In yet another remarkable feat, mountaineer Naila Kiani on Monday became the first Pakistani woman to reach the summit of Annapurna mountain (8,091 metres) – the 10th highest peak in the world located in Nepal.
She was accompanied by her compatriot Shehroze Kashif — who claimed the title of being the youngest Pakistani to make the Annapurna summit — and Nepalese sherpas.
Congratulations to Naila Kiani, the FIRST Pakistani woman on the summit of Annapurna I (8091 m). Kiani achieved this feat earlier this morning 17.04.2023 NPT, according to the expedition organizer Seven Summit Treks. Photo showing Naila Kiani on the summit of Mt K2 (8611 m),… pic.twitter.com/2zUtU9rMnM
— Everest Today (@EverestToday) April 17, 2023
According to the details, the two Pakistani mountaineers along with the Seven Summit Treks (SST) team successfully ascended the peak between 6:30 and 7:30 am on Monday. They had started their expedition for the summit on Sunday evening.
With her latest expedition, Naila became the first Pakistani woman to summit four peaks over 8000 metres.
She has also ascended Gasherbrum-II (8,035m) in 2021 and climbed Gasherbrum-I (8,068m) and the world’s second-highest peak K2 in July 2022.
Kashif, on the other hand, has become the youngest climber to summit 11 out of 14 peaks above 8000 metres.
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Shehroze Kashif has successfully summited the 10th highest peak in the world,#annapurna at 6:31 PST, which stands at 8,091 meters, in Nepal today. He is now youngest person in the world to summit 11 peaks above 8000 m#PakistanOnAnnapurna2023 #ShehrozeKashif pic.twitter.com/wZMu6tfMUS— Shehroze Kashif (broadboy) (@Shehrozekashif2) April 17, 2023
The 21-year-old already holds the record for being the youngest mountaineer to reach the summit of Mount Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga and Nanga Parbat.
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