On Tuesday, four climbers, including two Pakistani mountaineers, reached the summit of Nanga Parbat (8,125 meters). According to Karar Haidri, the secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, the climbers—Lhakpa Temba Sherpa and Pemba Sherpa from Nepal, and Dilawar Hussain and Fida Ali from Pakistan—successfully ascended to the peak at 5:45 pm.
Other members of the expedition remain at Camp 4 and plan to attempt the summit on Wednesday, with many other climbers also making their way to Nanga Parbat.
The Seven Summits Treks announced, “We have successfully ascended Nanga Parbat, marking the first 8,000-meter summit of the season in Pakistan. Our team reached the top at 17:45 local time, fixing the summit lines along the way.”
This marks the first successful summit of an 8,000-meter peak in Gilgit-Baltistan for the summer season. Over 2,000 climbers, both foreign and local, are attempting to summit 8,000-meter peaks in Gilgit-Baltistan, including K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum-I, Gasherbrum-II, as well as various 7,000-meter and 6,000-meter peaks.
Tour operator Iqbal Qadiri mentioned that hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum-I, and Gasherbrum-II. Expedition teams are rotating, and Camp 3 has been established on these 8,000-meter peaks. The weather forecast for the next 10 days is favorable for climbing.
According to the GB tourism department, over 1,700 permits have been issued to foreign tourists for climbing in the region, including 175 permits for K2 (8,611 meters).
