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Know Samina Khayal Baig, first Pakistani woman to climb Everest

New Delhi: On Wednesday Samina Baig and her brother Mirza Ali scaled Mount Carstensz Pyramid, the highest peak in Indonesia.      After a six-hour-long climb, the siblings hoisted the Pakistani flag on top of the mountain on

India TV Sports Desk Published : Mar 20, 2014 11:59 IST, Updated : Dec 04, 2014 10:35 IST

 


She was the first to climb the peak Chashkin Sar (above 6,000 meters) in Pakistan in 2010, which was later renamed Samina Peak after her. She reached the summit of 'Koh-i-Brobar' ('Mount Equality') in 2011. An attempt at the seven kilometer high Spantik Peak ended in failure for Baig, due to adverse weather conditions.

 

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