Shimshal valley climbers make history by summiting Karakoram's Passu Cones
The summit was completed on early Friday morning with a total of 10 mountaineers reaching the 6,160m peak
August 13, 2021
KARACHI: A group of climbers from Shimshal valley created history on Friday when they summited the unclimbed Passu Cones of the Karakoram range of mountains in Pakistan.
The group was led by mountaineer Abdul Joshi, and had two female climbers — Sultana Nasab and Shama Baqir — as well. Together, they became the first ever team to climb the main Passu Cone peak.
The summit was completed on early Friday morning with a total of 10 mountaineers reaching the 6,160m peak after a 10-day expedition.
The team celebrated the summit by hoisting the national flag on top of the Passu Cones, marking an early celebration of Pakistan’s Independence Day due tomorrow, along with the historic summit itself.
