Sunday 19 May 2013
Mountaineer Samina Baig has becomethe first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain peak at 8,848 metres.
She was congratulated for the achievement by the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari.
Two young siblings achieved rare mountaineering glory for themselves on Saturday by becoming the first Pakistani woman and only the third Pakistani man to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal.
According to the Pakistan Alpine Club, Samina Khayal Baig (Urdu: ثمینہ خيال بيگ) born at Hunza Valley in Shamshal Village on 1991, Gilgit-Baltistan, (Pakistan) is the first Pakistani woman and the third Pakistani to climb Mount Everest on May 19, 2013. She is also first youngest Muslim women who climbed Mount Everest at the age of 21.
Samina
Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the
world’s highest mountain with a peak at 8,848 metres.
She completed the climb with her brother Mirza Ali, who became the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain.
Nepalese Mountaineering Department official Tilak Padney said 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese guides reached the peak after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col — the pass between Everest and a neighbouring mountain.
Ali (29) and Baig (21) are natives of Shimshal village in Hunza valley, Pakistan. Ali has been climbing since age 15, and he was Baig’s mentor, guide and support. - See more at: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/19/news/national/first-pakistani-woman-makes-it-atop-everest/#sthash.aYjzV6P2.dpuf
She completed the climb with her brother Mirza Ali, who became the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain.
Nepalese Mountaineering Department official Tilak Padney said 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese guides reached the peak after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col — the pass between Everest and a neighbouring mountain.
Ali (29) and Baig (21) are natives of Shimshal village in Hunza valley, Pakistan. Ali has been climbing since age 15, and he was Baig’s mentor, guide and support. - See more at: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/19/news/national/first-pakistani-woman-makes-it-atop-everest/#sthash.aYjzV6P2.dpuf
Samina
Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the
world’s highest mountain with a peak at 8,848 metres.
She completed the climb with her brother Mirza Ali, who became the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain.
Nepalese Mountaineering Department official Tilak Padney said 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese guides reached the peak after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col — the pass between Everest and a neighbouring mountain.
Ali (29) and Baig (21) are natives of Shimshal village in Hunza valley, Pakistan. Ali has been climbing since age 15, and he was Baig’s mentor, guide and support. - See more at: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/19/news/national/first-pakistani-woman-makes-it-atop-everest/#sthash.aYjzV6P2.dpuf
She completed the climb with her brother Mirza Ali, who became the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain.
Nepalese Mountaineering Department official Tilak Padney said 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese guides reached the peak after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col — the pass between Everest and a neighbouring mountain.
Ali (29) and Baig (21) are natives of Shimshal village in Hunza valley, Pakistan. Ali has been climbing since age 15, and he was Baig’s mentor, guide and support. - See more at: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/19/news/national/first-pakistani-woman-makes-it-atop-everest/#sthash.aYjzV6P2.dpuf
Samina
Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the
world’s highest mountain with a peak at 8,848 metres.
She completed the climb with her brother Mirza Ali, who became the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain.
Nepalese Mountaineering Department official Tilak Padney said 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese guides reached the peak after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col — the pass between Everest and a neighbouring mountain.
Ali (29) and Baig (21) are natives of Shimshal village in Hunza valley, Pakistan. Ali has been climbing since age 15, and he was Baig’s mentor, guide and support. - See more at: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/19/news/national/first-pakistani-woman-makes-it-atop-everest/#sthash.aYjzV6P2.dpuf
She completed the climb with her brother Mirza Ali, who became the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain.
Nepalese Mountaineering Department official Tilak Padney said 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese guides reached the peak after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col — the pass between Everest and a neighbouring mountain.
Ali (29) and Baig (21) are natives of Shimshal village in Hunza valley, Pakistan. Ali has been climbing since age 15, and he was Baig’s mentor, guide and support. - See more at: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/19/news/national/first-pakistani-woman-makes-it-atop-everest/#sthash.aYjzV6P2.dpuf
Samina Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain with a peak at 8,848 metres.
She completed the climb with her brother Mirza Ali, who became the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain.
Nepalese Mountaineering Department official Tilak Padney said 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese guides reached the peak after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col — the pass between Everest and a neighbouring mountain.
Ali (29) and Baig (21) are natives of Shimshal village in Hunza valley, Pakistan. Ali has been climbing since age 15, and he was Baig’s mentor, guide and support.
Samina Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain with a peak at 8,848 metres.
She completed the climb with her brother Mirza Ali, who became the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain.
Nepalese Mountaineering Department official Tilak Padney said 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese guides reached the peak after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col — the pass between Everest and a neighbouring mountain.
Ali (29) and Baig (21) are natives of Shimshal village in Hunza valley, Pakistan. Ali has been climbing since age 15, and he was Baig’s mentor, guide and support.
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