Shehroze Kashif
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Shehroze Kashif | |
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| شہروز کاشف | |
 Shehroze in 2021 | |
| Born | 11 March 2002 (age 23) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
| Website | www |
Shehroze Kashif (Urdu: شہروز کاشف; born 11 March 2002)[1] is a Pakistani mountaineer who became the youngest climber in the world to summit K2 on 27 July 2021.[2][3] He became the youngest Pakistani to summit Mount Everest on 11 May 2021.[4][5] After the successful summit of Mount Everest, Sports Board Punjab made him the youth ambassador of Punjab, Pakistan.[6] He summited Broad Peak at the age of 17, after which he was called 'The Broad Boy'.
In October 2024, Shehroze Kashif became Pakistan's youngest to climb all 14 eight-thousanders. He is the second Pakistani to climb all 14 of the eight-thousanders after Sirbaz Khan.[7]
He started climbing mountains at the age of 11 with the first one being Makra Peak, followed by Musa ka Musalla and Chembra Peak at age 12, Mingli Sar in Shimshal at age 13 and Khurdopin Pass at age 15 and Khosar Gang in alpine style at 18 years of age.[8][9][10]
