On Tuesday, Shehroze Kashif, a 19-year-old Pakistani mountaineer, became the youngest Pakistani to cross the summit of Mount Everest, which stands at 8,848.86 meters.
Chhang Dawa Sherpa, a Nepalese mountaineer and the expedition manager of Seven Summit Treks, congratulated Kashif on being the youngest Pakistani to climb Mount Everest in a Facebook post. “As part of Seven Summit Treks — Everest Expedition 2021, Kashif successfully climbed Mt. Everest this morning,” he wrote.
An update on Kashif’s Facebook page said, “ALHAMDULILLAH ALHAMDULILLAH. Received the text confirmation from Shehroze Kashif. History has been made !!!!!!!!! Ma Sha Allah Shehroze has summited Everest.”
Kashif, a Lahore native, is the youngest Pakistani to reach the summit of Broad Peak (8,047m) at the age of 17. On his climbs to Wide Peak and Everest, he used supplemental oxygen.
He was named “The Broad Kid” after his expedition to Broad Peak.
Kashif became interested in trekking at a young age after accompanying his father on an outdoor adventure.
The young climber said in a TV interview that he was intrigued by the thought of what was at the top even before he hit his first summit. “Whatever I had pictured was not present at the summit. But when I got to the top, I felt proud that I had accomplished something,” he said.
