Nine-member expedition completes challenging eight-day mission, successfully scaling one of the Hindu Kush’s least-climbed peaks.
PESHAWAR: A nine-member mountaineering team from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has successfully summited 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 (KPCTA), the expedition completed the demanding eight-day mission after setting out on July 9 and reaching the summit on July 17, where the climbers hoisted the national flag.
Thalo Zom, located in the Hindu Kush mountain range, is regarded as one of the region’s most challenging and least-climbed peaks.
During the expedition, the climbers traversed the rugged routes of Kumrat and Chitral, crossing glaciers and deep crevasses. Ice screws were installed along particularly difficult sections to ensure a safe ascent.
The team completed the final push to the summit after nearly eight hours of continuous climbing.
The expedition included mountaineers from various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Rohullah, Umar Khan, Intikhab Khan, Nauman Sami, Izzatullah Shah, Saeed Akhtar, Naeem Khan, Fawad Khan, and Rawaz Ali.
The climbers thanked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority for providing technical support, saying the assistance played a vital role in the success of the expedition.
Officials said the achievement represents an important milestone in promoting technical mountaineering and adventure tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Thalo Zom was first summited by an Australian expedition in 1971, while an Italian team successfully climbed the peak in 2019.
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