ISLAMABAD: Pakistani mountaineer Asad Ali Memon has achieved a historic milestone by successfully scaling the highest peaks on all seven continents, completing the prestigious Seven Summits Challenge.
Memon reached the summit of Puncak Jaya in Indonesia, marking the final climb in his journey to conquer the tallest mountains on each continent.
The 27-year-old began his remarkable expedition in 2019 by climbing Europeās Mount Elbrus, followed by South Americaās Aconcagua in 2020, Africaās Mount Kilimanjaro in 2021, North Americaās Mount Denali in 2022, and Asiaās Mount Everest in 2023 ā the worldās highest peak.
His latest achievement makes him one of the few Pakistanis to complete the Seven Summits, placing him among an elite group of international mountaineers.
Meanwhile, Pakistanās renowned climber Sirbaz Khan also recently made history by becoming the first Pakistani to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in the world ā including Tibetās 8,027-meter Shishapangma, scaled without supplemental oxygen.
Khan, who hails from Hunza Valley, began his mountaineering career in 2017 with the ascent of Nanga Parbat, known as the āKiller Mountain.ā
He has since conquered several of the worldās most dangerous peaks, including K2, Lhotse, and Mount Everest, cementing his legacy as one of Pakistanās greatest climbers.
