He was part of the up-and-coming young generation of Pakistani mountaineers. “In the high mountains, making the right decision is crucial, but even more important is believing in yourself,” wrote Shah Doulat in summer 2024, after he had successfully led an expedition to an eight-thousander for the first time as the main person in charge on Gasherbrum II. On Friday, Shah fell to his death.
According to the Pakistani newspaper “The Dawn,” the 29-year-old mountain guide was ice climbing with a foreign client near the village of Khyber in the Hunza Valley. Doulat slipped on the ice and fell 400 meters, the report said. Locals were only able to recover his body. The mountaineer was just 29 years old.
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