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In a Film Scene, Kristin Harila Weeps and Says: “I’m 36. Single. No Children. I Sold Everything I Had to Do This”
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In a Film Scene, Kristin Harila Weeps and Says: “I’m 36. Single. No Children. I Sold Everything I Had to Do This”

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mountaineer Kristin Harila says she has completed her final climb of the world’s highest mountain.
  • Harila has told her father that, if she dies in the mountains, she wants to be cremated publicly on an open pyre, following a Nepalese tradition.

Kristin Harila says she has made her last journey up the world’s highest mountain, but the loss of a friend buried in the snow continues to trouble her.

The 40-year-old climber has also told her father what should happen if she dies in the mountains. She wants her body cremated publicly on an open pyre, in keeping with a Nepalese custom.

It would be easier to transport an urn home.

— Kristin HarilaShe explained why she wanted to be cremated on an open pyre if she died in the mountains.

Her reasoning was practical: “It would be easier to transport an urn home,” she said. Her father rejected the idea, telling her it was not an option.

That is not an option.

— Kristin Harila’s fatherHe responded to her plan for a public cremation after her death.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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