Two Kashmiri Men Create History by Scaling Mount Everest for First Time

Two young men of Kashmir have created history for Jammu and Kashmir once again by climbing the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest. The two young men were part of the Mount Everest Summit Organised by the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports and the National Institute of Mountaineering.

The achievement by two Kashmiris Mehfooz Ellahi of Kulgam and Army Man Havaldar Iqbal Khan of Kupwara is considered to be special for Jammu and Kashmir. To scale the world’s highest mountain peak and to be on top of the world is everybody’s dream, but very few people became able to achieve this dream.Mahfooz Alam, from Kulgam district in south Kashmir, has set a new record by climbing Everest along with Kupwara soldier Havaldar Muhammad Iqbal Khan and five other climbers. By scaling the Mountain Everest Mehfooz Ellahi became the first Kashmiri Civilian Instructor from Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering Pahalagam who scaled Mount Everest.