Kristin Harila

Kristin Harila (born 28 March 1986) is a female mountaineer, she comes from Vestre Jakobselv in Vadsø, Norway.

She and Tenjen Sherpa (d. 2023) climbed between the peaks of Lhotse and Mount Everest, in 8 hours.https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/kristin-harila-scales-everest-lhotse-in-8hrs-completing-six-8000ers-in-less-than-a-month. Retrieved 2025-10-16https://snl.no/Lhotse#:~:text=Kristin%20Harila%20ble%20f%C3%B8rste%20kvinne,8%20timer%20og%2035%20minutter. SNL.no. Retrieved 2025-10-16

In 2023, she climbed (to the top, of) the 14 highest mountains in the world in 92 days.  

Her team did spend  Norwegian kroner 15 million, in regard to expenses for mountain climbing and transportation; Helicopters have been used.Kristin Harila: – Prosjektet har kostet over 15 millioner. Friflyt.no. Retrieved 11 August 2023. "Oppdatert 2023.08.03 [updated 2023.08.03]"

When she climbed the mountain K2, she faced a lot of backlash for leaving a sherpa, who had fallen down a rope, behind to die  She later defended herself in an interview with ITV News where she said she ordered her team to not step over him and try to help him instead. She mentioned that not only her team tried to help him, but several teams after her. It was really hard considering that the accident happened at the crux of the mountain called The Bottleneck. She also mentioned that the conditions were hard and also hard packed ice.

 Background 
Kristin grew up in Vadsø, Norway. She did cross country skiing as a sport, which demands endurance and good condition. She studied psychology and studied at Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in Oslo. She also lived in Tromsø for some years working at Skeidar, a chain of furniture stores, as a department manager and later as Head of retail operations.

Sources
Kristin Harila and empty records (2023-08-01) El Pais

 References 

Category:1986 births
Category:Living people
Category:Norwegian people
Category:Mountain climbers