Kristin Harila

EVEREST WITHOUT OXYGEN. TRIPLE CROWN COMPLETED ❤️🏔️

On May 27th at 08:45 AM, I reached the summit of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen🏔️

I’m incredibly happy and grateful that I made it🙏🏻

At the same time, I completed the Triple Crown this season: Nuptse, Lhotse and Everest🏔️

I’ve climbed Everest and Lhotse three times before, but Nuptse has been a big dream of mine for many, many years☺️

After only two rest days in Base Camp, we headed up to Camp 2. The next day, we continued to Camp 3, and the following morning we climbed to Camp 4 for the last summit push🏔️

Strong winds at Camp 4 made rest difficult, and when we left just before 9 PM, I was surprised by how tired I felt. Up to The Balcony, I seriously considered using oxygen—not because I felt sick or too affected by the altitude, but simply because I was so sleepy😴

Instead, I took a sip of Coca-Cola, had a gel, and kept moving☺️

As the sun came up, I started feeling stronger, and before reaching the South Summit I began to believe it might actually be possible☀️

Right before the summit, I threw up twice, so I was obviously feeling the altitude. But I still felt strong enough to keep moving.

At 08:45 AM, almost exactly 12 hours after leaving Camp 4, we reached the summit🏔️

I was happy, of course, but also very focused on getting down safely. The summit is only halfway.

After returning to Base Camp, I developed a lung infection and ended up spending a night in hospital in Kathmandu on antibiotics and with professional care🙏🏻❤️

This has been a long expedition—nine weeks away from home and eight weeks on the mountain—but I couldn’t be happier with how it ended❤️

Everest without oxygen. Triple Crown complete. 31 summit 8,000 meters.
A dream come true❤️

I’m so thankful and happy for all of this🙏🏻

A huge thank you to and and for the support throughout the expedition ❤️

I’m back at the hotel now and out of the hospital, feeling much better. I still need some time to recover, but I’m doing well🙏🏻

Thank you so much for all the messages, support and congratulations🙏🏻
It means a lot❤️

Today, together with Ming Temba Sherpa and Pasang Dukpa, Kristin summited Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen! With this summit, she also completed the Triple Crown 👑🏔️🏔️🏔️

Now the focus is getting safely back down to Camp 2 and Base Camp.

Today at 7am, together with and (camera man), we reached the summit of Lhotse — the world’s fourth highest mountain — and my fourth time on this beautiful mountain ❤️🏔️

This was also the second summit of the Triple Crown, with Nuptse a few days ago and Lhotse today(…a bit tired here now😅😴)
And another big reason to celebrate today: this summit marked my 30th time standing on top of an 8000-meter mountain🏔️🥳
I feel very lucky and grateful to experience so many beautiful mountains, sunrises, sunsets, and special places🙏🏻❤️

The views towards Mount Everest were absolutely incredible!
A steep, exposed, and beautiful mountain that always demands respect. The mountain also really tested us today with winds that were much stronger than expected in the Lhotse Couloir.
Because of the conditions, I decided to put on oxygen at around 8,100 meters.
For me, the mountains have never been about taking unnecessary risks or proving something at all costs. Safety always comes first, and sometimes the strongest decision is adapting to the conditions and making good choices together with the team ❤️🏔️

We all made it safely back to Base Camp this afternoon and are finally getting some rest after many hard days high on the mountain.
Tomorrow will be a much needed rest day here — to have a shower, wash some clothes, eat well, and just rest 😅

We hope for three rest days in Base Camp, but the weather will decide when we will have a window to try Mount Everest as the final peak of the Triple Crown this year🤞🏻

A huge thank you to everyone following, supporting, and sending messages during these climbs.
It means more than you know.

And again — so much respect and gratitude to the Sherpa teams and everyone working up here🙏🏻 None of this happens alone❤️

A huge thank you for all the congratulations after we reached the summit of Nuptse yesterday 🏔️❤️

This has been a big dream of mine for many years.
A really beautiful mountain — super steep, very difficult, and it was a demanding climb from start to finish🏔️

I did not make it alone.
was incredibly strong and did such a big job fixing the ropes🙏🏻
Just a few days earlier, he was also fixing ropes on Everest🏔️
So kind -and I’m so happy to climb with him again🙏🏻❤️

We did not do it alone either!
There was no competition between the teams about who would open the route first or fix the ropes fastest.

Instead, there was simply a very good cooperation between and - working together to make the climb possible in a safe and professional way☺️

Towards the end of the climb, I had a really hard moment myself.
I was so sleepy and struggling with my energy.
was in front fixing ropes while also carrying my emergency oxygen, and at the same time the team was incredibly kind and supportive towards me🙏🏻

They offered me both help and their emergency oxygen if needed, waited very patiently for me while I was moving incredibly slowly and barely making progress😅and were very caring during a difficult part of the climb🙏🏻

I would never have made this without help and the support from 🙏🏻
I will always remember the kindness, support, and teamwork on this climb ❤️🏔️

Now we are having a much needed rest day in Camp 2(I wish it could last forever😅)

Tomorrow we move up to Camp 3, and if everything goes well, we will try for the summit of Lhotse in a couple of days.🏔️

Thank you again for all the support, messages, and congratulations. It truly means a lot❤️

#2026

🏔️ We’ve reached the summit of Nuptse (7,861 m) without supplemental oxygen! This has been my big dream for many years. 12 hours from Camp 2.

This is the first of three mountains in my goal to climb Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse (Triple Crown) without supplemental oxygen — and the most technically challenging.

A huge thank you to Ming Temba Sherpa and the team at Seven Summit Treks and Asian Trekking for making this possible.

Now my focus is to get safely down.

🇳🇴 Gratulerer med dagen, Norge!

Back at Everest Base Camp after my first rotation high up on the mountain🏔️

It’s been a really good and valuable acclimatisation rotation🙏🏻
I moved from Base Camp to Camp 1 in a little over four hours while carrying 23kg myself, before continuing up to Camp 2(two more hours).

Moving efficiently through the Icefall is important, but it’s always a balance — moving too fast while carrying heavy loads can also leave you too exhausted or even sick higher up on the mountain🏔️
I’ve spent so much time at altitude over the years, and I’ve learned to listen carefully to my body and understand that balance☺️

The original plan was to spend two nights at Camp 2, but because of the weather it turned into three.

From Camp 2 I continued up towards Camp 3. The ice conditions up the Lhotse Face were quite challenging, but I had a very good night at Camp 3 at around 7100 meters before deciding to descend all the way back to Base Camp on Friday evening☺️

The way down went surprisingly fast, with really good conditions through the Icefall, and it felt good to move efficiently again after some important days higher up on the mountain. Very useful days for acclimatisation, and so nice sharing the mountain with and ☺️

Now a few days of rest in Base Camp before heading back up into the mountains again🏔️☺️
I still don’t know exactly what the next step will be — another acclimatisation rotation, or maybe an attempt on Nuptse. Time will tell 🏔️☺️

For now it’s basically rest days in Base Camp — laundry, good food, talking with family and friends back home, and enjoying time with friends here ❤️

Thank you for all your messages🙏🏻☺️

Two nights on the summit of Lobuche East (6119m) for acclimatisation — good, and so valuable🙏🏻☺️

Very nice to share those days with — strong, kind, and a lot of fun to climb with 🤍
Also very grateful to have and with us — we had a really good few days together in the mountains🏔️☺️

Now I’m back in Everest Base Camp☺️
The Icefall has opened, and tonight I’m starting my first rotation on Everest.
The plan is to move to Camp 2, and hopefully spend a couple of nights up at Camp 3 before heading back down to Base Camp again☺️

Feeling good, healthy, and well acclimatised — still taking step by step, and there’s still plenty of time🙏🏻🏔️

Really enjoying the days here, and grateful for the people I get to share them with ❤️

The Guide «How to Start Mountaineering» is now out!🥳

This Guide is an introduction to mountaineering based on my own experiences, and advice that I still follow on my expeditions today🤩

This is the first Guide of a larger Expedition Library, and I’m so excited to share it with you guys🥳

100% of the revenue of this Guide goes to the Lama Sherpa Foundation❤️

🔗 Link is in my bio and in story☺️

Saturday morning we summited Lobuche in the dark ⛰️✨

We left high camp at 01:00 and reached the summit at 03:50, moving through the night under the stars.
Waiting for daylight wasn’t really an option, but it turned into a beautiful climb both up and down. A perfect start to the acclimatization at 6119 meters 💫

A big thank you to for a fast climb, and to for making everything run so smoothly 🙏🏻🏔️☺️

My body is responding well to the altitude, and acclimatization has gone exactly how we hoped 🙏🏻

The first time I climbed Lobuche in 2019 — my very first 6000-meter peak — I remember it as a tough climb.
This time, we reached the summit in less than three hours.
Part of this is handling altitude better, but I’m also better prepared physically and able to move more efficiently in the mountains🏔️
With experience comes a better understanding of how fast I can actually move higher and higher in thinner air — and that makes a big difference.

For me, that really comes down to years of experience and continuity — spending time at altitude, coming back season after season, and slowly building a body that adapts and recovers better over time🙏🏻

That, together with how good the acclimatization and overall form feel right now, gives me a really good feeling — and also excitement to see how my body will perform at even higher altitude on Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse.

It’s been more than two weeks in the Khumbu, trekking through this beautiful valley❤️
The trekking has been incredible — meeting friends along the way, as well as new ones, and enjoying all the lodges on the route☺️

Back at Everest Base Camp, we’re waiting for the Icefall Doctors to safely establish the route up through the Icefall and toward Camp 2 🤞🏻

The next weeks are about continuing the process — staying healthy, keeping the acclimatization on track, and being present here.
Appreciating every moment in these mountains that truly feel like home ❤️