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12 Down, 2 to Go: Naila Kiani Summits Kanchenjunga
- Pakistani mountaineer Naila Kiani successfully summited Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-highest peak at 8,586 meters, in May 2024 in Nepal.
- Her ascent follows previous climbs including K2 and Everest and advances her goal to complete all 14 eight-thousanders amid hazardous conditions.
- Kiani began the summit push after acclimatisation at base camp on May 5 and navigated difficult terrain, leveraging support from her team and the Bard Foundation.
- The Alpine Club of Pakistan emphasized the importance of Naila’s achievement, noting that with only two 8,000-meter peaks remaining, she is close to becoming one of just 17 women worldwide to have climbed all 14 highest summits.
- Her achievement marks a historic milestone for Pakistan, symbolizing empowerment for women in sports and placing her among the world’s top high-altitude climbers.
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Naila Kiani summits Kanchenjunga
This undated image shows Pakistani mountaineer Naila Kiani raising the national flag after summiting a peak. — ReporterIslamabad:Naila Kiani has successfully summited Kanchenjunga —becoming the first Pakistani woman to scale 12 of the world’s 14 peaks above 8,000 meters.This is...
12 down, 2 to go: Naila Kiani summits Kanchenjunga
Pakistan’s pride and mountaineering icon, Naila Kiani, has successfully summited Kanchenjunga (8,586m)—the world’s third highest mountain, becoming the first Pakistani woman to conquer this formidable peak. With this milestone, Naila now stands among an elite group of global mountaineers, having scaled 12 out of the world’s 14 highest peaks above 8,000 meters, continuing her unprecedented journey of defying limits. With just two summits remainin…
PM commends Naila Kiani for scaling Peak Kanchenjunga - Islamabad Post
ISLAMABAD, May 24 (APP/DNA):Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday appreciated mountaineer Naila Kiani for scaling the world’s third highest peak. The prime minister congratulated Naila Kiani on becoming the first Pakistani woman to summit Mount Kanchenjunga, the PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. “Pakistanis are making their country proud in every field of sports,” he added. The prime minister further said that setting re…
President Asif Ali Zardari and PM Shehbaz appreciates Mountaineer Naila Kiani
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended their heartfelt felicitations to Naila Kiani for successfully summiting Kanchenjunga. President Asif Ali Zardari lauded Kiani’s accomplishment, calling it a “historic and proud achievement” that illuminates Pakistan’s name in the international mountaineering community. He emphasized that, the success of women like Kiani is a positive development that showcases …
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