10 Years old Climber Saleena Seeking Everest Record

Pakistani ten year old girl has become the youngest climber in the world to scale a 7000-metre tall Spantik Peak in Gilgit-Baltistan region of the country. Selena Khawaja broke the record after summiting the 7,027-metre-tall Spantik peak on Wednesday, 17th July.

Spantik or Golden Peak is a mountain in the Karakoram sub-range in Gilgit Baltistan’s Nagar Valley. 10 years old Selena Khawaja became the youngest person ever to stand on top of Spantik peak (7,027m). This record also holds special value as this makes her the youngest climber ever to summit a 7000er anywhere in the world Selena started mountaineering when she was only 8 years old, said her father, Yousaf Khawaja. “In less than one year, she was able to do Miranjani (3,000m) round trip in half the time,” Yousaf had told reporters in March last year. Selena was just nine years old when she became the youngest to scale the 5,765m-high Quz Sar Peak, and then successfully summited Mingli Sar (6050m) in June 2018, before heading to Spantik this year. Selena wants to scale the world’s highest mountain Mount Everest this year after conquering Broad Peak (8,051 meters), the world’s 12th highest mountain. Spantik or Golden Peak is a mountain in Spantik-Sosbun Mountains sub range of Karakoram in Nagar Valley, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Its northwest face features an exceptionally hard climbing route known as the “Golden Pillar”.

When Selena Khawaja closes her eyes to make a wish on her birthday, everyone gathered around the table will already know what she wishes for.

In her interview Selena said that she has a special love for peaks and mountains. She also plans to reach Mount Everest’s summit by next year.
“I love climbing mountains. I can’t explain the joy I feel when I’m at the top. It’s as if you are ruling the world,” Selena, a six grader and resident of Abbottabad, told Arab News.
“My efforts to achieve my goal will continue uninterrupted,” she said. “I want to conquer Everest and hoist Pakistan’s flag there.”

We congratulate Selena and wish her all the best in her future mountaineering endeavors.