Samar Khan

Samar Khan is a Pakistani cyclist.[2][3] She is the first woman in the world to ride cycle on 4,500 meters Biafo Glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit Baltistan.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Samar Khan
Born11 August 1990[1]
Khas Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
NationalityPakistani
EducationMaster in Physics
Alma materFederal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology, Islamabad
OccupationCyclist
Notable workFirst woman in the world to cycle atop the 4,500-meter-high Biafo Glacier in the Karakorum Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan. First Pakistani to have cycled on the 'Roof Of Africa', Uhuru Peak, Kilimanjaro.

Early life and education

Khan belongs to Khas Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[11] She holds a master's degree in physics from Federal Urdu University. She discovered her love for sports in Army School of Physical Training, Kakul, from where she learned Para-gliding.[4]

Achievements

In July 2016, Khan became the first woman in the world to cycle atop 4,500-metre-high Biafo Glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan.[12] She reached Pak-China border, Khunjerab from Islamabad on cycle & rode over 4693 meters in -5 °C to set a national record.[13][14][15][16] The Biafo Glacier is the world's third longest glacier outside the polar regions.[17]

  • A certified paraglider from Army School of Physical Training, Kakul.[18]
  • National record of riding 1000 km, at the height of 4693m to Khunjerab (Pak-China Border).[19][20][21]
  • Registered in Pakistan Book of Records.[22]
  • Founder of 'Pace for Peace', Two Girls Ride.[23]
  • Motivational speaker in 'TEDx' Islamabad, 2016.[24]
  • Awarded in 'Travel2Pakistan day' by 'Pk Travels' for promoting tourism.[25]
  • In order to highlight the threat of Climate Change she signed up as a Goodwill Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in September 2019 [26] [27]
  • In December 2017, Khan reached the summit of Africa's highest peak, and she became the first Pakistani woman to summit Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro.[28]
  • Samar has been selected in ‘Global Sports Mentoring Program’ by US Department of State because of her sports achievements and promotion of tourism in Pakistan. [29] [30] [31]
  • She represented Pakistan in US, while building her action plan called, ‘Samar Camp’ [32] to launch biking events and training sessions nationwide. She got mentored by one of the biggest snowboarding company in US, ‘’Burton Snowboards’’(Vermont). [29]

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