ISLAMABAD: Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif on Monday became the youngest climber in the world to summit Pakistan’s Gasherbrum II mountain, the Alpine Club of Pakistan confirmed.
Gasherbrum II, located in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, is the 13th highest mountain in the world and stands at over 8,000 meters above sea level. Kashif, 20, also became the youngest mountaineer in the world in July 2021 to summit the second highest mountain in the world, K2, at the age of 19.
“Today at 9 am Pakistan Standard Time, Shehroze Kashif summited Gasherbrum II 8035m — 13th highest mountain in the world, at the age of 20 years,” Karrar Haidri, Secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, said.
“The Broad Boy [Kashif] has become the youngest mountaineer in the whole world to summit Gasherbrum II,” he added.
A Twitter post by Kashif also confirmed his accomplishment.
With his latest successful adventure, Shehroze has summited nine 8000ers — a term used to describe mountains that stand above 8,000 meters.
Last month, a record number of 87 climbers from Asia and Western countries summited K2 during the summer season, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said.
