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Sports – Posted: Jul 27, 2021 | Last Updated: 19 mins ago
Posted: Jul 27, 2021 | Last Updated: 19 mins ago
Shehroze Kashif has become the youngest mountaineer ever to summit K2, the second tallest peak in the world.
The 19-year-old shared the development on his Facebook page after successfully climbing the 8,611-metre mountain early Tuesday. He hoisted Pakistan’s flag there as well.
“Youngest In The World to stand on top of King of the Mountains,” the post read.
On May 6, Kashif became the youngest to summit Mount Everest – the world’s tallest peak.
The young mountaineer hails from Lahore. He started climbing at the age of 11 and his first summit was of Makra Peak (3885m). At 12, he climbed the 4080m Musa Ka Massalah and 4600m Chembra peak.
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