British-Sylheti mountaineer
Aklakur Rahman ꠀꠈꠟꠣꠇꠥꠞ ꠞꠢꠝꠣꠘ (Sylheti Nagri), better known as Akke Rahman, is a British Sylheti mountaineer.[1] In October 2020 he broke the UK record for climbing Mount Elbrus, reaching the summit in less than 24 hours.[2] In May 2022, he became the first British Muslim to climb Mount Everest.[3]
Early life and education
Aklakur Rahman (Akke) was born on 5 October 1982 to a Sylheti Muslim family in Jagannathpur, Sunamganj, Bangladesh. He has ten siblings. Akke was raised in the United Kingdom where he completed his education.[4]
Charity ascents
In July 2020, Akke climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and Mont Blanc, raising £5,000 for Westwood High School in Oldham.[5][6]
In October 2020, Akke climbed Mount Elbrus without acclimatisation in less than 24 hours, five days after recovering from coronavirus. On this ascent he raised money for the Global Relief Trust.[7]
Akke's first attempt to climb Mount Elbrus was in September 2019. The attempt was abandoned due to dangerous weather conditions, however he still raised more than £2500 to build wells in Bangladesh.[8]
In May 2022, he climbed Mount Everest, becoming the first British Muslim to make the ascent and raising over $100,000 for 'Peak Humanity' charities supporting destitute families in Afghanistan, Syria and Burma.[3]
