Abdul Joshi

Abdul Joshi (born 3 December 1983) is a Pakistani mountaineer who became the first climber in the world to summit the main 6,160-metre (20,210 ft) Passu Cones peak in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan on 14 August 2021.[1] Abdul is known as the "Path Finder" amongst the local mountaineering fraternity for his talent of finding new, unclimbed routes.[2] He is also the first person in the world to cross F.N./Joshi Pass and Verjerav Pass.[3] On 16 April 2021, Abdul became the first Pakistani to summit Annapurna, the tenth highest peak in the world at 8,091 m (26,545 ft), along with his climbing partner, Sirbaz Khan.[4] On 16 May 2022, he became the eight Pakistani to summit Mount Everest.[5]

Abdul Joshi
Abdul Joshi at the base camp of Mt Annapurna
Born	3 December 1983 (1983-12-03) (age 39) Shimshal, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
Other names	Path Finder
Occupation	Mountaineer

Abdul started his mountaineering career as a helper and high-altitude porter on 8,000 m (26,000 ft) mountain expeditions in Pakistan. He climbed his first peak, Manglik Sar (6,050 m [19,850 ft]), at the age of 18.[6]

Abdul has also been involved in multiple high-altitude rescue operations. In June 2019, Abdul, who was at Camp 3 of Passu Cones, only 500 m (1,600 ft) from the summit, received news of an avalanche that had hit an Italian-Pakistani expedition on Melvin Jones Peak (5,809 m [19,058 ft]).[6] Abdul abandoned his expedition and joined a four-member team to rescue the stranded climbers. On 12 September 2021, Abdul led a successful rescue operation on Rakaposhi to retrieve three stranded climbers, two of which were Czech citizens climbing without permits.[7][8][9]