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He Summited Everest and Lhotse — Twice Each — in Ten Days. No One Had Ever Done That.

A Chinese climber just became the first person in mountaineering history to complete the ‘double-double’ — Everest, Lhotse, Everest, Lhotse, all…

By Laxman Rawal · Jul 23, 2026

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Between 17 and 26 May 2026, one climber stood on top of two of the world's five highest mountains four separate times. Not four different climbers — one person, climbing Everest, then Lhotse, then Lhotse again, then Everest again, all inside a single ten-day…

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What this means for you You don't need Luori's oxygen tolerance to stand where this happened. Everyone walking to Everest Base Camp passes directly beneath the Khumbu Icefall and the route toward the South Col where this record was set — same trail, same…

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