Shehroze Kashif says “I’m extremely disappointed to say that sportsmen get no respect in Pakistan”

• Shehroze Kashif wants to be youngest person to reach top of all 14 peaks.
• Shehroze said he didn’t get any assistance despite his worldwide success.
• He also holds Guinness World Record for being youngest climber.

The 20-year-old alpine superstar of Pakistan, Shehroze Kashif, expressed doubt about the state of climbing in his country while aiming for the world record.

Kashif said he didn’t get any assistance despite his worldwide success, which made Pakistan proud.

“I’m extremely disappointed and forced to say that sportsmen get no respect in Pakistan,” Kashif said on Sunday.

“The Minister of Inter Provincial Coordination [Ehsan-ur-Rehman Mazari] has promised to support me 10 times in the past but not even one has been fulfilled so far.

“I have met nearly everyone so far, including the President [Arif Alvi], but these meeting don’t matter to me anymore since nobody is interested in supporting mountaineering in Pakistan.”

The young mountaineer wants to be the youngest person to reach the top of all 14 peaks higher than 8,000 metres.

Mingma Gyabu “David” Sherpa, who climbed all 14 summits by the age of 30 years and 166 days, holds the record for being the youngest person to ascend all mountains higher than 8,000 metres. Everest was his first climb on May 23, 2010, and Shisha Pangma was his final on October 29, 2019.

Kashif reached the top of Mount Gasherbrum I (8,080 metres) in August of last year, making history as the youngest mountaineer to conquer 10 summits above 8,000 metres.

At the age of 17, Kashif conquered Mount Broad Peak (8,051m), earning the nickname “The Broad Boy,” and thus his quest began. He was the youngest person to climb K2 (8,511m) when he conquered it at the age of 19. He also holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest climber to conquer both K2 and Everest (8,848m) in the same calendar year.

Following a diagnosis of a torn L5-S1 disc, which serves as a shock-absorber to safeguard the vertebrae during spine motions, Kashif also underwent spinal surgery last year.

“I’m fully fit now after surgery and will resume climbing in March this year,” Kashif concluded.

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