Islamabad:
The famous Pakistani mountaineer Sirbaz Khan achieved another benchmark in the history of high altitude climbing when he managed to summarize the third world mountain, Kangchenjunga, Sunday morning.
Khan reached the top of 8,586 meters high Kangchenjunga at 5 a.m. in Nepal. What makes this feat extraordinary is that it achieved it without using additional oxygen – a decisive moment in the heritage of mountaineering Pakistan. With this latest achievement, Sirbaz Khan becomes the first Pakistanis, and one of the rare mountaineers in the world, in Summit the 14 peaks of more than 8,000 meters – known as “ eight thousands of a thousand ” – without additional oxygen support.
Previously, he climbed Everest, 8,848 m; K2, 8,611m; Lhotse, 8,516 m; Makalu, 8,485 m; Cho Oyu, 8,188 m; Dhaulagiri, 8,167 m; Manaslu, 8,163 m; Nanga Parbat, 8,126 m; Annapurna I, 8,091m; Gasherbrum I, 8,080 m; Broad Peak, 8,051 m; Gasherbrum II, 8,035m; and shishapangma, 8,027m.
Sirbaz Khan’s journey to this historic stage lasted more than a decade. His achievements on Sunday not only cemented his place among the greatest mountaineers of all time, but also brings immense pride to the inhabitants of Pakistan.
Khan is from Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). Its accomplishment was made in the spirit of pure Alpine climbing – minimal equipment, no strings or fixed camps fixed by Sherpas and no oxygen support.
“Sirbaz Khan made the whole nation proud. Completing the 14 eight thousands of oxygen is a rare and heroic achievement. It is a symbol of Pakistani resilience, skills and courage on the highest peaks in the world,” said Karrar Haidri, secretary of Khan.
