Ikramul Hasan Shakil

Ikramul Hasan Shakil (Bengali: ইকরামুল হাসান শাকিল; born 1994) is a Bangladeshi mountaineer and adventurer who became the seventh Bangladeshi to summit Mount Everest. He reached the summit on 19 May 2025 at 6:45 am Bangladesh time. Inspired by Australian mountaineer Tim Macartney-Snape, he named his expedition "Sea to Summit," reflecting his journey from sea level at Cox's Bazar to the summit of Everest.

Shakil was born in 1994 in Bagchala village, Kaliakair Upazila, Gazipur District, Bangladesh. He started his education at Bagchala Government Primary School and completed his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from Janata High School in Gazipur. Later, he studied Textile Engineering at Uttara Engineering College in Dhaka.^[1]

On 25 February 2025, Shakil began his "Sea to Summit" expedition from Inani Beach, Cox's Bazar. Over approximately 84 days, he trekked about 1,300 kilometers on foot through challenging terrain to reach the summit of Mount Everest.^[2] His journey emphasized environmental sustainability and self-reliance, and his achievement was widely recognized nationally and internationally.^[3]

• List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
• Mountaineering in Bangladesh