Sirbaz Khan from Hunza Valley becomes first Pakistani to climb Mount Lhotse

History has been made early morning in Nepal as Sirbaz Khan, a mountaineer from the Hunza district of Gilgit-Baltistan, successfully climbs, Lhotse, world’s 4th highest peak.

The 30-year old climber from Hunza Valley accompanying a 12-member team.

Climber Mingma G made the announcement on his Facebook page. According to Mingma Sherpa, the team reached the summit of Mont Lhotse at 09:47 am on May 14, 2019.

Hailing from Aliabad town in Hunza Valley, Sirbaz Khan has already made a respectable place in the mountaineering fraternity by climbing K2 (8,611m) and Nanga Parbat (8,126m)

The team that climbed Mount Lhotse as part of the Lhotse Expedition 2019 include:

1. Dawa Gyalje Sherpa (Nepal)
2. Kili Pemba Sherpa (Nepal)
3. Pemba Chote Sherpa (Nepal)
4. Ang jangbu Sherpa (Nepal)
5. Dendi Sherpa (Nepal)  
6. Tamting Sherpa (Nepal)
7. Dawa Tenzing Sherpa (Nepal)
8. Gao Li (China)
9. Li Xiaolin (China)
10. Christina Flampouri (Greece) 
11. Antonios Sykaris (Greece) 
12. Sirbaz Khan (Pakistan)

Sirbaz Khan has yet another mission to accomplish. He is aiming to become the first Pakistani to climb Mount Everest without oxygen. He has been training for #MissionEverest for over a month in Nepal.