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Ashraf Aman
Ashraf Aman ( ur, اشرف امان , born 15 January 1938) is a Pakistani mountaineer, adventurer, and engineer. In 1977, he became the first Pakistani to reach the summit of K2. He operates the travel and tourism-based company "Adventure Tours Pakistan". He is also vice-President of the Alpine Club of Pakistan. Mountaineering achievements and honours * 1962 – Nanga Parbat Expedition with Germans, Awarded Himalayan Tiger. * 1967 – Member, Pakistan Czechoslovakia joint Expedition, Awarded Gold Medal. * 1971/76 – Mountain Guide in Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindukush. * 1977 – Japan-Pakistan joint Expedition to K2, Became first Pakistani to climb K2 on 9 August, and then he was Awarded Presidential Award for, Pride of performance. * 1980 – Member of International Karakoram Project, Awarded R.G.S London Fellowship. * 1982 – Member of German Gasherbrum I Expedition. * 1983/84 – Mountain Guide with different Mountaineering Expeditions. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazir Sabir
Nazir Sabir (Urdu: نذیر صابر ) is a Pakistani mountaineer. He was born in Hunza. He has climbed Mount Everest and four of the five 8000 m peaks in Pakistan, including the world's second highest mountain K2 in 1981, Gasherbrum II 8035m, Broad Peak 8050m in 1982, and Gasherbrum I ( Hidden Peak) 8068m in 1992. He became the first from Pakistan to have climbed Everest on 17 May 2000 as a team member on the Mountain Madness Everest Expedition led by Christine Boskoff from the United States that also included famed Everest climber Peter Habeler of Austria and eight Canadians. Climbing career Sabir began his Himalayan climbing career with a Japanese expedition to the 7284m Passu Peak in Hunza in 1974. In 1975 he was part of a German Expedition as a trainee that attempted Nanga Parbat (8125m) and only went to 6700m up the south west ridge. On 17 July 1976 he made the first ascent of 6660m virgin Paiyu followed by Colonel Manzoor Hussain and Major Bashir with the first P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |