>But in a controversial move, they [the Himalayan Database] also decided that previous ascents to the foresummit of the mountain would still be considered as true summits. This has vast implications for a generation of record-chasing mountaineers, including media personality Nirmal Purja or ‘Nimsdai’ who only reached the foresummit during his heavily publicized ascent of all 14 8,000 meter peaks in just over six months. For now, their records still stand.
>But in a controversial move, they [the Himalayan Database] also decided that previous ascents to the foresummit of the mountain would still be considered as true summits. This has vast implications for a generation of record-chasing mountaineers, including media personality Nirmal Purja or ‘Nimsdai’ who only reached the foresummit during his heavily publicized ascent of all 14 8,000 meter peaks in just over six months. For now, their records still stand.