Mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen became the first Bangladeshi to reach the top of the world’s second highest peak K2, the news agency AFP reported on Friday. Three of the world’s top climbers, Mingma Tenzi Sherpa, Mingma David Sherpa, and Nirmal Purja, were part of her Renata Limited-sponsored expedition. Iranian Afsaneh Hesamifard, Pakistani mountaineer Samina Baig and ... Read more
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Wasfia conquers highest point of Antarctica
Bangladeshi mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen conquered Mount Vinson, the highest point of Antarctica, on Saturday as part of her ongoing quest to climb the seven highest mountains of the world’s seven continents. Wasfia, who was the second Bangladeshi woman to climb Mount Everest, set off for the frozen continent from Chile on December 29 after partaking ... Read more
Bad weather forces Nishat, Mohit to wait at Lukla
Nishat Majumder and her fellow mountaineer MA Mohit remained stranded in Lukla for the third consecutive day yesterday due to bad weather while Wasfia Nazreen has been staying at Namche Bazar since Tuesday. “We have been stranded here for the last three days as flight services between Kathmandu to Lukla remain suspended due to
Wasfia reaches Namche Bazar
Nishat, Mohit stranded for bad weather Bangladeshi adventurer Wasfia Nazreen reached Namche Bazar safely yesterday while Nishat Majumder and MA Mohit remained stranded in Lukla for the second day yesterday due to bad weather. “Now I am very close to Namche Bazar and hope to reach there within half an hour. I will stay here ... Read more
Wasfia comes down safely to base camp
Other Everest conqueror Nishat reaches Kathmandu It was early in the morning, and the air was calm on the top of the world. Her clock struck 6:26am when Wasfia Nazreen topped the Everest braving hostile weather. The sun was rising from the left and the sunlight was reflecting on the snow-covered tops of all the ... Read more
Wasfia mounts Everest
Dedicates her feat to Bangladeshi women Wasfia Nazreen has become the second Bangladeshi woman to scale Mount Everest just a week after Nishat Majumder achieved the feat. She reached the top of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) mountain at 6:41am Bangladesh time yesterday. Korvi Rakshand, spokesperson of the Bangladesh on Seven Summits campaign that
Conviction pays off
Parents on Wasfia’s hard work It is an outstanding and unbelievable achievement that came following her years of perseverance, said Nazmee J Chowdhury, father of Wasfia Nazreen. “We think this is an award from the Almighty to Wasfia for her hard work, integrity, perseverance and fascination for adventures,” said Chowdhury in his instant reaction hours ... Read more
Wasfia close to Everest summit
Wasfia Nazreen, who was set to scale the Mount Everest today, has deferred her climb to the summit by a day due to inclement weather. “Wasfia will push for the summit tomorrow [Saturday] night,” Korvi Rakshand, spokesperson of Bangladesh on Seven Summits’ campaign, which arranged the trekking, told The Daily Star around
Wasfia goes for summit
Everest Beckons Another Bangladeshi Wasfia goes for summit 2 conquerors yet to come down to base camp A second Bangladeshi woman mountaineer, Wasfia Nazreen, started her push for the summit of Mount Everest yesterday, two days after Nishat Majumder conquered the world’s highest peak as the first Bangladeshi woman. Using a satellite phone, Wasfia posted ... Read more
Bangladeshi woman embarks on Everest conquest today
Wasfia Nazreen, the first Bangladeshi attempting to climb the seven highest mountains of the world’s seven continents, will leave the country today to conquer Mount Everest, the highest peak of the world. A send off ceremony was organised at the head office of City Bank Limited, the key sponsor of Wasfia’s climb, in the city ... Read more
Bangladeshi woman conquers top of Africa
A female mountaineer of Bangladesh, Wasfia Nazreen, has conquered the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa and the fourth highest point in the world. The young adventuress touched Uhuru Peak, 5895 metres above sea level, on October 2, says a press release. Kilimanjaro is situated in Tanzania
When glory was only 300 metres away
Europe’s Highest Peak When glory was only 300 metres away Wasfia Nazreen, the first Bangladeshi attempting to climb the seven highest mountains of the world’s seven continents, returned home yesterday after attempting to climb Mount Elbrus situated on the borders of South West Russia and Georgia. Wasfia and her team were 300 metres from the ... Read more
Women reaching heights
With the dream to familiarise foreigners with her beloved country’s flag, Wasfia Nazreen, a Bangladeshi female mountaineer, sets off early morning today in her journey to climb the seven highest mountains of the world’s seven continents. Wasfia will be the first female mountaineer of Bangladesh to climb Europe’s Mount Elbrus, Africa’s