Ali Sadparaâs trainer was the first Pakistani to summit K2
Ashraf Aman shares memories of his historic journey SAMAA | Yasal Munim - Posted: Feb 18, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago SAMAA | Yasal Munim Posted: Feb 18, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago
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The year was 1977 and the challenge was the Savage Mountain.
Three Japanese climbers and one Pakistani were exhausted, famished, and low on oxygen. But the only thing that kept one of them going was the determination to hoist Pakistanâs flag on K2.
That year Ashraf Aman became the first Pakistani to summit the worldâs second-largest peak. He and the Japanese climbers earned the honour of becoming the second team to make history. The team summited the 8,611-metre mountain, located in the Karakoram range, from the commonly used Abruzzi Spur route. Japan even announced a public holiday to celebrate the victory of their climbers.