Adriana Brownlee: “As soon as you think of records, it gets dangerous”

Adriana Brownlee became youngest woman ever to climb all 14 8,000-metre mountains.

The 23-year-old says the best moment is when you know you’re going to summit’ The descent is often the most dangerous part of a climb.

Adriana Brownlee was born in Teddington , south-west London , in 2001 .

It was her father who introduced her to the mountains when she was eight .

She completed the Three Peaks Challenge in the UK , before going on to summit Elbrus in Russia , Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Aconcagua on her 18th birthday.

She achieved her goal of climbing Everest in 2021 with her father, Gelje Sherpa .