Mirza Ali is a professional mountaineer, adventure filmmaker/photographer, public speaker, and promoter of outdoor education and adventure sports from the Hunza/Shimshal Valley in the Karakorum frontier of Pakistan. After Everest expedition for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment, he was the driving force behind the 7 Summits 7 Continents project. Mirza is providing training and organizing expeditions for mountaineers all around the world.

Working in different capacity in tourism industry, he joined his other cousins to work as high altitude porter. He observed there are less local people exploring the mountains, valleys, passes and beautiful glaciers of Pakistan. He also didn’t find any major local expeditions or mountain related tours in Gilgit-Baltistan, most ironic he found women participation in outdoor sports such as mountain expeditions almost zero.

He also worked for women empowerment and gender equality through mountain adventure. His lifetime achievement was when his sister reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 19, 2013 being the first female from Pakistan to do so. Mirza Ali is also a good public motivational speak and a young entrepreneur as well.

Pioneer of Women adventure/Gender Equality
7 Summits 7 Continents
Beyond The Heights
Beyond the Heights is a documentary about Samina Baig’s journey from her remote mountain village to the top of Mount Everest. It was premiered on March 5, 2015 in Islamabad and was released on limited screens around Pakistan.

Other works

Pakistan Youth Outreach

Together with Samina Baig, Mirza Ali founded an NGO Pakistan Youth Outreach which aims to promote Gender Equality through education and adventure sports among youth and women in Pakistan.

School in Arandu

In 2011, Mirza Ali decided to start the project of school in Arandu. This school provides education to 450 boys and girls.

National Youth Skiing Camp

In January 2015 first ever National Youth Skiing Camp was organized by Mirza Ali with the strong support from Stephen Keck and Andreas Ehrensberger from Austria. Around 33 participants from various parts of Pakistan came to the ski camp Read More.https://www.karakorumexpedition.com/about-us/