Everest climber Samina Baig returns home to a rousing reception

Everest climber Samina Baig returns home – The Express TribuneMountaineer Samina Baig, the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, returned home to Islamabad on Monday.

She landed at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, where she was given a rousing reception by supporters.

The 22-year-old, from the small town of Shimshal in the Hunza valley, scaled the 8,848 metre peak early on May 19 after a gruelling expedition in rough weather.

via Everest climber Samina Baig returns home – The Express Tribune.

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