Pakistan’s youngest mountaineer Shehroze Kashif on Thursday added anotherfeather to his cap, as he became the youngest mountaineer to reach thesummit of the 8,586-meter Kangchenjunga peak.
Kashif, who hails from Lahore, also achieved another feat as he is thefirst Pakistani to scale the world’s third-highest peak, which is situatedin the eastern Himalayas.
Young Pakistani climber, who had become the youngest Pakistani to scaleMount Everest, used supplemental oxygen on his climbs to Broad Peak andEverest.
With the latest feat, the Pakistani teen who is known as ‘The Broad Boy’becomes the youngest mountaineer to summit the top peaks including Everest8849m, K2 8611m, and Kanchenjunga 8586m.
Meanwhile, sports enthusiasts, activists, and social media userscongratulated Kashif on his success and prayed for his safe return from thepeak.
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Pakistani ace climber reportedly started hiking at the tender age of 11. Hestarted his journey with the Makra peak and then climbed Musa Ka Massalahpeak (4,080m), and Chembra peak (4,600m) at age 12.
Later, he summited Minglik Sar Shimshal (6,050m), K2 Gondogoro La K2 BaseCamp, Khurdopin Pass (5,890m), Broad Peak (8,047m), Khusar Gang-AlpineStyle, and Mount Everest (8,849m) at age of 19. His expedition to the BroadPeak (8,047m) earned him the title “The Broad Boy”.
