 2021, she set a world record becoming the fastest woman to climb Mount Everest and Lhotse in less than twelve hours. Her success in previous expeditions and summit attempts has inspired her to embark in 2022 upon her latest challenge, ‘Bremont 14 Peaks’, a monumental effort to become the first woman in history and the second person ever to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000m in just 6 months after Nirmal Purja.

She came close to beating Nirmal Purja's record time for climbing all 14 eight-thousanders in a season. Only two peaks were missing. However, since the Chinese authorities refused her permits for Cho Oyu and Shishapangma, her record hunt was over at that point. Harila completed her goal of reaching all true summits on May 03, 2023 after 1 year and 5 days, a world record, regardless of gender.[2] She is currently attempting to beat her record.[3]

As a cross-country skier she managed to place 44th and 46th in two editions of the Norwegian championships. She represented the club IL Polarstjernen.[1]

Mountain climbing career

2015

2019

2020
  • Aconcagua, Argentina. 6,961m.
  • Co Adolfo Calle, Argentina. 4,270m.
  • Pico Vallecitos, Argentina. 5,370.

2021
  • Mount Everest, Nepal. 8,848m – 23 May 2021
  • Lhotse, Nepal. 8,516m – 23 May 2021 – World record of fastest woman from summit Mount Everest to summit of Lhotse, 12 hours.
  • Island Peak, Nepal. 6,189m.
  • Ama Dabam, Nepal. 6,812m.

2022

2023

See also

References
  1. "HARILA Kristin Jonassen - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com.
  2. "Kristin Harila completes 14 peaks as she scales Cho Oyu". The Himalayan Times. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. "Kristin Harila". Kristin Harila. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. Nagri, Jamil (19 June 2022). "Norwegian climber launches attempt to scale Nanga Parbat". DAWN.COM.
  5. "Kristin Harila summits K2; inches closer to her 14 peaks mission". everestchronicle.com. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. "Sanu Sherpa, Kristin Harila among others scale Manaslu". thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  7. "Kristin Harila scales Mount Shishapangma". everestchronicle.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  8. "Kristin Harila Summits Makalu With the Rope-Fixing Team » Explorersweb". Explorersweb. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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