A 21-year-old climber from Pakistan today scaled Mt Dhaulagiri becoming the youngest person to have successfully scaled 12 mountains above 8,000m. "Shehroze Kashif has successfully scaled the 8167-metre peak this afternoon and he has now become the youngest mountaineer to summit 12 highest mountains of the world," Thaneswar Guragai, general manager at Seven Summit Treks, said. Along with Kashif, Vibeke Andrea Sefland, Jitendra Ramdas Gaware, Chhepal Sherpa and Jangbu Sherpa also stood atop the mountain, he informed. Kashif, who holds multiple climbing records, has to scale Shishapangma and Cho-Oyu to complete all 14 peaks. Hailing from Lahore, Kashif started climbing at the age of 11, starting from 3,000 metres and taking his passion to the next stage by reaching the milestones of 4,000m, 6,000m, and then to 8000m. His expedition to the Broad Peak (8,047m) earned him the title "The Broad Boy". Kashif climbed Makra Peak (3885m) at the age of 11, Musa Ka Massalah (4080m) at the age of 12, Chembra Peak (4600m) also at the age of 12, Minglik Sar Shimshal (6050m) at the age of 13, K2 Gondogoro La K2 Base Camp (5585m) at the age of 14, Khurdopin Pass (5890m), at the age of 15, Broad Peak (8047m) at the age of 17, Khusar Gang-Alpine Style (6050m) at the age of 18, and Mount Everest (8848.86m) at the age of 19.