"I will climb Mount Everest next month" - Asad Memon on Mountaineering and His Journey - #TPE 257

The Pakistan Experience

To support Asad: https://gofund.me/c4017528 Asad Ali Memon is an emerging climber from Pakistan who is aspiring to climb Mount Everest in April 2023. His goal is to reach the highest peaks of each continent. He is endeavouring to become the youngest Pakistani and the first ever from Sindh to achieve these milestones. He also plans to reach the North and the South Poles unaided and climb all fourteen peaks in the world that stand at over 8,000 meters. Previous climbs Asad’s maiden summit was in 2017 when he climbed Mingling Sar – Shimshal Pass (19,880 ft – Pakistan). In the same year he climbed Koh – e – Watsur (19,550 ft – Pakistan) and a mountain in the Chupursan Valley (18,500 ft – Pakistan) which is a Glacier Peak. In 2018 Asad reached the base camp of Mount Everest (17,536 ft). In 2019 he successfully climbed Kala Pathar/EBC (18,510 ft – Nepal) which is the world’s highest peak basecamp trek. He has climbed Elbrus (Europe) Aconcagua (South America) Kilimanjaro (Africa) Denali (North America). He plans to climb Carstensz Pyramid (Australasia), Vinson Massif (Antarctica) and finally Everest (Asia). World Records He became the youngest Pakistani to climb Europe’s highest peak, Elbrus (18,510 ft – Russia) in 2019. He became the youngest Pakistani to climb South America’s highest peak, Aconcagua (22,838 ft, Argentina) in 2020 He is the fastest Asian to climb Africa’s highest peak, Kilimanjaro, in 20 hours (19,308 ft – Tanzania) in 2021 He is the youngest Pakistani and only the third Pakistani to climb North America’s highest peak, Denali (20,310 ft – USA) in 2022 The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 intro 01:00 Asad’s career, how his journey began and how mountain climbing works 09:42 Dealing with the cold, mental toughness, what it’s like at the peak 13:40 Asad’s world records, his goals and summiting Mt Kilimanjaro in less than a day 19:27 Training and preparation, managing his education, and finding sponsors and supporters 23:00 Mount Everest and traffic at the peak, using oxygen and the Sherpas 29:46 14 Peaks & Nims, K2 and Ali Sadpara’s story 41:31 Being conscious of the risks, power of the mind and the fear of frostbite 50:56 Fitness and endurance, dieting, learning from the mountains, the most difficult climb and respecting the mountain 57:43 Q&A