Raja Bashir Ahmad was born in Charehan, a village nearby the well-known hill station of Murree, in 1938. Bashir Ahmad made the first ascent of Saltoro Kangri (7,742 m) in 1962 at the age of 24.
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| Saltoro Kangri |
Saltoro Kangri is situated near Siachen glacier, the highest battlefield in the world since 1984. First attempt to ascend this peak was carried out in 1935 by a British expedition that fell only 300m short of summit. Later in 1957 Eric Shipton explored the area around Siachen. 1962 Expedition to Saltoro Kangri was a joint venture of Kyoto University, Punjab University and Karakoram Club. Raja Bashir was an Ex-PIA officer and joined this Pakistan-Japan expedition to summit Saltoro Kangri. After three weeks of struggle through deep snow and a bitter cold night in the open at 7400meters, Raja Bashir made it to the summit with Japanese colleagues A. Saito and Y. Takamura on 24th July 1962.
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