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Pakistan Youth Outreach
A Youth Mountaineering Education Program
Mirza Ali (Team Leader & PYO President)
Mirza Ali, a student and freelance mountaineer, is the youngest Pakistani mountaineer
from the Hunza/Shimshal in the Karakoru
m frontier valley of Pakistan. From the time
of his birth among the mountains and glaciers of the Karakorum/Shimshal (3300m),
he became involved in the mountaineering life, and over time, it has enriched his
blood. The craze, love and passion for mountaineering have all grown many times
over as he grew older. His first climb, the 6050m peak of Mingligh Sar, is a record
due to his being the youngest person in Pakistan to climb any peak that high. This
accomplishment has since pushed him time and again to go for more ventures despite
having almost no resources, and at times permission. There was even a time when
he hardly had leather shoes to climb in much less plastic climbing boots!
His love, passion and respect for adventure and mountains are unparalleled and unmatched to any other hobbies in his life. This love for mountains has now pushed him to go for some life time dreams which have manifested themselves in his mind and heart for the last several years. These life dreams starting right after undertaking several 6000+meter climbs!
Beside his objective to promote mountain adventure among youth, his top goal and life objective is to climb all fourteen 8000m peaks in the world and to become the first Pakistani climber to accomplish this. He hopes this will allow him to serve as a role model for the coming generation and that it will encourage the young people to become involved in adventure sports. He wants to be an adventure ambassador of Pakistan, just like the great Nazir Sabir, first Pakistani Mount Everest summiteer, and to use that role to bring peaceful relationships with other adventure communities.
Mirza Ali’s Climbing Record:
