Kathmandu, May 28 -- Renowned Chinese mountaineer He Jing, the first woman to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres without supplementary oxygen, said in Kathmandu on Wednesday that courage should never be limited by gender, age or fear.

Addressing climbers, tourism entrepreneurs and guests attending the Everest Summiteers Summit at Hotel Soaltee, He reflected on her two-decade journey in the mountains and urged young climbers, particularly women, to pursue ambitious goals with humility and discipline. "Courage has no gender," she said, drawing loud applause from the audience.

She summitted Everest without supplemental oxygen on May 14, 2022 and became the first Chinese woman to do so.

She said her fascination with mountains began in 2...