Qudrat Ali

Qudrat Ali (born 11 September 1969) (Urdu:قدرت علی) is a Pakistani mountaineer. He is also the co-founder and instructor in Shimshal Mountaineering School, and is a member of the Alpine Club.

Qudrat Ali
Born (1969-09-11) 11 September 1969
Shimshal, Hunza, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationMountaineer

Early life

Qudrat Ali was born in Shimshal village, Hunza–Nagar District district of Gilgit-Baltistan, 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 Paul Hudson to a peak in Shimshal, he learned the techniques of mountain climbing from him.[1] He successfully climbed four 8000ers (Broad Peak (1999), Gasherbrum I(2004) and II(2000) and the Nanga Parbat(2001)) out of five in Pakistan.[2][3] In later years he would join accomplished mountaineer Ralf Dujmovits[4][5] and alpinist Simone Moro[6] to climb different peaks in Pakistan. In 2001 he made a successful ascent of Nanga Parbat without supplemental oxygen, with Ralf Dujmovits, and Qudrat Ali was the main climber to rise every one of the fourteen crests.[7] He has been part of several challenging expeditions including winter attempts of broad peak twice, in 2008 and 2009.[6][8]

List of mountains climbed
YearName of PeakHeight
1991Mangaligh Sar [9]6050m
1995Chaskin Sar [9]6300m
1997Shofkatin Sar [9]5800m
1998Gasherbrum II [9]8035m (Climbed to 7500m)
1999Broad Peak [9]8047m
2000Gasherbrum II [9]8035m
2001Nanga Parbat [9]8125m
2002Manaslu [9]8165m (Climbed to 7700m)
2003Gasherbrum II [9]8035m
2004Gasherbrum I [9]8068m
2005Nanga Parbat [9]8125m
2006Walyoo Sar [9]6030m
2006K2 [9]8611m
2006Mangaligh Sar [9]6050m
2007Khurdopin Pass [10]5790m
2008Broad Peak [8]8047m
2009Broad Peak [8]8047m
2011Mangaligh Sar [11]6050m
2015Shofkatin Sar5800m
2017Khurdopin Pass [12]5790m

Awards
  • 2004 - Shield awarded by Government of Pakistan for his summit of Nanga Parbat.[13]
  • 2005 - Best performance in climbing at Mountain Festival, Islamabad.[13][14]

Shimshal Mountaineering School

Established formally in 2009 with the support of Simone Moro,[15] Shimshal Mountaineering School is a pioneer in professional mountaineering training institute in Pakistan. A dream project of Qudrat Ali and Shaheen Baig, 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.[16]

Project Climb4Peace

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

References
  1. "Mountain Voices: Testimony Qudrat". Mountain Voices.
  2. "All set for first winter ascent on Broad Peak". Pamir Times.
  3. "Sole winter expedition called off due to accident". Dawn News.
  4. "German Amical Alpin Nanga Parbat 2001 Expedition". Everest News.
  5. "ExplorersWeb Week-In-Review". MountEverest.net.
  6. "Broad Peak winter attempt: Simone Moro and Co. towards Camp 3". Planet Mountain.
  7. "Nanga Parbat - all summits". Adventure Stats.
  8. "History of Winter Climbing Broad Peak". Altitude Pakistan.
  9. "K2 South-Southeast Spur Expedition 2008". Nicholas Rice.
  10. "Khurdopin Pass". Summit Post.
  11. "Shimshali girls create mountaineering history". The Express Tribune.
  12. "First Khurdopin Expedition 2016/2017 (The highest pass of the Karakorum (5790m)". Pythom.
  13. "2006 K-2 Expedition to prove that "Pakistan climbers are second to none!"". The Explorere's Web.
  14. "All set for first winter ascent on Broad Peak". Pamir Times.
  15. "Everest 2012: Simone Moro on Traversing Everest, Winter Ascents, and Women's Education in Pakistan". National Geographic.
  16. "Pakistani Women Scale New Heights". Huffington Post.
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