**GILGIT: **
Hassan Sadpara, who hails from Skardu which is home to the world’s second-highest peak K2, scaled the world’s highest peak on Thursday, becoming the second Pakistani to achieve the feat.
He made it without any oxygen supply, which makes his achievement even more courageous than that of Nazir Sabir, the first Pakistani who climbed the 29,028 ft (8,840 m) tall Mount Everest in 2000.
“On Thursday, Sadpara reached the summit at about 7:30am before starting his return journey after hoisting the Pakistani flag,” Sakhi Hassan, a colleague of Sadpara who runs an NGO in Skardu told The Express Tribune from Skardu by phone.
“We are in contact with Sadpara’s team stationed at the base camp,” Hassan said, adding that the mountaineer made it to the summit alone as the team accompanying him remained at the base camp, waiting and praying for his safe return.
tht’s quite fascinating!! hats off to him!!
PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!!:jhanda: