Gilgit-government Baltistan’s has recently announced that it will pay for the medical treatment of Mohammad Karim, who holds the world record for high-altitude climbing.
Karim’s son said on statement that he attempted to sell his father’s Cristiano Ronaldo-signed t-shirt.
The 71-year-old mountaineer known as “Little Karim” has achieved international name and fame. Further, he also holds a world record for ascending the Gasherbrum 2 (8,035m) without supplemental oxygen in 1988.
Karim, who was born in the Hushe Valley in Gilgit-Ghanche Baltistan’s area, also climbed the Gasherbrum-I (8035m) in 1985 and Broad Peak (8048m) in 1986.
Moreover, Karim worked as a guide and porter for Western tourists on high-altitude trips in the 1970s and 1980s. His life and work have been portrayed in three French films.
