modern museum center with her. russian cultural heritage foundation for years researchers are looking for answers in more than 5000000 objects. ject relates part of the history of. life only those who know about secret things how to have like this question cultural heritage foundation earthlings treasure trove which documentary june 21st dublin. all. this is the village of shem shall located in a remote region of northeastern pakistan close to the border with china high up in

the karakoram mountains. the village is home to about 2000 people who raise farm animals and crops living in shame shell isn't easy at an elevation of 3100 metres nature is harsh. in the 1st gravel road here wasn't completed until 2014 before that residents had had to walk for 3 days to reach the next village. on the karakoram highway. here men and women share daily chores. but no hafiz or is 21 years old. there's another important point risk. and. so i love how you go talk but since i got married i've been living with my husband and his family the 2nd set was the point i work around the house and also out in the fields. at home it's me that does the cooking question of the fly i also

look after the children and take them to school all of the names and i just the washing and cleaning and those who enjoy all of those chores on my duty to set the scarf when the stuffed. shan adults and 5 children live in this house the local school was only recently set up. a set of 23 of them with just. manu finished the 10th grade an unusual achievement in pakistan where almost 2 thirds of women cannot read or write she says. a man met him but now. i know when her husband are recruiting irrigation ditches it hardly rains at all in this region during the summer so melt water from the

nearby glaciers needs to be directed with ditches to irrigate fields thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks. a lot of care is needed to keep crops mainly potatoes and green from drying out. somewhere in a field just cutting down buckthorn shrubs to use as fuel for cooking and heating. during the winter the temperature here can drop to minus 15 degrees celsius and the local huts have little insulation. some rain is 1000 years old and has taken on a number of family responsibilities. so much i could see my father died recently and it was a heavy blow to us all is that he was always there for us leo and he taught us so much 2nd should that since his death our lives have got by much harder my mother is often l.

and my brother is away at school so my sister and i have to do all the work on everything including the household chores it's not easy. i. so marine wanted to continue her education but she's had to put that on hold to manage her chores many young women in the village are in a similar situation i . put not. the 23 year old studies tourism in the district capital kareena bod she's gone half the year during that time her family exempts her from chores and hopes that later she'll be able to find a job and support them financially. right now nadeem is home one semester break so she helps her mother and sister with the household chores including cooking. i. feel the stupidity of the future. and.

i i for dinner today there's choppin dock a traditional regional dish that consists of flat breads called chop parties a mild yak. crude sauce and melted butter. thanks. to let me have the see my mother and grandmother knew nothing else but life in the village they looked after the family and the home took care of the animals and helped with the harvest that was their whole life that i would ask you but i have a number of opportunities that they didn't for 50 i'm free life i'm going to school and my family supports that supports it and. raising. in shame child women are equal to men in almost all aspects of life they share the workload and make important decisions together but. that's atypical for pakistan so

thank god i'm so ashamed to. say although at meal time men get the 1st pick of the food and women take what's left of. the area around shem shell is sometimes called the valley of mountaineers. the village is surrounded by the peaks of the karakoram range with some of the world's tallest mountains. those who grew up here seem to have mountaineering in their blood including women but unlike the men who often work as guides or porters the women have seldom been able to use their mountain climbing skills professionally. these women have decided to step up their climbing game. there were all model is so mean a bike the 1st pakistani woman to climb mount everest. for

her show who directed ali is an experienced climber who's conquered for 8000 metre peaks he runs a mountain nearing school in shell and offers training courses specially designed for women from the moment she is 300 accept issues and last 6 people always told me that women were too weak to climb mountains and we had people when i saw all of you here she gave me confidence and if you know with g.o.p. she may go through that through the my father is a mountain there and my sister also enjoys climbing through this little who through to link so i thought i'd give it a try as well to be able to join then to. maine must take this i have financial problems also because i'm not married yet i have a lot of duty but my family is supporting me to take it's course. so. my father died in 2016 and that made life really difficult for my family. 2016 you know i want to become

a qualified mountain guide so i can support. cornish support i like climbing a lot and i'd like to work in the tourism industry in commercial farms and we live there was just. you're missing climber the students will learn the basics of mountaineering 1st aid and how to be a mountain guide them today could drive is explaining how the equipment works. he uses english language terminology as mountaineers around the world do research. together he's convinced the things women can become good mountaineers you know the territory and they're accustomed to taking on responsibility. i'm one of the things my. shell is the only village in this area where women support their husbands in almost all aspects of life including in their work except for in mountaineering. or so we believe there is great potential here. nearing is an international sport.

