Naila Kiani
Naila Kiani | |
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نائلہ کیانی | |
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Naila Kiani (Template:Lang-ur); is a Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer. She is the first Pakistani woman mountaineer to climb six peaks above 8,000 metre.[1]
Career
In July 2021, Kiani became the first Pakistani female mountaineer to successfully ascend the 8,035-metre Gasherbrum II — the world's 13th highest mountain.[2]
In July 2022, Kiani became one of only two Pakistani women alongside Samina Baig to climb the 8,611-metre-high K2 — the 2nd highest mountain in the world.[3]
In August 2022, Kiani reached the peak of the 8,080-metre Gasherbrum I — the 11th highest mountain in the world.[4]
In April 2023, Kiani became the first Pakistani woman to scale the 8,091-metre Annapurna — the world's 10th highest mountain located in Nepal.[5]
In May 2023, Kiani became the second Pakistani woman to climb the 8,848-metre-high Mount Everest.[6] Later in May, Kiani became the first Pakistani woman to successfully climb the 8,516-metre Mount Lhotse — the world's 4th highest peak.[7]
References
- ^ Qureshi, Zubair (12 August 2022). "Dubai-based Naila Kiani scales world's 11th highest mountain". Gulf News.
- ^ "'Allah chose me': Dubai-based banker is first Pakistani woman mountaineer to summit Gasherbrum-II". Arab News. 4 August 2021.
- ^ Jamal, Sana (22 July 2022). "Samina Baig, Dubai-based Naila Kiani first Pakistani women to climb K2". Gulf News.
- ^ "Naila Kiani becomes first Pakistani woman to summit three peaks above 8,000m". The Express Tribune. 12 August 2022.
- ^ Nagri, Jamil (17 April 2023). "Naila Kiani becomes first Pakistani woman to scale Nepal's Annapurna peak". DAWN.
- ^ Nagri, Jamil (14 May 2023). "Naila Kiani becomes second Pakistani woman to scale world's highest peak Everest". DAWN.
- ^ "After Everest, Naila Kiani scales fourth highest peak Mount Lhotse". The News International. 16 May 2023.
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