Nepali climber claims new speed record for world's 14 highest peaks

KATHMANDU, Nepal - A Nepali mountaineer on Tuesday smashed the record for climbing the world's 14 highest peaks, racing up all "8000ers" in just seven months, according to a post on his social media accounts.

Nirmal Purja completed the climb of the 14 mountains, all over 8,000 meters in seven months, the post said. The previous record was almost eight years.

"MISSION ACHIEVED! says @nimsdai from the summit of #Shishapangma," read the post on Purja's Facebook page, referring to the final peak in China.