Wasifa Nazreen of BD conquers second world summit

Bangladeshi adventuress Wasfia Nazreen has conquered another world summit, reports bdnews24.com. The indomitable mountaineer on December 16 reached the near-seven kilometre peak of Aconcagua in Argentina, at 3:25pm local time. Aconcagua is also the second highest of the seven summits, which are the highest points of each continent, at 6,962 metres or 22,975 feet. Wasfia dedicated the moment to the struggle of the martyrs of 1971, calling on greater recognition for the contribution of women who had participated and suffered in the war. "It took a great deal of maneuvering to time the summit on our Victory Day, and I am humbled and honoured to have been part of a tough team who made it happen," she said. "There were many logistic and financial hurdles aside from the actual climbing and we crossed all of them," said the leader of the expedition. The Aconcagua Park rangers later formally announced that this was the first time a Bangladeshi had climbed the mountain. Wasfia says her team climbed Alpine style instead of Expedition style, therefore, not taking help of any fixed ropes, high-altitude porters and the use of supplemental oxygen.