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GILGIT: Climber Sirbaz Khan has summited Mou­nt Everest, the world’s hi­­ghest peak at 8,849 metr­­es, without using supplem­entary oxygen, becoming the first and only Pakistani to have conquered 11 eight-thousanders. According to expedition officials, Sirbaz Khan has also scaled 13 mountains above 8,000m with supplementary oxygen, including Everest last year. Sirbaz reached the summit of Everest at 12:30pm (Pakistan time) on Tues­day. …

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