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Meherban Karim was born on 21 January, 1979 in Shimshal, Hunza, Pakistan, is a mountaineer. Discover Meherban Karim's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 29 years old?

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Occupation Mountaineer
Age 29 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 21 January, 1979
Birthday 21 January
Birthplace Shimshal, Hunza, Pakistan
Date of death 2 August 2008 (aged 29) - K2, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan K2, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Died Place K2, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistan

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Meherban Karim Net Worth

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2008

Karim summited K2 on 1 August 2008 and died on descent near the Bottleneck on 2 August 2008, at the age of 29 years, in a climbing accident while taking part in an international expedition.

2007

In 2007, he was praised by mountaineer Simone La Terra for the winter ascent of Nanga Parbat, which was unsuccessful. They reached the standard base camp on 3 December and established Camp 1 on the Kinshofer Route at 6000m with temperatures of -35 degrees Celsius. Strong winter winds during the night of the 21st blew away their base camp kitchen tent with everything in it. After that, the expedition was called off.

2006

Hugues D’Aubarede hired Karim to climb K2 in 2006 and 2007, but both expeditions were called off because of harsh weather conditions. In summer 2008, the pair made their third successful attempt to climb K2, but both died in an avalanche while descending. Karim had summited K2 without using supplemental oxygen.

2005

In summer 2005, Karim and Hugues d'Aubarède reached Camp 4 accompanied by Edurne Pasaban. The pair started their summit push in the dark at 2 a.m. After a long, continuous climb, they reached the summit at 9 a.m. without using any supplemental oxygen. They began their descent together. On the way, Edurne and Hugh stayed at Camp 4. After a continuous climb of 16 hours without oxygen, Karim reached the Base Camp at 6 p.m. He summited Nanga Parbat from Camp 4 and then reached at the basecamp in one Push, It took him 16 Hour to reach the summit and then to the base camp. Till this day, nobody is able to accomplish this feat.

2002

In 2002, Karim made his first attempt at an 8000er by climbing Broad Peak, which was unsuccessful due to bad weather conditions. In 2003, he climbed Gasherbrum II in an expedition led by Marin Gogglemann, becoming his first successful attempt at an 8000er mountain. He summited Gasherbrum II without using supplemental oxygen at the age of 23.

1997

Karim started his mountaineering career in 1997 by summiting Mingligh Sar at the age of 18. He then learned the techniques of mountain climbing in Shimshal Valley from Rajab Shah and Meherban Shah. He summited Gasherbrum II in 2003, Nanga Parbat in 2005, and K2 in 2008 without the use of supplemental oxygen. He was also a part of several challenging expeditions, including winter attempts of Nanga Parbat with Italian Alpinist Simone La Terra in 2007–2008.

1979

Meherban Karim (21 January 1979 – 2 August 2008) was a Pakistani mountaineer. He lost his life, along with 10 other mountaineers, in the 2008 K2 disaster, following an avalanche in what was to be one of the deadliest accidents in the history of K2 mountaineering. He summited several eight-thousanders: K2, Nanga Parbat, and Gasherbrum II (all without Oxygen). In the mountaineering community, he was known as "Karim The Dream" and "Karim Meherban".