ISLAMABAD: Climbers Sirbaz Khan and Abig Baig have successfully summitted the Tirich Mir, the highest peak in the Hindu Kush mountain range located in northwestern Pakistan, state-run media reported on Sunday. 

Tirich Mir, located in Pakistan’s northwestern Chitra district, is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush mountain range at 7,708 meters. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provincial government undertook the initiative by taking a seven-member team of mountaineers to summit the peak. 

Other than Khan and Baig, the rest of the five climbers reached up to 7,300 meters but were unable to go further due to harsh weather conditions, state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported. The team included KP Director of Tourism Authority Umar Khan, Dr. Naveed Iqbal, Major Muhammad Atif, Shams-ul-Qamar, and Akmal Naveed.

“According to Director of the Tourism Authority, Umar Khan, mountaineers Sirbaz Khan and Abid Baig, who hail from Gilgit-Baltistan, successfully climbed the peak,” the report said. 

KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur congratulated the Pakistani climbers on successfully summiting Tirich Mir. The provincial government had earlier declared the year 2025–26 as the “Year of Tirich Mir,” the report added. 

After summitting the peak, Khan said his dream of summiting Tirich Mir was made possible thanks to the support of the provincial government. 

The Pakistani climber pointed out that there are several other peaks near Tirich Mir that have the potential to boost adventure tourism in the future. 

Pakistan’s northern region, especially Gilgit-Baltistan, is home to some of the tallest peaks in the world and a major tourist destination. Thousands of tourists and foreign climbers visit the region each year for expeditions on various peaks, paragliding and other sports activities.

Pakistan has produced several professional climbers, both men and women, who have summited some of the world’s tallest peaks in recent years.