Naila Kiani first Pakistani woman scaled her third peak over 8,000 metres as she summited Gasherbrum-I, the world’s 11th peak mountain, on Friday morning.
Kiani stretched the top of Gasherbrum-1 – the 11th highest mountain in the world – at 7:45am today, despite extreme weather conditions between the C2 and C3 points.
The 31-year-old had reached the top of the 8,611-metre (28,251-foot) peak as part of a seven-member local team and was followed hours later by Naila Kiani.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had admired Baig and Kiani, with his office tweeting that both “have emerged as symbols of courage and bravery”.
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Naila summited the world’s 13th highest mountain, Gasherbrum-II, in 2021 previous ascending the world’s second highest mountain, K2, last month.