ISLAMABAD:

Irfan Arshad Khan, President of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, extends his heartiest congratulations to the Hamdali 2025 Expedition team on successfully summiting Yalung Ri in Nepal on 7 October 2025.

This remarkable achievement marks a landmark Himalayan women’s mountaineering project led by Danika Gilbert (USA), aimed at fostering international collaboration and empowering female climbers across the great mountain ranges.

A total of ten women from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, and Nepal were invited to participate in this unique expedition. Among them were two Pakistani climbers, Amina Hanif and Siddiqa Hanif from Baltistan, who proudly represented Pakistan and hoisted the national flag on the summit of Yalung Ri (5,630m).

Prior to their departure, both climbers

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