Now, Tenjen Sherpa, a Nepalese mountain guide, has set a new goal for himself; to become the youngest person to conquer all the peaks twice. 

Last month, together with Norwegian climber Kristin Harila, Tenjen, 35 years old, broke the previous record for the fastest climb of the 8, 000-meter-plus mountains. In just 92 days, they reached the final summit, K2, surpassing the previous record of 189 days. 

Tenjen is now preparing for his next challenge, starting with a climb of Mount Shishapangma in China within the next two months. He has already successfully climbed seven of the peaks twice and aims to conquer the remaining seven by next spring. 

His journey began in 2016 when he first climbed Mount Dhaulagiri in Nepal. Since then, he has made several similar climbs each year, including four trips to Mount Everest. Particularly, Tenjen and his three brothers also hold a record as the most siblings to summit Mount Kanchenjunga, the world's third-tallest mountain, behind Everest and K2.

Tenjen started working as a mountain guide to back his family. In April, he joined Harila's expedition to Mount Shıshapangma, hired by the Kathmandu-based company Seven Summits Treks. Together, they continued their journey, conquering the rest of the peaks.

Tenjen plans to climb Shishapangma for the second time in the upcoming fall carrying pictures of a deceased brother who never had the opportunity to conquer this mountain. He intends to bury these images at the mountaintop. 

Tenjen told Associated Press that Sherpas do not get enough government recognition for their hard work. "It is not possible to just continue climbing mountains as you grow older, so what else is there than to think of migrating abroad, " Tenjen pointed out.

Tenjen never attended school growing up. He has difficulty reading and writing. But, living in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, his children are able to get an education. Tenjen thinks, though, that since more children will be growing up in cities in the future, they will not have the skills to become Sherpas.