Wasfia Nazreen, the first Bangladeshi to have summited Pakistan's notorious K2 – the world’s second highest and most dangerous mountain – returned home on Wednesday.
She is mostly known for being the only Bangladeshi and first Bangalee in the world to climb the Seven Summits -- the highest mountains of every continent.
The 39-year-old landed in Dhaka on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Kathmandu, Nepal.
She had reached the summit of K2 on July 22 to create history.
Wasfia had initially planned to conquer K2 last year coinciding with the celebration of the 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence, but she had to postpone due to Covid-19 restrictions.
“…I have done this for Bangladesh from my heart. This is not my win, it’s a win of every Bangladeshi at home and abroad,” she told the media in Dhaka upon her return.
Her expedition, sponsored by Renata Limited, consisted of some of the strongest and most renowned climbers in the world -- MingmaTenzi Sherpa, Mingma David Sherpa, and Nirmal Purja.
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