Mountaineers Shehroze Kashif, Fazal Ali go missing after Nanga Parbat summit
Youngest Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif, who summit Nanga Parbat on Tuesday morning, the ninth highest peak in the world, went missing as he lost contact with the track.
Youngest Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif, who summit Nanga Parbat on Tuesday morning, the ninth highest peak in the world, went missing as he lost contact with the track.
Shehroze Kashif lost contact while returning from the mountain which was his eighth summit.
Shehroze Kashif’s father, Kashif Salman wrote on Twitter with his video message, “Emergency rescue appeal by Shehroze Kashif’s father, Kashif Salman, to Pakistan Army to start rescue operation to save both #ShehrozeKashif and #FazalAli who are stranded on #NangaParbat since last night. Please share this so it reaches the right people!!! ”
Kashif said that it is a very challenging time for them. He added that they were in touch with the mountaineers through a tracker up to an altitude of 7,350 feet before losing contact with them.
Emergency rescue appeal by Shehroze Kashif’s father, Kashif Salman, to Pakistan Army to start rescue operation to save both #ShehrozeKashif and #FazalAli who are stranded on #NangaParbat since last night. Please share this so it reaches the right people!!! @OfficialDGISPR pic.twitter.com/SMhEyeI3a0
— Shehroze Kashif (broadboy) (@Shehrozekashif2) July 6, 2022
Shehroze Kashif had become the youngest climber to summit Nanga Parbat in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region.
Shehroze Kashif has scaled Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Manaslu, and the Broad Peak, and the Nanga Parbat was his eighth summit of an 8-thousander. The 20-year-old mountaineer expressed aims to hold the record for being the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world’s highest peaks.
Kashif’s partner Fazal Ali hails from Shimshal and is also an experienced climber, with the distinction of summiting K2 three times. He has been part of multiple expeditions of other peaks in the Karakoram range.
Location traced
The Twitter handle of Shehroze Kashif updated, “Alhamdulillah #ShehrozeKashif and #FazalAli are seen from basecamp while descending to Camp 3 of #NangaParbat on their own. The duo survived the night at 7350m with their sheer willpower and resilience and resumed descent in the early morning as soon as weather opened.”
Alhamdulillah #ShehrozeKashif and #FazalAli are seen from basecamp while descending to Camp 3 of #NangaParbat on their own. The duo survived the night at 7350m with their sheer willpower and resilience and resumed descent in the early morning as soon as weather opened. pic.twitter.com/kTW871e9jO
— Shehroze Kashif (broadboy) (@Shehrozekashif2) July 6, 2022
