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Mrika Nikci is 17 years old and together with her father Arianita, she achieved the dream of many mountaineers in just eight months. They are also the first Albanians to go after this. She had to eat calorie foods, drink four liters of water a day and change altitudes, all the while carrying a backpack of about 40 pounds on her back. The first peak to be won by Mrika and her father was Kilimanjaro. As she read about the expeditions of conquering the seven peaks, she realized that - if she could climb everything eighteen years ago - she could become the youngest person to succeed. "When we received an email with all the information on how to achieve that goal, I was shocked. "All expeditions at intervals of two weekends. Also, very expensive - $ 265,000. A lot of money and no sponsors anywhere, "explains Arianit Nikci, Mrika's father. They only received support from the Government of Kosovo, while Arianit funded the rest with his own money. Read more at: https://bbc.in/2ZuisFx
