Adriana Brownlee, 23, reaches summit of Shishapangma three years after setting target at top of Everest

A 23-year-old has become the youngest woman to climb all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre-plus peaks.

Adriana Brownlee reached the 8,027-metre summit of Shishapangma in Tibet on 9 October, becoming the second British person to complete the gruelling feat. It came three years after Brownlee reached the top of Everest and resolved to climb all 14 of the world’s highest peaks, the Times reported.

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