Summary A nine-member Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mountaineering team successfully scaled the 6,050-metre Thalo Zom peak after an eight-day expedition.
PESHAWAR (Web Desk) – A nine-member mountaineering team from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has successfully scaled the 6,050-metre Thalo Zom peak, marking a significant achievement for technical mountaineering in the province.
According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority, the climbers completed the challenging eight-day expedition after setting out on July 9 and reaching the summit on July 17, where they hoisted the national flag.
Thalo Zom, located in the Hindu Kush mountain range, is regarded as one of the region's most difficult and least-frequently climbed peaks.
During the expedition, the team crossed the rugged terrain of Kamrat and Chitral, traversing glaciers and deep crevasses. They also installed ice screws along the most challenging sections to continue their ascent safely.
The climbers reached the summit after approximately eight hours of continuous climbing.
The expedition team comprised Ruhullah, Umar Khan, Intikhab Khan, Nauman Sami, Izzatullah Shah, Saeed Akhtar, Naeem Khan, Fawad Khan and Rawaz Ali, representing different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The mountaineers thanked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority for its technical support, saying the assistance played a key role in the success of the expedition.
Officials said the achievement would serve as an important milestone in promoting technical mountaineering in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Thalo Zom was first summited by an Australian expedition in 1971, while an Italian team successfully climbed the peak again in 2019.
