Samina Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain with a peak at 8,848 metres.
She completed the climb with her brother Mirza Ali, who became the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain.
Nepalese Mountaineering Department official Tilak Padney said 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese guides reached the peak after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col — the pass between Everest and a neighbouring mountain.
Ali (29) and Baig (21) are natives of Shimshal village in Hunza valley, Pakistan. Ali has been climbing since age 15, and he was Baig’s mentor, guide and support.