Naila Kiani

Naila Kiani (Urdu: نائلہ کیانی); is a Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer. She is the first Pakistani woman mountaineer to climb Six peaks above 8,000 metre.[1]

Naila Kiani
نائلہ کیانی
OccupationMountaineer

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]

In May 2023 Naila Kiani became first Pakistani woman to successfully climb Mount Lhotse

References
  1. Qureshi, Zubair (12 August 2022). "Dubai-based Naila Kiani scales world's 11th highest mountain". Gulf News.
  2. "'Allah chose me': Dubai-based banker is first Pakistani woman mountaineer to summit Gasherbrum-II". Arab News. 4 August 2021.
  3. Jamal, Sana (22 July 2022). "Samina Baig, Dubai-based Naila Kiani first Pakistani women to climb K2". Gulf News.
  4. "Naila Kiani becomes first Pakistani woman to summit three peaks above 8,000m". The Express Tribune. 12 August 2022.
  5. Nagri, Jamil (17 April 2023). "Naila Kiani becomes first Pakistani woman to scale Nepal's Annapurna peak". DAWN.
  6. Nagri, Jamil (14 May 2023). "Naila Kiani becomes second Pakistani woman to scale world's highest peak Everest". DAWN.


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