Colonel (Retd) Abdul Jabbar Bhatti, the oldest Pakistani mountaineer to climb the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, ran for 8 days and covered a distance of about 500 km from Khanjrab Pass to Dasu at the age of 63 and set a new record. Of the total eight days, he ran on ice for four days.
He performed this feat between December 22 and 29.
The minimum temperature of the area in those days when he ran the marathon was -23 °C. This season is called the worst season of the year.
In his statement, Col. (retd) Abdul Jabbar Bhatti thanked all the people and institutions who helped him in this difficult task and prayed for his success.
He said, “No one has tried to cover the distance of 500 km on foot in the mountainous area of Pakistan till date.”
Thus, he became the only Pakistani to complete the 500 km run at the age of 63. He was accompanied by a marathon runner named Jamal Saeed who is much younger than him.
Abdul Jabbar Bhatti claims that he is 63 years old and he has set a record of being the first Pakistani to complete a marathon at such old age. According to him, it was a challenge he gave to himself. In the future. he believes that people of all ages will try to break his record.
According to Abdul Jabbar Bhatti, he covered an average distance of 65 km per day in this area and that also in extreme weather conditions.
Earlier, Abdul Jabbar Bhatti also climbed Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. Its height is 8,848 meters and climbing it is equivalent to winning a championship.
Before Abdul Jabbar Bhatti, Nazir Sabir, Hassan Sadpara, and Samina Baig have climbed Mount Everest.
Before climbing Mount Everest, Colonel Abdul Jabbar had climbed several of Pakistan’s highest peaks. Samina Baig was the first Pakistani woman to climb the peak.
Pakistani mountaineer Abdul Jabbar Bhatti, who climbed the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, at the age of 60, has spent his entire life in adventure and got the title of ‘eight-thousander’.
Earlier, Abdul Jabbar had climbed the Pakistan Broad Peak in 1985 and Gasherbrum Two in 1986. The height of these two peaks is more than 8,000 meters.
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His colleague and his senior in the army Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Manzoor Hussain, told News360 correspondent Abdullah Farooqi that Abdul Jabbar Bhatti was both a paraglider and a swimmer too.
Colonel (retd) Abdul Jabbar Bhatti holds the Basalt Medal and the Presidential Medal for Excellence in Pakistan/ He is a doctor and has served as a commando in the Special Services Group in the Army.