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Emirati adventurer first Arab to raise UAE flag on world's second highest mountain

Dubai - K2 is the second highest mountain in the world.

As the first Arab to go through such a breathtaking experience, Emirati adventurer Saeed Al Maamari, Director-General of Fujairah Centre for Adventures, announced today his plan to climb K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen in Pakistan's Karakoram Mountain Range, to raise the UAE flag and the Dubai Expo 2020 logo to mark the 'Year of Zayed'.
Al Maamari told the media today that his 55-day journey to ascend the Pakistani peak would start on 5th June from Dubai International Airport to the capital Islamabad.
From Islamabad, he stated, he would head to K2, dubbed as the Savage Mountain, due to the extreme difficulty of ascent.
Salem Al Zahmi, Director of Fujairah Crown Prince's Office, said during the press conference today that Emirati adventurer Saeed Al Maamari would be the first Arab to climb the second highest mountain in the world.
He also highlighted and expressed sincere appreciation for the care and support lent by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, for sports.
The Executive Director of Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau, Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali, thanked Al Maamari for his initiative which falls within the Year of Zayed.
He stated that in 2014 the Emirati adventurer had raised the Dubai Expo 2020 logo on North America's highest peak.
At 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, K2 is the second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest, at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). It is located on the China - Pakistan border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China.K2 is the highest point of the Karakoram range and the highest point in both Pakistan and Xinjiang.