Wasfia to get Emerging Explorers award

Mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen, who became the first Bangladeshi to scale the seven summits last year, is going to receive National Geographic Society’s prestigious Emerging Explorer award.

The National Geographic Society has announced its 2016 class of Emerging Explorers, a group of 13 inspiring individuals from around the globe whose unconventional thinking and innovations are changing the world for the better.

Each Emerging Explorer receives a $10,000 award for further research and exploration.

13 individuals have been named in the list, and Wasfia Nazreen’s name is included.

Wasfia became the second Bangladeshi woman to scale Mount Everest on May 26, 2012.