{"id":30997,"date":"2026-09-23T00:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=30997"},"modified":"2026-09-23T00:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:25:22","slug":"koh-e-noor-peak-sees-three-kashmiri-ascents-after-5-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/koh-e-noor-peak-sees-three-kashmiri-ascents-after-5-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"Koh-e-Noor peak sees three Kashmiri ascents after 5 decades"},"content":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Sep 22:\u00a0<\/strong>A 5,146-metre peak in remote Marwah Valley\u00a0 in Jammu and Kashmir has returned to the region\u2019s mountaineering map nearly five decades after its last recorded summit, with three local teams, including a five-member team led by professional mountaineer Nahida Manzoor, successfully reaching there this month.<\/p>\n

According to the details available, Mount Koh-e-Noor (South-West), which as per the available climbing history was last recorded as summited in 1976 by a Japanese expedition. It witnessed three successful ascents by Kashmiri climbers on September 6, 9 and 14 this year.<\/p>\n

The first local team, comprising Yasir Khan, Leo Saqib, Muzakir and Faik, reached the summit on September 6. Kashmir\u2019s second team, consisting of Waseem Hassan, Chandan and Zaid, completed the ascent on September 9.<\/p>\n

Manzoor\u2019s five-member team made the third successful ascent of the recent period on September 14. The team also included Showkat Lone, Mudasir Lone, Sheikh Farzan and Irfan Lone.<\/p>\n

For Manzoor, the expedition carried significance beyond the technical challenge of climbing the peak.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the best of our knowledge and based on the climbing history available to us, no woman had previously summited Mt Koh-e-Noor (SW),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply honoured to become the first female climber to successfully summit Mt Koh-e-Noor (SW) and to add my name to the history of this mountain,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Manzoor described the expedition as challenging and said every stage of the climb required determination, teamwork, patience and the ability to continue despite difficult conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cA mountain does not distinguish between men and women \u2014 it simply tests your determination, preparation and spirit,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She said the ascent was also a tribute to women who aspire to climb mountains and to mountaineers who explore remote peaks while respecting the natural environment.<\/p>\n

The renewed climbing activity has also brought attention to Koh-e-Noor (SW), a relatively little-known peak compared with Kashmir\u2019s more frequently climbed mountains.<\/p>\n

The peak\u2019s remote setting in the Marwah Valley adds to the logistical and physical demands of an expedition, making its recent ascents notable for local mountaineering.<\/p>\n

Manzoor also acknowledged the efforts of Yasir Khan, who was among the climbers involved in the first successful local ascent this month, for helping reopen what she described as a long-closed chapter in the mountain\u2019s climbing history.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again, a heartfelt thank you to Yasir Khan for his efforts, support and for being among the climbers who reopened the chapter of Mt Koh-e-Noor after so many years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

With three Kashmiri teams reaching the summit within nine days, the mountain has once again become part of the region\u2019s climbing narrative, nearly 50 years after its last documented ascent\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Sep 22:\u00a0A 5,146-metre peak in remote Marwah Valley\u00a0 in Jammu and Kashmir has returned to the region\u2019s mountaineering map nearly five decades after its last recorded summit, with three local teams, including a five-member team led by professional mountaineer Nahida Manzoor, successfully reaching there this month. According to the details available, Mount Koh-e-Noor (South-West), […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30997"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30999,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30997\/revisions\/30999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}