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== Personal life == |
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Yousuf is basically from [[Peshawar]] [[Pakistan]]. Belonging to a sports family, Yousuf always aimed to be a |
Yousuf is basically from [[Peshawar]] [[Pakistan]]. Belonging to a sports family, Yousuf always aimed to be a sportswoman, but due to social barriers, she could not pursue her career in sports.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mountaineer Uzma Yousaf sets eyes on climbing 8,000m Broad Peak |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/197002-mountaineer-uzma-yousaf-sets-eyes-on-climbing-8000m-broad-peak |work=www.geo.tv}}</ref> She is married and has 2 children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/sport-44407803|title=عظمیٰ یوسف: 'بچے بڑے ہوئے تو کوہ پیمائی کا شوق پورا کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا'|first=Abdullah|last=Farooqi|date=8 June 2018|publisher=[[BBC Urdu]]}}</ref> |
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Yousuf started her [[climbing]] career by climbing 6050m high Mingling Sar Mountain located in [[Shimshal]] valley of [[Hunza District|Hunza]] [[Gilgit Baltistan]]. Although Yousuf was not professionally trained for climbing mountains during her first climbing at Mingling Sar Mountain, yet she scaled it. Right after her first achievement, Yousaf made her second achievement by climbing [[Spantik]] mountain on 2 August 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistani female mountaineer Uzma all set to make history by Spantik soloing {{!}} Pakistan Today |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/01/pakistani-female-mountaineer-uzma-all-set-to-make-history-by-spantik-soloing/ |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref> |
Yousuf started her [[climbing]] career by climbing 6050m high Mingling Sar Mountain located in [[Shimshal]] valley of [[Hunza District|Hunza]] [[Gilgit Baltistan]]. Although Yousuf was not professionally trained for climbing mountains during her first climbing at Mingling Sar Mountain, yet she scaled it. Right after her first achievement, Yousaf made her second achievement by climbing [[Spantik]] mountain on 2 August 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistani female mountaineer Uzma all set to make history by Spantik soloing {{!}} Pakistan Today |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/01/pakistani-female-mountaineer-uzma-all-set-to-make-history-by-spantik-soloing/ |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref> |
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Yousaf was stopped to trek the [[Nanga Parbat]] base camp by her family saying that |
Yousaf was stopped to trek the [[Nanga Parbat]] base camp by her family saying that she can't do it, which is why she pursued climbing as a career to prove that women can also climb mountains like men.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mountaineer Uzma Yousaf sets eyes on climbing 8,000m Broad Peak |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/245615/mountaineer-uzma-yousaf-sets-eyes-on-climbing-8000m-broad-peak/ |work=Daily Times |date=27 May 2018}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:54, 16 October 2023
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Uzma Yousuf (Urdu: عظمیٰ یوسف) is a Pakistani mountaineer.[2] She is the first female Pakistani mountaineer who climbed 7027m high Spantik Peak (also known as Golden Peak), located in the Nagar valley of Gilgit-Baltistan.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Yousuf is basically from Peshawar Pakistan. Belonging to a sports family, Yousuf always aimed to be a sportswoman, but due to social barriers, she could not pursue her career in sports.[4] She is married and has 2 children.[5]
Yousuf started her climbing career by climbing 6050m high Mingling Sar Mountain located in Shimshal valley of Hunza Gilgit Baltistan. Although Yousuf was not professionally trained for climbing mountains during her first climbing at Mingling Sar Mountain, yet she scaled it. Right after her first achievement, Yousaf made her second achievement by climbing Spantik mountain on 2 August 2017.[6]
Yousaf was stopped to trek the Nanga Parbat base camp by her family saying that she can't do it, which is why she pursued climbing as a career to prove that women can also climb mountains like men.[7]
Mountaineering achievements[edit]
- 2016: Expedition to Mingling Sar Mountain in 2016
- 2017: First Pakistani woman to climb Spantik peak.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mountaineer Uzma Yousaf sets eyes on climbing 8,000m Broad Peak". www.geo.tv.
- ^ "Mountaineer Uzma to start summit for Broad Peak from June 17". www.radio.gov.pk. Pakistan: Radio Pakistan, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ^ "Uzma Yousaf becomes first Pakistani female to climb Spantik peak". Samaa TV.
- ^ "Mountaineer Uzma Yousaf sets eyes on climbing 8,000m Broad Peak". www.geo.tv.
- ^ Farooqi, Abdullah (8 June 2018). "عظمیٰ یوسف: 'بچے بڑے ہوئے تو کوہ پیمائی کا شوق پورا کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا'". BBC Urdu.
- ^ "Pakistani female mountaineer Uzma all set to make history by Spantik soloing | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
- ^ "Mountaineer Uzma Yousaf sets eyes on climbing 8,000m Broad Peak". Daily Times. 27 May 2018.
- ^ "No mountain high enough: Uzma Yousaf first Pakistani woman to climb Spantik". The Express Tribune. 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Pakistani female mountaineer set to make history by Spantik soloing".