that our school women can learn the skills they need to be qualified mountaineers sports climbers or guides or that and as a sports climber i want to know as a guide i'd like to see them lead groups of climbers from all over the world and especially teams of women climbers talk about the reason. take them from one of the women will have to learn the proper use of climbing ropes spring snap hooks called caribbean nurse and ice axes new territory for some including some rain so she and the others will have to complete a training climb before they can qualify as mountain guides. and step back a little don't put your weight on the rope yet the other people back a little more. the 1st day of the course has come to an end tomorrow morning could write in his students will set off to climb a 5300 metre high mountain called shiftiness are left to go.

check isla newman is 34 years old and the oldest participant in the climbing course she's eager to pass as she needs to earn more money her parents are ill and there's the oldest of 3 siblings she has a lot of responsibilities. she still has work to finish before the climb which will take several days. here she is gathering supply of food for the family co shaquille has been with the mountaineering school since it opened. most of us from the beginning the course was pretty tough. we were the 1st local women who wanted to become mountaineers. in the hit. circle pillowed often training program was completely new to me to mount an earring is a dangerous sport we're aware of that said it was take. time but i coach has have shown us new climbing techniques they've trained as well so that we can properly

evaluate the risks and trying to reduce them. a 5 day climb like the one the women are embarking on takes a lot of preparation. but new is the most experienced student in the course i she is already made it to the top of the 6000 meter peak but she's not yet allowed to lead a group from what i personally i knew was good routes unofficial assistant she helps pack the equipment and make the final preparations. for her thoughts are still one her family. along that he would pull through not going to come for her it's a really busy time for us. there's all the daily housework to to and now it's also time to harvest actual the work but it all was she and i'm especially worried about my child. and i have so much to do that in that i thought i wouldn't be able to make this climb. to cosmetics. but i talked to my family about it last

night and everyone agreed that i should event that really gave me a left hand and a hair raising worrying. there is a lock to pack tents mountaineering gear and a 1st aid kit there with none of the women can afford their own equipment this supplies are provided by sponsors who finance could routes larger expeditions a little and all he managed to convince the sponsors to also support his training program for the women from sham shall. consist. first. the packing takes hours by the time by new and good writer done it's dark outside.

the climb begins 1st thing the next morning the sky is clear the temperature is 15 degrees celsius and the winds are light. but in mountains weather can change quickly and with little warning. some rains mother and wish her good luck. they're anxious for some rain to pass the course and tourists have started returning to pakistan's mountains if summering gets a job as a mountain guide her income could support the entire family. for these women the mountaineering course represents not only a major step forward in terms of gender equality it's also a survival strategy for their families. the climbers pray at the village mosque before setting out the people of shame shall our ismaili shias and practice a liberal islam their religious leader in the hands of valley encourages women to

take their fates into their own hands. the climbers will need a supply of fresh meat. so crude right makes one last purchase. if it's in the flesh or when you have to separate out the fear taken out for there was one it's most likely it will be. another 1st time climbers about you know why he'd has joined the group. it's now 6 students 2 porters and could write going to climb shiftiness are. i your 1st obstacle is the shame shall river in summer is runoff from the glaciers

increases the current i anyone who fell into the rapids would almost certainly be lost i . could ride his security each student to the guide rope and now he carefully leaves them one by one over the narrow bridge crook of. the climbers stop at a spring to fill up their water bottles the team will have to ration their water supplies carefully during the ascent. there's a shift in the weather the temperature falls to 7 degrees celsius and fog rolls in

not good conditions for climbing a mountain i've. heard that it was. rather hard. i mean ascent is exhausting not least because of all the small loose rocks on which it's easy to slip the climbers have to stay alert constantly. the sheep doesn't seem too enthusiastic my i. think of.

