Uzma Yousaf Becomes 1st To Climb Spantik Peak
Uzma Yousaf wrote her name in the record books as she became first Pakistani Women to scale 7,027 meters high Spantik peak in the Spantik-sosbun mountains sub-range of Karakoram in Nagar Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Uzma’s high altitude team included Wajid Ullah Nagri, Asghar Hussain and Yaseen.
Also known as golden peak, Spantik has gained significant popularity amongst expedition climbers recently.
The 43-year old, who started her climbing career by scaling 6050-meter mingling Sar in October last year and 5098 meter rush peak in February this year, said that it took her team 31 days to complete the voyage.