The icon of pride and mountaineering of Pakistan, Naila Kiani, has sing to Kanchenjunga (8,586 m) successfully, the third highest mountain in the world, becoming the first Pakistani woman to conquer this formidable peak.
With this milestone, Naila is now among a group of elite of global mountaineers, since it has reduced 12 of the 14 highest peaks in the world above 8,000 meters, continuing its unprecedented trip of challenging limits.
With only two remaining summits, he is approaching to become one of the 17 women in the world to have conquered the 14 giants of the planet of 8,000 meters.
Naila is not only a climber but a creator of changes. She has directed environmental campaigns, such as great altitude cleaning in K2, and a recovery mission for the Pakistani goalkeeper Muhammad Hassan Shigri, closing her hardener family.
As the mother of two children, a former banker and a passionate defender of sustainable escalation, Naila Kiani challenges traditional molds and inspires a new generation of Pakistani, especially young women, to dream beyond the limits placed before them.
The rise of Naila Kiani in the world of mountaineering is as inspiring as unprecedented. From his first successful Gasherbrum II summit, reached while balanced a demanding career in finance and the responsibilities of motherhood, until conquering giants such as Everest, K2, Lhotse, Annapurna I and Makalu, she has constantly challenged the probabilities and broken barriers.
In a little less than three years, he became the first Pakistani woman at Summit 11 of the highest peaks in the world above 8,000 meters. These include K2 (8,611m), known as the Savage mountain and the highest peak of Pakistan; Everest (8,848 m), the highest peak in the world; Lhotse (8,516m); Makalu (8,485m); Annapurna I (8,091m); as well as Broad Peak, Manaslu, Dhaulagiri, Gasherbrum I and II, and Nanga Parbat.
In 2023 alone, he achieved the extraordinary feat of summarizing seven 8,000 -meter peaks in just six months, placing it in the company of only a handful of climbers worldwide to have achieved that milestone in a single season of climbing.
Behind the extraordinary search for Naila of the highest peaks in the world is a consistent force: the Bard Foundation. Its continuous support is not only an association, but a commitment to see it to the summit and beyond.
Mehreen Dawood, Member – Board of Governors, shared: “Naila represents the spirit itself that our goal is to nourish in Bard: resilience, courage and unwavering search for excellence. His summits are not just personal victories: they are milestones for all
Abdul Razak Dawood, President – Bard Foundation said: “What Naila has achieved is historical. His impulse, integrity and purpose embody the values of the Bard Foundation. We believe in the support of the talent that breaks the barriers, and Naila is the perfect example of what can be achieved when the ambition meets the opportunity.”
Now, with only two 8,000 -meter peaks on the summit, Cho Oyu and Shishapangma, Naila is at a short distance from completing the 14 highest peaks in the world, a dream that few have dared to persecute and even less have achieved.
