Abdul Jabbar Bhatti is a Pakistani mountaineer and paraglider. He served in the Pakistani Army until he retired as lieutenant colonel. In 1985, he climbed Broad Peak, in 1986 Gasherbrum II, and later in 2012, he climbed Spantik.[1][2] In 2017, he became the fourth Pakistani citizen,[3] oldest Pakistani climber, and the first mountaineer from Punjab to climb the Mount Everest.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Native name | عبدالجبار بھٹی | ||
| Nationality | Pakistani | ||
| Born | 9 October 1957 Gujranwala, Pakistan | ||
| Occupation(s) | Physician, Mountaineer | ||
Mountaineering Career
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| Military Career | |||
| Military career | |||
| Allegiance |  Pakistan | ||
| Service |  Pakistan Army | ||
| Rank |  Lt. Colonel | ||
| Unit | Special Services Group Pakistan Army Medical Corps | ||
| Awards | |||
He is first Pakistani to learn paragliding from France in 1988 and introduce in Pakistan with the help of Pakistan army.
He got Mountaineering training in Pakistan through ACP in 1981 and later he went to France where he received mountaineering training from the National School of Mountaineering (ENSA) in 1983.[4][5] The recipient of military and civil awards, including the Pride of Performance, He has also climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Aconcagua.
In December 2020 (22 to 29), he completed an ultra run of 500 KM, starting from Khunjerab Pass (4,693M) over snow and on October 1, 2021, completed the highest run over Deosai Plains for 65 Km, starting at 5,370 M and finishing at 4,170 M.
In 2019, he climbed Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America.[6]
Awards and accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Pride of Performance | Sports | [7][8] |
| — | Tamgha-i-Basalat | Military | [9] |
| 2018 | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | Sports | [10][11] |
References
edit- ^ Naseer, APP | Tahir (1 June 2017). "Pakistani mountaineer returns after conquering Everest". DAWN.COM.
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- ^ "'اتنی بلندی پر سو کر کبھی کوئی اُٹھا نہیں'" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Another feather in the cap of Pakistani climber | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020.
- ^ www.webspider.pk, Web Spider (pvt) Ltd. "Endurance at Everest". hilal.gov.pk.
- ^ "Ex-army officer becomes fourth Pakistani to scale Everest". The Express Tribune. 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Faces of Pakistan". The Nation. 19 August 2017.
- ^ "PID". pid.gov.pk.
- ^ "141 to get civil awards on Yaum-i-Pakistan". DAWN.COM. 16 March 2018.