after 8 hours on the slope the team reaches the site where those set up their base camp at an elevation of 4000 meters folks so dirty that that's the good stuff. the women start putting up the tents. one for could write another that will how's the kitchen and a large common shelter. after they've finished with all that they'll set up their own tent found. their way out there. that's one of the women have learned a number of new skills today that will prove useful in future climbs for example how to communicate effectively as a team. the progress they made on today's climb gives them confidence. i mean i did it that i live and do nothing it's so yes it's just that this is not that.

i get out of that or i. just get. there by you know so she's glad she decided to make this climb. the whole hardness so i never thought that i would become a mountaineer not even in my wildest dreams but i've always loved being in the mountains so here's one of my girlfriends talked me into signing up for this course and now i want to make this my profession just so that. plan we didn't have any real goals in life. but that changed when the mountaineering school opened. we hope that this professional training will bring some positive changes in our lives like that good and later we can teach others and earn some money to get close. to me so was our 1st does good before i started this course everyone said that i was lazy and would never amount to anything. was in the cards i was shy i

had trouble talking to people. and it was because of the training course and the experience that i've gained since my 1st climb i've become friends with the other women. enjoy your day before i signed up for the course i didn't have much joy in my life. but that's changed now and sometimes i'm really happy. the team prepares dinner. the sheep is slaughtered according to muslim tradition. its throat and juggler vein are slit with a sharp knife so the animal bleeds out quickly. the meat will be rationed to last several days. the team has also brought along carbohydrate rich food such as rice and vegetables. the climbers will need to stay

in top physical shape during the ascent so a proper diet is essential. a good mountaineer knows how much food is needed for a climb he or she has to make sure it's properly cooked and if possible that it tastes good. that it ok let's eat please help yourselves. out once the women to feel respected they are the focus of this expedition so they aren't 2nd in line at this dinner thinking. we'll leave at 7 tomorrow morning. we've got to get your equipment together tonight that i am a negative good one and put it in front of your tent. but if you have a good thing about have a good. helmet gloves everything has to be ready ok let me. know if it is over. and don't forget

to bring water. in london. the climbers get up at dawn. they'll spend a long and difficult day crossing a glacier one of the biggest challenges in mountaineering. he was and i wonder if it will. be and i don't know. if. the.

former get close have your camp on these traction devices handy there is the carriers have. several you'll need them to get across the ice several but you can adjust them to fit your shoe size likely. i think. because this will make you. feel good because. the climbers aren't used to walking with the traction devices so they have to practice going to. we're going to move a step forward planter icepick in front of you and turn around then move on just. confident. you're not right for the next. time i get up there with the front of them or just drive the x. deep into the ice and make sure that you're traction devices are secure. if.

you learn to play it it hard. that's it. but there were scores of it trying to you know i'm. pretty sure it will cause you to morse. yes when it is a mission that your buff dish. on. i try to give my students the best training that i can and i want them to become better mountaineers than i am yes some of them when i 1st started climbing there were no training courses so i had to teach myself . that was hard work making the high end i want my students to have an easier time learning yeah internet and i want to reach that goal together with my friends from the international mountaineering association. i then i think i mean was put out there good questions out of. this icefall presents an extremely difficult technical challenge especially for inexperienced climbers. the students must apply all the lessons they've learned so far. their physical strength and endurance will be put

to the test. they'll have to use a range of equipment including car beaners ropes and i scrooges. and perhaps most important of all they'll have to work together. in. the south and make it right there in the thirty's created. some of the record some of her regimen of sprinters. childlike. for. a minute or so by ada struggles to get up the overhanging ice wall for the 1st . time you know it's not going to be we're going to go with. the courts did not want. to direct chose this challenge on purpose he wants his team to be able to master all sorts of mountain terrain and that includes difficult situations like this one. was happening. on the course.

