Pakistani mountaineer races rivals, hunts funds to chase summit record


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Kashif taking a selfie during the Nanga Parbat ascend at 8,126m (26,660ft) in Pakistan. Photos: Shehroze Kashif/Handout/AFP

Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif faces sub-zero temperatures and biting winds in his race to scale the world's highest peaks, but his biggest challenge is finding the money.

Kashif, 21, aims this year to become the youngest person to climb every peak above 8,000m (26,247ft), all of which are in Asia, with five in Pakistan.

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