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Pakistani scales 3rd highest peak

Jamil Nagri Published May 21, 2026 Updated May 21, 2026 07:22am
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GILGIT: Pakistani clim­b­­er Sohail Sakhi from Hunza successfully summited Kanchenjunga (8,58­6m), the world’s 3rd highest mountain, in Nepal as part of the rope-fixing team.

According to a statement, he reached the summit on Wednesday at 12:12am Nepali time.

Mr Sakhi has already scaled K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, and Gasherbrum II without supplemental oxygen, establishing himself among the country’s strongest high-altitude climbers.

Published in Dawn, May 21st, 2026

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Jamil Nagri is a Gilgit-Baltistan-based correspondent for Dawn with over a decade of experience in journalism. His reporting and feature writing focus on CPEC, climate change, the environment, and adventure tourism. He can be found on X at @jamilnagri.

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