Mountaineering Career
Between 1992 and 1994, Mahruki climbed the five highest former Soviet mountains in Asia (Khan Tengri, Lenin Peak, Peak Korzhenevskaya, Communism Peak and Peak Pobeda), which are all over 7,000 metres high. This achievement gained him the honorific title "Snow Leopard", awarded by the Russian Climbing Federation. This recognition led him to his high altitude mountaineering career.
Mahruki summited Mount Everest (8,848 m.) on May 15, 1995, being the first ever Turkish and Muslim person to do so. In 1996, he completed the climbing of Seven Summits in seven continents (Everest, Aconcagua, Vinson Massif, Kilimanjaro, McKinley, Elbrus and Kosciuszko), being the youngest person to do so.
In 1997, he climbed Cho Oyu (8,201 m) solo, setting a Turkish record. He next ascended Lhotse (8,516 m) without an oxygen tank in 1998 and climbed the very dangerous and difficult K2 (8,611 m).
Nasuh travels a lot collecting data for his books and documentaries. He is the president of AKUT, a voluntary search-and-rescue organization based in Istanbul he co-founded in 1996. AKUT rushes to outdoor accidents and major natural disasters all over the world, like the 1999 earthquake in Turkey, Nantou - Tayvan earthquake, Gujarat - India earthquake, Bam - Iran earthquake, Mozambique flood, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.
Mahruki published four books and many articles about his outdoor challenges and travels all around the world. Among his other outdoor activities are climbing, scuba diving, paragliding, sailing, caving, off-roading, motorbike and cycling.
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