“I am doing the mountain climbing to empower women.” — Samina Baig Quote

I am doing the mountain climbing to empower women.

I was thinking about the women of Pakistan, those who are not allowed to get education, those who are not allowed to do whatever they want to do in their life. I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.

My most cherished desire is to help our women come out of their routine chores and infuse in them the indefatigable spirit of adventure.

Mountain climbing is my passion, and to empower women through my expeditions is the reason.

Mountaineering is one of the most difficult sports - we are away from routine life for days, living in tents, and it requires high degree of physical and mental strength.

Sure, climbing Mount Everest would be cool, but that's something I would now like to do as a family. Big experiences like that I don't want to have on my own anymore. I want to share them.

I think climbing deserves to be an Olympic sport, as it is one of the few natural movements - like swimming or running, things that people have been doing for a thousand years.

Because grades in climbing are subjective, I am fan of making big gaps between climbing grades.

The alpine environment is very delicate. I've been able to see change in the mountains in the 20 years that I've been climbing full-time. Glaciers have receded. The tree-line is changing. That's very rapid to see nature changing in a 20-year period.