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Shehroze Kashif Becomes Youngest Climber To Conquer All 8000s

9Oct

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

Business

Shehroze Kashif Becomes Youngest Climber To Conquer All 8000s

Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif has made history by becoming the youngest climber from Pakistan to summit all 14 of the world's highest peaks, known as the "8,000ers". Kashif, 21, successfully summited Broad Peak (8,051 meters) on October 8, 2024, completing his remarkable feat. In a historic feat, Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif has become the youngest climber to conquer all 14 peaks towering over 8,000 meters. The 22-year-old mountaineer completed this remarkable achievement by summiting Shishapangma, which stands at 8,027 meters, on October 9, 2024. Nicknamed the "Broad Boy" after his first major climb of Broad Peak in 2019, Kashif is only the second Pakistani to complete this daunting challenge. He follows Sarbaz Khan, who was the first Pakistani to achieve this feat...

Dead body of mountaineer Ali Sadpara finally found

22Jun

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

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Dead body of mountaineer Ali Sadpara finally found

Sajid Sadpara and his team of mountaineers found Ali Sadpara's body on June 8, more than two months after he went missing on K2. Sadpara, along with Iceland's John Snorri and Chile's Juan Pablo Mohr, had been attempting to summit the world's second-highest mountain when they lost contact with base camp on February 5. The bodies of Ali Sadpara and other collogues were found at an altitude of 8,400 meters (27,559 feet), on the slopes of the Bottleneck, a notoriously dangerous section of K2. The discovery of the bodies brings an end to a long and difficult search. Sadpara's family and friends never gave up hope of finding him alive, but they had also prepared for the worst. Ali Sadpara had a long list of impressive ascents to his name, making him a highly experienced mountaineer. He...

Samina Baig makes nation proud once again

23Jul

By Aqsa Azam1 Comment

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Samina Baig makes nation proud once again

31 years old climber summits K2 in her latest attempt. Samina Baig is the first Pakistani to climb Mount Everest. The whole nation is proud of its daughter to enlighten the country globally. Samina Baig did it again. She successfully climbed the second highest mountain in the world. 31 years old climber reached this milestone on 21st July 2022. Earlier she was the first Pakistani who summits mount Everest in 2013. She is the only lady who claims to climb all seven highest mountains that called "seven summits". Several other climbers from various countries, including female climbers from Oman, Lebanon, Iran, and Taiwan summited the peak on Friday morning. The summit push started late last night as soon as rope fixing teams completed their jobs and the first group reached atop K2 at...

Shehroze Kashif Becomes Youngest to Summit Nanga Parbat

7Jul

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

Sports

Shehroze Kashif Becomes Youngest to Summit Nanga Parbat

Shehroze Kashif mountaineer of Pakistan is the youngest person to climb Nanga Parbat. He has summitted most of the hills and broken many records. At such young age, the mountaineer summitted K2 as well. Shehroze Kashif, a teenage climber from Pakistan, has become the world's youngest person to reach Nanga Parbat. It is the world's ninth-highest peak. The height of the Nanga Parbat is 8,126 meters. He has added one more feather to its cap. The youngest mountaineer is just 20 years old. It was the 8th summit of his career. He has summitted Mount Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, and the Broad Peak and break the records by being the youngest mountaineer. Kashif wants to be the world's youngest climber to reach the top of all 14 8-thousanders. This record is held by Min...

Fly to North:PIA Sadpara Air safari going to start in June 2021

31May

By SherNo Comments

Pakistan

Fly to North:PIA Sadpara Air safari going to start in June 2021

ISLAMABAD: To pay a tribute to the nation's high-altitude mountaineer Ali Sadpara, PIA has announced “SADPARA AIR SAFARI” starting from June 12th, 2021. Remembering Sadpara as part of a team that successfully completed first winter ascent to the summit Nanga Parbat in 2016. A’s district manager A. Fraz announced this new safari venture here in Islamabad on Monday. He stated, it will be once in a life experience with an excellent view of the world’s highest mountains. He further stated; PIA Air Safari flight will depart from New Islamabad International Airport on every Saturday . Flight will cover the scenic views of world’s second highest mountain “Mighty K2”, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum peaks, Deosai plains and finally the famous Lake Saif ul Maluk. After flying for about ...