Shehroze Kashif Explained

Shehroze Kashif
Native Name:Urdu: شہروز کاشف
Birth Place:Lahore, Pakistan
Occupation:Mountaineer

Shehroze Kashif (ur|شہروز کاشف; born 11 March 2002)[1] is a Pakistani mountaineer who became the youngest climber in the world to summit K2 on 27 July 2021.[2] [3] He became the youngest Pakistani to summit Mount Everest on 11 May 2021.[4] [5] After the successful summit of Mount Everest, Sports Board Punjab made him the youth ambassador of Punjab, Pakistan.[6] He summited Broad Peak at the age of 17, after which he was called 'The Broad Boy'.

In October 2024, Shehroze Kashif became Pakistan's youngest to climb all 14 Eight Thousanders. He is the second Pakistani to climb all 14 8000ers after Sirbaz Khan.[7]

Early years

He started climbing mountains at the age of 11 with the first one being Makra Peak, followed by Musa ka Musalla and Chembra Peak at age 12, Mingli Sar in Shimshal at age 13 and Khurdopin Pass at age 15 and Khosar Gang in alpine style at 18 years of age.[8] [9] [10]

2020s

On 5 May 2022, Kashif became the youngest in the world and the first Pakistani to reach the summit of Kangchenjunga - the third highest peak in the world.[11] On 16 May 2022, Kashif summited the world's fourth-highest peak, Lhotse (8,516m), in Nepal.[12] On 28 May 2022, Kashif and Sirbaz Khan summited 8,485 metres Makalu, the world's fifth-highest peak, in Nepal.[13]

In July 2022, Kashif and Fazal Ali went missing between Camp 4 and Camp 3, after successfully summiting Nanga Parbat. However, the duo was discovered shortly after.[14] [15] [16]

On 1 November 2022, Kashif was recognised by Guinness World Records for the year 2023 for summiting Mount Everest and K2.[17] [18]

In February 2024, a documentary titled 'Above the Sleeping Giant' on Kashif and his journey was launched.[19]

Mountaineering expeditions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Youngest person to climb Everest and K2.
  2. Web site: 19-year old Pakistani climber Shehroz Kashif is the world's youngest person to scale K2 - Scaling K2. 2021-08-11. The Economic Times.
  3. News: PTI. 2021-07-28. Pak climber becomes world's youngest mountaineer to scale K2. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-08-11. 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: 19-year-old Shehroze Kashif becomes youngest Pakistani to summit Everest . 11 May 2021.
  5. Web site: 19-year-old becomes youngest Pakistani to summit Everest . 11 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Young mountaineer Shehroze Kashif appointed Youth Ambassador of Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab Sports Board Punjab. 2021-08-13. sportsboard.punjab.gov.pk.
  7. Web site: Record-breaking feat: Shehroze Kashif summits all 14 peaks over 8,000m . 9 Oct 2024 . thenews.com.pk.
  8. Web site: Shehroz Kashif Becomes Youngest Pakistani To Conquer Mt. Everest. 11 May 2021.
  9. Web site: PM, President Commend Shehroz Kashif Over His Successful Mt. Everest Summit. 12 May 2021.
  10. Web site: 19-year-old becomes the youngest Pakistani to summit Everest. 11 May 2021 .
  11. News: Pakistani youngster scales world's third highest peak . Dawn . 6 May 2022.
  12. News: Climber Shehroze Kashif adds another feather to his cap, summits world's 4th-highest peak . Dawn . 16 May 2022.
  13. News: Sirbaz Khan, Shehroze Kashif summit Nepal's Makalu in yet another feat . Dawn . 28 May 2022.
  14. Web site: 2022-07-07 . Youngest Pakistani Who Scaled K2 is Safe After Going Missing in Nanga Parbat . 2022-07-10 . News18 . en.
  15. Web site: Dawn.com . Jamil Nagri . 2022-07-07 . Army rescues stranded mountaineers Shehroze Kashif, Fazal Ali from Nanga Parbat . 2022-07-10 . DAWN.COM . en.
  16. News: Mountaineers Shehroze Kashif and Fazal Ali went missing after Nanga Parbat summit . 6 July 2022 . Dunya News . en.
  17. News: Shehroze Kashif, a mountaineer, achieves another Guinness title . November 1, 2022 . November 3, 2022 . Times of Pakistan .
  18. News: Mountaineer Shehroze Kashif bags another Guinness title . November 1, 2022 . November 3, 2022 . The News .
  19. News: Above the Sleeping Giant – documentary on Shehroze Kashif launched . DAWN . 3 February 2024 . en.
  20. Web site: Shehroze Kashif: In pursuit of the tallest peaks. 2021-08-11. Red Bull. en.
  21. Web site: Pakistani, 19, becomes youngest person to summit K2. 2021-08-11. www.aljazeera.com. en.
  22. Web site: 2021-09-16. Nepal: Teams in Base Camp, Begin Rotations. 2021-09-23. Explorersweb.
  23. Web site: 2022-05-05 . Kangchenjunga Summits! » Explorersweb . 2022-05-06 . Explorersweb.
  24. News: Ahmed . Munir . 7 July 2022 . Youngest Pakistani who scaled K2, fellow climber rescued . The Washington Post .
  25. News: Faizan . Lakhani . Sehroze Kashif becomes youngest climber in the world to summit 9 8-thousanders . 8 August 2022 . 8 August 2022.
  26. News: Shehroze Kashif becomes youngest mountaineer to summit 10 8-thousanders . 12 August 2022 . Geo News . 12 August 2022.
  27. News: Shehroze Kashif becomes youngest to climb 11 peaks above 8,000m with Annapurna ascent . 17 April 2023 . Daily Times . 17 April 2023.
  28. News: Shehroze Kashif successfully summits Nepal's Dhaulagiri-I . 17 May 2023 . Geo News . 17 May 2023.
  29. News: Shehroze Kashif becomes youngest Pakistani to scale Manaslu's 'true summit' . 20 Sep 2023 . Geo News . 20 Sep 2023.
  30. News: Shehroze Kashif scales 8,188-meter high Cho Oyu mountain in Tibet . October 6, 2023 . 24 News . October 6, 2023.
  31. News: Shehroze Kashif scales 8,188-meter high Cho Oyu mountain in Tibet . October 6, 2023 . 24 News . October 6, 2023.

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