It’s the highest known canine climb
Many hikers have stories about stray dogs who have joined them on an adventure, but Don Wargowsky of Seattle has a story that literally tops them all. That’s because a dog named Mera joined his mountaineering party and summited Baruntse—a peak near Mount Everest in Nepal—which may be the highest place a dog has every climbed. Plenty of dogs hang around the base camp of Mount Everest at 17,600 feet and quite a few have accompanied climbers to another camp at an altitude of 21,300 on the route to the summit. Mera, however, stayed with Wargowsky’s group all the way to the 23,389 feet above sea level, and impressed the humans with her climbing skills.
via Whisker Therapy