Shaikh Hassan Khan, a government employee in Kerala, has achieved the remarkable feat of scaling Ojos del Salado, the world's tallest volcano, standing at an impressive altitude of over 22,600 feet. Notably, Ojos del Salado is also the highest peak in Chile. This accomplishment marks the seventh-highest peak successfully scaled by the 36-year-old Khan, hailing from Pathanamthitta.
Shaikh Hassan Khan, the son of MA Ali Ahammad Khan and J Shahida from Panthalam, has been serving as an assistant section officer in the finance department at the Kerala Secretariat. Talking to the media, Khan said that by submitting the world's highest volcano, he wanted to spread the message of climate change in a different way. "I wrote the slogan Climate Change is Real on my chest and showcased it at the top of Ojos del Salado," he said from Chile. According to him, at 22,615 feet, Ojos del Salado is the world's highest volcano.
Earlier this month, he reached the summit of Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America. Preceding this accomplishment, Khan conquered Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica, in December. In an impressive feat, he has also scaled four other highest peaks across different continents, including Mount Everest (Asia), Mount Denali (North America), Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa), and Mount Elbrus (Europe).