The 20-year-old alpine hero of Pakistan, Shehroze Kashif, expressed doubt in the country's capability to keep mountaineering while aiming for the world record. Kashif said he didn't get any encouragement despite his global success, which made Pakistan proud. In an exclusive interview with Geo News on Sunday, Kashif stated, "I'm terribly unhappy and compelled to declare that athletes have no respect in Pakistan. "Ehsan-ur-Rehman Mazari, the Ministers of Intra Provincial Co - ordination, having earlier committed to help me ten times, but not a single one of those statements has been carried out to yet. "I have seen almost everyone to date, even the Head of State [Arif Alvi], but these meetings don't matter to me any longer since no one is interested in sponsoring climbing in Pakistan. Shehroze Kashif, a 20-year-old mountaineering star from Pakistan, expressing despondency about the sport's prospects in his state while striving for the world record. Kashif said he didn't get any assistance despite his worldwide success, which made Pakistan proud. The young mountaineer wants to be the youngest to climb to the summit of all 14 peaks larger than 8,000 metres. Mingma Gyabu "David" Sherpa reached the top of all 14 summits at the age of 30 years and 166 days, making him the youngest person to do so. On 23 May 2010 he conquered Everest, and on 29 October 2019 he conquered Shisha Pangma. Kashif became the youngest mountaineer in history when he ascended Mount Gasherbrum I (8,080m) in August of last year. At the age of 17, Kashif ascended Mount Broad Peak (8,051m), earning the nickname "The Broad Boy," and thus his quest started. He was the youngest person to climb K2 (8,511m), accomplishing the ascent at the age of 19. He also holds the record for being the youngest climber to climb both K2 and Everest (8,848m) in the same year, as according the Guinness World Records. Following a diagnosis of a ruptured L5-S1 disc, which serves as a shock-absorber to safeguard the vertebrae during spine motions, Kashif also had spinal surgery last year. "I'm totally recovered now from surgery, and I'll start climbing again in March of this year," Kashif said.
The 20-year-old alpine hero of Pakistan, Shehroze Kashif, expressed doubt in the country’s capability to keep mountaineering while aiming for the world record.
Kashif said he didn’t get any encouragement despite his global success, which made Pakistan proud.
In an exclusive interview with Geo News on Sunday, Kashif stated, “I’m terribly unhappy and compelled to declare that athletes have no respect in Pakistan.
“Ehsan-ur-Rehman Mazari, the Ministers of Intra Provincial Co – ordination, having earlier committed to help me ten times, but not a single one of those statements has been carried out to yet.
“I have seen almost everyone to date, even the Head of State [Arif Alvi], but these meetings don’t matter to me any longer since no one is interested in sponsoring climbing in Pakistan.
Shehroze Kashif, a 20-year-old mountaineering star from Pakistan, expressing despondency about the sport’s prospects in his state while striving for the world record.
Kashif said he didn’t get any assistance despite his worldwide success, which made Pakistan proud.
The young mountaineer wants to be the youngest to climb to the summit of all 14 peaks larger than 8,000 metres.
Mingma Gyabu “David” Sherpa reached the top of all 14 summits at the age of 30 years and 166 days, making him the youngest person to do so. On 23 May 2010 he conquered Everest, and on 29 October 2019 he conquered Shisha Pangma.
Kashif became the youngest mountaineer in history when he ascended Mount Gasherbrum I (8,080m) in August of last year.
At the age of 17, Kashif ascended Mount Broad Peak (8,051m), earning the nickname “The Broad Boy,” and thus his quest started. He was the youngest person to climb K2 (8,511m), accomplishing the ascent at the age of 19. He also holds the record for being the youngest climber to climb both K2 and Everest (8,848m) in the same year, as according the Guinness World Records.
Following a diagnosis of a ruptured L5-S1 disc, which serves as a shock-absorber to safeguard the vertebrae during spine motions, Kashif also had spinal surgery last year.
“I’m totally recovered now from surgery, and I’ll start climbing again in March of this year,” Kashif said.
