Pakistani mountaineer Salman Ateeque poses for a photograph. —reporter/FileÂ
ISLAMABAD: Famend climber Salman Ateeque on Thursday efficiently scaled Mount Everest, turning into the thirteenth Pakistani to succeed in the world’s highest peak.
Ateeque reached the 8,849-metre summit at roughly 11:39am in the course of the ongoing 2026 Himalayan climbing season, which has drawn a whole bunch of climbers from internationally.
Round 464 climbing permits have been issued this season to mountaineers from 80 international locations, with the most important contingents coming from China and India, stated sources aware of the matter.
Ateeque was reportedly the one Pakistani climber to acquire an Everest allow this yr.
The climber, who has knowledgeable background in electrical engineering and over twenty years of expertise within the telecommunications sector, beforehand summited Mount Manaslu — the world’s eighth-highest mountain — in Nepal final yr.
Officers accustomed to the expedition stated Ateeque efficiently navigated the hazardous Khumbu Icefall and made his summit push throughout a beneficial climate window.
His ascent provides one other chapter to Pakistan’s rising presence in high-altitude mountaineering.
It’s pertinent to say right here that Nazir Sabir grew to become the primary Pakistani to summit Everest in 2000, whereas Samina Baig made historical past in 2013 as the primary Pakistani lady to succeed in the highest of the mountain.
Different notable Pakistani Everest summiteers embody Hassan Sadpara, Mirza Ali Baig, Abdul Jabbar Bhatti, Shehroze Kashif, Sirbaz Khan, Sajid Ali Sadpara, Naila Kiani, Wajidullah Nagri, Abdul Joshi and Saad Bin Munawar.
Sirbaz Khan is recognised as the primary Pakistani to scale all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres, whereas Sajid Ali Sadpara grew to become the primary Pakistani to summit Everest with out supplemental oxygen.
The Pakistani mountaineering group and sports activities fanatics at the moment are awaiting Ateeque’s protected descent to Everest Base Camp following the profitable summit.
