Pakistan’s Shehroze, Naila hoist country’s flag on Mount Annapurna 1
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistani climbers Shehroze Kashif and Naila Kiyani made the nation proud again when on Monday they hoisted the country’s flag on Mt Annapurna 1 (8091), the world’s 10th highest mountain, situated in Gandaki province of Nepal.
“Shehroze and Naila and other members of the Seven Summit Treks team have successfully ascended Annapurna this morning between 6:30 to 7:30 am,” Karrar Haidri, secretary of Alpine Club of Pakistan told APP.
“Shehroze has now become the youngest mountaineer in the world to summit 11 peaks above 8000 meters, while Naila has become the first Pakistani woman to climb Annapurna.
“Naila is also now the first Pakistani woman climber to summit four peaks above 8,000-metre,” he added.
Earlier on Saturday, Sajid Ali Sadpara successfully ascended Annapurna without oxygen. “That is his fourth 8,000’er summit, all of them climbed without oxygen,” Haidri said. “It is heartening to see Pakistani climbers setting new records in mountaineering.”
According to Haidri, the three Pakistani climbers were initially together at the base camp. However, Naila and Shehroze, who were climbing with supplemental oxygen, chose a different schedule to attempt the peak.
Born on March 11, 2002, Shehroze made history by becoming the youngest climber in the world to summit K2 on July 27, 2021.
He also became the youngest Pakistani to summit Mount Everest on May 11, 2021. After the successful summit of Mount Everest, the Sports Board of Punjab made him the youth ambassador of Punjab. He climbed Broad Peak at the age of 17, after which he was called ‘The Broad Boy’.
He started climbing mountains at the age of 11 with Makra Peak being the first one, followed by Musa ka Musalla and Chembra Peak at 12, Mingli Sar in Shimshal at 13, Khurdopin Pass at 15, and Khosar Gang in alpine style at 18 years of age.
Shehroze currently holds two Guinness World Records for being the youngest to climb K2 and the youngest to climb Broad Peak. On May 5, 2022, he became the youngest in the world and the first Pakistani to reach the summit of Kangchenjunga – the third-highest peak in the world. On May 16, 2022, he summited the world’s fourth-highest peak, Mount Lhotse (8,516m), in Nepal.
