Pakistani student sets record of scaling 7,324m peak in winter

ISLAMABAD – Saad Munawar, a student of MS Information Systems at 'NUST Military College of Signals,' has set a new record by scaling 'Yazghil Sar Peak' in the Hispar Muztagh sub-range of the Karakorum mountain range in winter.

Leading a team of five mountaineers, Saad climbed the 7,324 meters (24,028 ft), which is the 87th highest peak in the world and 37th in Pakistan, on Sunday.

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All of them managed to reach the peak, cementing their names in the record books, as no one had dared perform this task in winters.

Pride of Pakistan

Saad Munawar a Student of MS Information System at NUST Military College of Signals Set a new World Record on January 10, 2021 by scaling Yazgil Sar Peak in Hispar (a sub range) in the Mighty Karakoram Range.

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Earlier, Saad had set another world record in 2019 for traversing the three highest mountain ranges of the world on foot, travelling 665 kilometers in 23 days.