Shehroze Kashif becomes the youngest Pakistani to summit all 14 highest peaks

Shehroze Kashif, a mountaineer from Lahore, became the youngest Pakistani to conquer all 14 of the world’s highest peaks, also known as eight-thousanders.

The 21-year-old achieved this extraordinary feat by successfully summiting Shishapangma (8,027 meters) in Tibet, China, on Wednesday morning.

With this achievement, he became only the second Pakistani to achieve this remarkable feat, following Sarbaz Khan, who became the first Pakistani to scale all 14 eight-thousanders after summiting Shishapangma on October 4. Shehroze was part of a 29-member team of climbers and sherpas organized by Seven Summit Treks (SST) that reached the summit at 6:00 am local time.

“This remarkable achievement makes Shehroze the youngest Pakistani to complete this formidable challenge. Once again, he has raised Pakistan’s flag atop one of the world’s highest peaks,” said Karrar Haidri, Secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan.

“Words cannot capture the emotions I feel at this moment. Years of relentless hard work, endless struggles for funding and permits, battling frostbite, severe health issues, and the constant fight against death itself have all led me to this pinnacle of achievement. This is not just a personal victory, but a victory for Pakistan,” Kashif said in a social media post.