19-Year-Old Pakistani Youth Becomes Youngest to Climb Everest and K2 Peaks... Listed in Guinness Book
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] A 19-year-old Pakistani youth has been registered in the Guinness World Records for becoming the youngest climber to summit the world's highest peak, Everest (8,848m), and the second highest peak, K2 (8,611m).
According to Pakistani media such as Dawn on the 4th, Sheroz Kaship (19), born in March 2002, successfully climbed Everest on May 11 and then K2 on July 27.
As a result, Sheroz was listed in the Guinness World Records for two achievements: the youngest climber to have summited both Everest and K2, and the youngest climber to have summited K2.
Sheroz fell in love with mountaineering when he climbed Makra Peak (3,885m) in the Himalayas with his father at the age of 11. He said, "Everything started then," and "When I stood on the summit, I felt like I was chosen."
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Additionally, Sheroz expressed his ambition to carry out a plan to become the youngest climber to summit all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters.
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