Qudrat Ali
Qudrat Ali is a Pakistani mountaineer. He is a co-founder of Shimshal Mountaineering School, where he gives technical training in mountain climbing. He is also a distinguished member of the Alpine Club.
Early life
Qudrat Ali was born in Shimshal village, Hunza–Nagar 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. He successfully climbed four 8000ers, Gasherbrum I and II and the Nanga Parbat) out of five in Pakistan. In later years he would join accomplished mountaineer Ralf Dujmovits and alpinist Simone Moro 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. 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 the Government of Pakistan for his summit of Nanga Parbat.
- 2005 - The Best performance in climbing at Mountain Festival, Islamabad.
- 2021 - President of Pakistan Award.
- 2022 - Army Chief Appreciation Award.
Shimshal Mountaineering School