Ashraf Aman

Mountaineering achievements and honours

• 1962 - Nanga Parbat Expedition with Germans, Awarded Himalayan Tiger.
• 1967 - Member, Pakistan Czechoslovakia joint Expedition, Awarded Gold Medal.
• 1971/76 - Mountain Guide in Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindukush.
• 1977 - Japan-Pakistan joint Expedition to K2, Became first Pakistani to climb K2 on 7 August, and then he was Awarded Presidential Award for, Pride of performance.
• 1980 - Member of International Karakoram Project, Awarded R.G.S London Fellowship.
• 1982 - Member of German Gasherbrum I Expedition.
• 1983/84 - Mountain Guide with different Mountaineering Expeditions.
• 1985 - Liaison Officer with Japanese Expedition to Nanga Parbat & Passu Peak.
• 1986 - Member with Karakoram Himalaya Research Expedition led by Professor Keith Miller in Tibet & Western China.
• 1987/88 - Liaison Officer with first Pakistani K2 Winter Expedition during the extreme cold weather from Dec-1987 to Mar-1988 led by Mr. A. Zawada.
• 1988 - Manager/Technical Engineer with K2 Italian Scientific Expedition for measuring K2, Gasherbrum I & Gasherbrum II from China side led by Professor Ardito Desio.
• 1989 - Guided Trekking group on Biafo Hispar Glacier.
• 1990 - Expedition to Mount Meckaulan Alaska.
• 1991 - Explored Chillinji Trek, First guided group on Chillinji pass.
• 1992 - Built two pulley bridges on Karakoram River and foot track between Ishkoman and Warguth.
• 1995 - L.O. French Spantik Expedition. Introduced Chinese Mountaineers to Pakistani Mountains. Baltoro Trek with BBC World Service.
• 1996 - Nepal Everest Base Camp Trek.
• 1997 - Climbed Mont Blanc on the occasion of Golden Jubilee Anniversary of Pakistan. Leader French-Pakistan joint Nanga Parbat Expedition.
• 1998 - Search for French mountaineer Mr. Eric Escoffier on Broad Peak.
• 1999 - Awarded Gold Medal UND DEI CENTO in Milan.

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