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Young Shimshal Mountaineer Loses Life in Tragic Ice Climbing Accident in Hunza

Young Shimshal mountaineer Shah Daulat (31) tragically lost his life after slipping during ice climbing in Khyber village, Gojal Hunza. He fell nearly 400 meters while training on a winter ice wall alongside a foreign climber and died at the scene. Shah Daulat was a highly accomplished and widely respected climber. He had successfully summited…

Young Shimshal mountaineer Shah Daulat (31) tragically lost his life after slipping during ice climbing in Khyber village, Gojal Hunza. He fell nearly 400 meters while training on a winter ice wall alongside a foreign climber and died at the scene.

Shah Daulat was a highly accomplished and widely respected climber. He had successfully summited K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum-I, and Gasherbrum-II, including a rare oxygen-free ascent of Gasherbrum-I in 2025. His untimely death has sent waves of grief throughout Pakistan’s mountaineering community.

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