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Climbers from Shimshal valley ace Karakoram's Passu cones

Web Desk
August 13, 2021

A group of climbers from Shimshal valley, on Friday, aced the unclimbed Passu Cones of Karakoram Mountain Ranges.
According to the details, this is the first time Passu Cones of the Karakoram ranges have been aced in Pakistan.

Under the leadership of renowned Pakistani mountaineer Abdul Joshi, a team comprising two female climbers, named Sultana Nasab and Shama Baqir climbed Passu Cones.

It is pertinent to state here that together they became the first ever team to climb the main Passu Cone peak. The summit was completed on early Friday morning with a total of 10 mountaineers reaching the 6,160m peak after a 10-day expedition.

The team celebrated the historic victory and an advance Independence Day by hoisting the flag of Pakistani homeland on the top of aced Karakoram ranges’ Passu Cones.

A group of climbers from Shimshal valley has successfully summited an unclimbed 6160m Passu Cones peak and hoisted Pakistan’s flag there.



Aug 13, 2021·

 

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K2 SUMMIT

Last steps towards summit of K2 8611m - King of the Mountains !!

On 27 July 2021 at 8:10 a.m., Shehroze Kashif made 2 unique World Records by becoming:

1- Youngest Mountaineer in the world to summit K2
2- Youngest and only teenager Mountaineer in the world to summit world’s top two tallest mountains Everest 8849m and K2 8611m in same year within 3 months.

Samar Khan
She recently became the first woman to reach the K2 basecamp on a bike and she's not slowing down anytime soon.

Samar Khan is the first woman to reach the K2 basecamp on a bicycle. As an athlete, she has a lot of firsts under her belt — she's the first Pakistani to climb the 6,250-metre Burbucho peak in Shigar's Arandu and the first Pakistani to summit Mount Kilimanjaro.

Khan documented her journey to the basecamp on social media but her reasoning for doing so was more than sharing the news with her followers.

When Khan was learning about mountain biking (MTB), there was no one to teach her. One of the biggest hurdles I faced was having no MTB expert or coach in Pakistan, so I learned from the internet or international athletes I had befriended, she told Images.

"Freedom of travelling on two wheels was the biggest push for me," she said. "On a bicycle, you can explore the mountains. I'm from a mountainous area myself so I really love the mountains," Khan explained. Biking has groomed her, transformed her life and helped her become a better version of herself.

She won't become a coach just yet, because according to her, she's not at the level where she can teach anyone yet. "If you want coaching and sports in Pakistan, you need to invest in the individuals already in the sport and get them to that level. If they’re at this level without any support imagine what they would be able to do with government support," she said, echoing calls made by many people for the government to support its athletes.

"If we are brought to this level and are able to represent our country abroad, we can come back and give something to our community," she said. Right now we're facing hurdles and hardships, Khan explained. "We face criticism and harassment without any support."

How can we think of grooming the future generation and the growth of sports in the country yet, she asked. "You need to invest in one generation at least."

Promoting sports is a big reason why she's so active on social media. "I am trying my best to post on social media platforms and post videos, what I have learnt, what my experiences have been and where I have been able to travel to," she explained.

Khan said that adventure sports is directly related to tourism. She had one request for people wanting to collaborate on work in the northern areas of Pakistan — please pick up people who have real on-ground experiences.