Sohail Sakhi
SwitzerlandathleteMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Sohail Sakhi is a renowned Pakistani mountaineer from Hunza, celebrated for his remarkable achievements in high-altitude climbing. Recently, he made headlines by successfully summiting Nanga Parbat without the use of supplemental oxygen, marking it as his fourth peak over 8,000 meters, following earlier climbs of K2 and Gasherbrum I and II.
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Sohail Sakhi was a Pakistani climber whose belongings were found at the site of the avalanche on Broad Peak.
Star-Alpinist Nirmal Purja stirbt in Lawine – alle Fakten zum UnglückNeue Zürcher Zeitung·Switzerland· 2026-08-02
Switzerland· 2026-08-02
Sohail Sakhi, a geographer and high-altitude photographer, was undertaking what was expected to be his final expedition when he died.
Nirmal Purja — star climber, elite British officer & MBE — dead on PoK peakThe Times of India·
India· 2026-08-01
India· 2026-08-01
Sohail Sakhi completed the ascent without supplemental oxygen.
Chinese mountaineer dies while climbing down K2 - PakistanDawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941·
Pakistan· 2025-08-13
Pakistan· 2025-08-13
Sohail Sakhi has successfully summited Nanga Parbat without oxygen support.
24 گھنٹے میں 3 پاکستانی کوہ پیماؤں نے نانگا پربت سر کرلیاDaily Jang·Pakistan· 2025-07-04
Pakistan· 2025-07-04
