13 Facts About Samina Baig

Samina Khayal Baig is a Pakistani mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest in 2013, all Seven Summits by 2014, and K2 in 2022.

Samina Baig is the first Pakistani woman to climb Everest, K2 and the Seven Summits.

Samina Baig reached the summit of 'Koh-i-Brobar' in 2011.

Samina Baig was able to climb K2 in July 2022 at the age of 31 years 10 months and 5 days.

Samina Baig is a student of Arts and began climbing when she was merely four years old.

Besides the Himalayas, Samina Baig has been employed as a mountain guide and expedition leader in the Hindu Kush and the peaks of Karakoram.

Samina Baig was joined by Indian twin girls Tashi and Nungshi Malik in climbing Mount Everest and they together perched national flags of India and Pakistan side-by-side atop the peak, to spread a message of Indo-Pakistani friendship and peace.

The Express Tribune reported that Samina Baig had not used any supplementary oxygen, although The Hindu reported that she had planned the opposite.

Samina Baig was congratulated for the achievement by the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari.

Mount Kilimanjaro ; Mirza Ali and Samina Baig reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in February 2014.

At 9 am on 24 July 2014, Samina Baig stood at the top of Mt Elbrus, the highest peak in Russia, with her brother, holding the Pakistani flag high for a picture.

In February 2018, Samina Baig was named Pakistan's National Goodwill Ambassador by UNDP.

In July 2022, Samina Baig summited K2 at the age of 31 years 10 months and 5 days.