Musa set to conquer world's second highest peak
(From left) Sabur Khan, Kazi Hamidul Haque, Musa Ibrahim, Sir Frank Peters, GM Quader, Abdullah H Kafi, and Sharmin Laki at the launch of the book "Mission Bangaposhagor O Kilimanjaro" at Liberation War Museum in the city yesterday.Photo: STAR
The power of will was behind all his successes and anybody can succeed in life if he or she is strongly determined, Everest hero Musa Ibrahim said as he launched his first-ever book "Mission Bangaposhagor O Kilimanjaro" at the city's Liberation War Museum yesterday. The book has been written to inspire people to overcome tough barriers of their mind to achieve anything, Musa said, adding that the book tells about his expeditions of conquering Kilimanjaro and crossing the 14km Bangla Channel by swimming. Commerce Minister GM Quader, who unveiled the book, said Musa has been working for building the image of the country. Writing a book after this kind of achievement for the future generation is really a great work, he added. The minister also handed over a flag to Musa and his co-mountaineer Niaz Morshed Patwari, as they are set to conquer Aconcagua, the world's second highest peak. It is the third venture of Musa's seven-summit mission. As the first Bangladeshi, he has already conquered Mount Everest and Kibo, the highest peak of Africa. Musa said the Aconcagua journey will start on February 12 and it may take 14 days to reach the top. The 22,841-foot high Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas. It is located in the Andes mountain range in the Argentine province of Mendoza. JAN Associates Ltd chief executive officer Abullah H Kafi, Daffodil International University chairman Sabur Khan, and Extreme Bangla president Kazi Hamidul Haque, among others, also addressed the programme.
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