Abdul Joshi is from Shimshal Valley also known as the valley of mountaineers. His first peak was Manglik Sar (6,050m) at the age of 18. He started his mountaineering career as a helper and progressed to become a high-altitude porter on 8,000-m mountain expeditions. Joshi once went up till Camp 3 (7,400m) of K2 (8,611m)…

Samina, also known as Samina Khayal Baig, is a proud Pakistani mountaineer who has set an example for many young girls who are ambitious and passionate about their goals. Hailing from Shimshal Valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, she is the first Pakistani woman and the third Pakistani to have climbed Mount Everest. Samina also has…

Noorena Shams was Born on October 10, 1997 in Lower Dir, Noreena started cycling in her neighborhood at the age of 10. She would go out with her younger brother and cycle for hours. All of this was possible while her father, Shams-ul-Qamar, a local politician and businessman, would be away for work. It wasn’t…