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Three Pakistani Women Climb 5,500M Kuskil Peak

Web Desk(August 24, 2017): Three female mountaineers from Pakistan accomplished the first national women expedition by climbing 5,500-metre Kuksil peak in Khunjrab region.

The three mountaineers include Samana Rahim, Sultana Amiruddin and Dubai-based Komal Uzair, who  under the guidance of Mirza Ali – first attempted to climb the Passu Peak but unfavourable weather conditions forced them to continue their expedition at Kuksil Peak.

Bad weather wasn’t the only hurdle in the way of the female mountaineers. Their initial plans suffered a setback when six out of seven registered climbers withdrew due to lack of sponsorship.

According to Ali, they first attempted to climb the 7284-meter Passu Peak but couldn’t accelerate beyond 4,900 meters due to wide crevasses on glaciers. There was no track for the mountaineers to move forward.

The team safely reached the base camp, resolved to attempt the next mission of climbing another 5800-metres peak,” he said. “However, in the evening massive a thunder storm and snowfall wrapped the expedition.”

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