KARACHI:
Shehroze Kashif on Tuesday reclimbed the 8,163-metre (26,781-foot) Manaslu peak in Nepal to formally grow to be the world’s youngest mountaineer to climb 12 peaks above 8,000 metres, nation’s official mountaineering physique mentioned.
Kashif, 21, reached the highest of Manaslu peak in Nepal – the eighth tallest mountain peak on the earth, the Alpine Membership of Pakistan mentioned in an announcement.
He, together with different climbers, had earlier scaled Manaslu in September 2021, nevertheless, the file was not acknowledged as they developed an alternate route to succeed in the summit, in keeping with Karrar Haidri, secretary normal of Alpine Membership of Pakistan.
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The opening of the brand new route, “Rolwaling Diversion,” had grabbed the headlines, elevating questions in regards to the mountain’s true summit.
The climbers’ method to open a brand new approach to attain the true summit, nevertheless, was praised by alpinists worldwide.
Kashif has already scaled the world’s two tallest mountains, the Mount Everest and K2, changing into the world’s youngest mountaineer to make to the highest of the world, and Pakistan’s youngest climber to climb the world’s second-tallest peak respectively.
Broad Boy
Hailing from Lahore, Kashif began climbing on the age of 11, steadily scaling peaks starting from 3,000 metres (9,842 ft) to eight,000 metres (26,246 ft) earlier than ascending Mount Everest and K2.
In 2013, he scaled the three,885-metre (12,746-foot) Makra Peak, located in Mansehra district, whereas simply 11 years outdated.
His 2019 expedition to the 8,047-metre (26,401-foot) Broad Peak, situated in Gilgit-Baltistan area, earned him the title “The Broad Boy.”