Qudrat Ali (born 11 September 1969) (Urdu:قدرت علی) is a Pakistani

mountaineer Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, an ...

. He is also the co-founder and instructor in Shimshal Mountaineering School, and is a member of the

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Early life

Qudrat Ali was born in

Shimshal Shimshal (old name: Shingshal) ( ur, شمشال) is a village located in Gojal Tehsil of Hunza District, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan. It lies at an altitude of above sea level and is the highest settlement in the district. It is ...

village,

Hunza–Nagar District The Hunza–Nagar District is a former district of Gilgit–Baltistan in Pakistan. In July 2015, the district was divided into two separate districts, namely Hunza District and Nagar District. Education According to the ''Alif Ailaan Pakistan Di ...

Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory, and constituting the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region which has been the subject of a dispute bet ...

, Pakistan. He experienced childhood in the Shimshal valley and spent his initial years moving in the Alps and became endlessly in love with the mountains.

Mountain climbing career

Qudrat Ali's mountain climbing career started in 1991 when he accompanied

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to a peak in Shimshal, he learned the techniques of mountain climbing from him. He successfully climbed four 8000ers (Broad Peak (1999), Gasherbrum I(2004) and II(2000) and the Nanga Parbat(2001)) out of five in Pakistan. In later years he would join accomplished mountaineer

Ralf Dujmovits Ralf Dujmovits (born 5 December 1961) is a German mountaineer. In May 2009 he became the 16th person, and the first German, to climb the 14 eight-thousanders. Early life Dujmovits was born in 1961 in Bühl, Baden-Württemberg. After completing hi ...

and alpinist

Simone Moro Simone Moro (born 27 October 1967 in Bergamo) is an Italian alpinist known for having made first winter ascents of four of the fourteen eight-thousanders: Shishapangma in 2005, Makalu in 2009, Gasherbrum II in 2011, and Nanga Parbat in 2016. He ...

to climb different peaks in Pakistan. In 2001 he made a successful ascent of

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without supplemental oxygen, with Ralf Dujmovits, and Qudrat Ali was the main climber to rise every one of the fourteen crests. He has been part of several challenging expeditions including winter attempts of broad peak twice, in 2008 and 2009.

List of mountains climbed

Awards

* 2004 - Shield awarded by Government of Pakistan for his summit of Nanga Parbat. * 2005 - Best performance in climbing at Mountain Festival, Islamabad.

Shimshal Mountaineering School

Established formally in 2009 with the support of Simone Moro, Shimshal Mountaineering School is a pioneer in professional mountaineering training institute in Pakistan. A dream project of Qudrat Ali and

Shaheen Baig Shaheen Baig (born 3 April 1972) (Urdu:شاہین بیگ) is a Pakistani mountaineer. He is also the co-founder and instructor in Shimshal Mountaineering School, and is a member of the Alpine Club. Early life Shaheen Baig was born in Shimshal v ...

, Shimshal Mountaineering School strives to promote healthy sports and excellence in professional mountaineering through extensive hands-on mountaineering training programs. Led by a team of renowned mountaineering instructors, with treasure of mountaineering experience, Shimshal Mountaineering School has a very customized and tailor-made mountaineering courses to suit the needs of beginners as well as advanced level mountaineers. Located at the heart of Shimshal. Shimshal Mountaineering School is the first ever mountaineering institute in Pakistan which initiated an exclusive mountaineering program for women since its inception.

Project Climb4Peace

Qudrat Ali is undertaking his latest expedition Climb4Peace a five years project with his climbing partner

Samiya Rafiq Samiya Mirza (born 17 January 1988) is a Pakistani elite trekker. She is the first female elite trekker to attempt Khurdopin pass, the highest pass of the Karakoram range, in the winter of 2016. Climbing career Samiya began her climbing acti ...

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Qudrat Living people 1969 births People from Hunza-Nagar District Pakistani mountain climbers Organization founders