HUNZA: Pakistani mountaineer girls team has created history. A group of 6girls were able to reach the summit of 5300m Shifkteen Sar in ShimshalValley, Hunza on Tuesday.
The first female team to have reached the top climbed up from the peak’snorth side.
The team, all students of Shimshal Mountaineering School, included HafeezaBano, Afasana Shahid, Shakeela Numah, Nadeema Sehar, Samreen Afiyat, andZubaida Waheed.
On July 29, three young Pakistani girls earned themselves a world record byscaling the 6,080-metre Manglessar peak in the Shimshal valley in Karakorammountain range.
Hailing from the Hushey valley of Gilgit-Baltistan, 13-year-old AminaHanif, 14-year-old Maryam Bashir and 15-year-old Siddiqa Batool aregranddaughters of famous mountaineer Little Karim.
Accompanied by their grandfather on the incredible yet arduous summit alongwith nine other climbers and four foreigners, the girls set foot on theManglessar peak on July 24.
The trio started their expedition on July 16 and reached atop theManglessar peak on July 24.
Their grandfather Little Karim, a globally-renowned mountain climber, saidthat he launched this campaign to encourage more women fromGilgit-Baltistan to take interest in mountaineering.