so i didn't pace myself properly. so i couldn't get a foothold in the end. well i was too exhausted. but. later the climbers enjoy a meal together and discussed their plans for the future. and all the rest what sorts of jobs could we find if we passed the training course of the 3. so that we could open up a small agency and offer to a memo that no one was i'm sure that we could line up lots of clients. we think we will have the training and the skills so we can teach others how to climb. but. we could also work has gone. and

take people on trekking to insert. a guy like her but that will do. we have to start earning money quickly. my family has supported my climbing but if i can start earning money with it and improve our financial situation that will change but. that's true they'd stop supporting us. so let's use this opportunity. right now our families are doing all they can to support us we have to do everything we can to make them proud of us if we can find work we can support them . but the climbers won't qualify as mountain guides unless they conquer the summit . was. to drop has decided not to play it safe he's chosen a new route for the ascent and gone to assess it. the

women waited in the camp they're pleased to see their teacher back safely thanks. to. both of them thank you very much she just wasn't here i don't think i've gone through the entire area before this is going to be a big challenge. for them of this the victim does enough to see that rock fall section between the glacier in the ridge we're going to cross that there's deep snow up there yeah yeah i am an event or person or them it isn't me talking to you with a murder. so to me i have like you know i climbed over the ridge to make sure that the way back down was ok so i hope. you can do it for themselves. with go around my city harder thank you so thank you but some rain is a little worried about what lies ahead and i just have to close it because it could

. be doing this i feel good and i think we'll try to go up tomorrow the only problem is that it could snow up there that's what scares me the most sometimes weeks you can clearly see snow on the summits but i'm going to try anyway. just executives and was. perhaps away till after sunrise the sun will make the i suffer so the easier to reach the summit will make it god willing. and we'll get back to camp safe and sound. we should sing some songs tomorrow we will sing loud enough to make the mountains echo our songs. dawn and finally time to start the final ascent. the climbers are

inspired by the sight of the summit they're excited about taking a route no one has taken before the man who drives hopes the new route will help this expedition make headlines which could make it easier for his students to break into the tourism industry. the prospect boosts the team spirit says they set out. over the difficult. job for you. if you're headed out if that. in fact.

thank you. and an elevation of 5000 meters the rocky landscape gives way to the edges of a glacier. there's a lot less oxygen up here than the climbers are used to and it's colder too. because some of the women are already suffering from headaches and it's. austin. but they have to stay alert at all times one misstep could have serious consequences like falling into a curve at. some rain you ok. oh yes very much oh unfortunately the crevice is structured in such a way that some rain doesn't get stuck and she's still secured to the rope team she manages to find a foothold and the rest of the climbers work together to pull her out. george. i want to.

thank. you thank you. thank you. very. much. thank you. oh i get the 2nd sifting that that was really close if she had been secured to the climbing rope she'd have been in real trouble. but as it was we managed to bring her up pretty quickly for the right answer. to go out doesn't want to take any more risks he goes ahead to check the route. yet though that much out there are more crevices. are not going to have enough if you notice that you're slipping spread your arms so that you can grab the edges. to get. the climbers continued to wade

through the snow in an elevation of 5100 meters every step takes a toll on their strength. their pushing themselves to limit. the. amount of that immigrate to. the team is for a. to take frequent breaks will be be able to make it to the summit today. is a breather and some rain in particular are having a tough time dealing with the physical exertion and the lack of oxygen. thank you thank you i thank you condemn this knows the path they are that worries me. because you seem so much that you can hardly move forward.

i can do this on my own but i think you'll struggle. but we're following your tracks so did you know we should not it's not that simple if you haven't got a clue about the risks involved we probably can't even use ascended devices up there so you see the dream of us but it's too dangerous if we get into trouble no one will be able to help us say it was very. we'll have to try another route tomorrow yes so let's stop and try again tomorrow. scott said ok let's head back down there so. there are too many hazards on this route the climbers decided to call off the attempt. it had a very long day. to restore my legs hurt a lot with every step i sank deep into the snow and i had trouble moving forward

which given me. that region with the overhang was the hottest spot. right there were lots of loose rocks and i was pretty skinny it was a little almost school. the climbers set up camp at 4800 metres. will start out again for the summit tomorrow morning but the take a much longer route didn't exist if they don't manage to make this 2nd descent they may not get the certification they'll need to become gods. big bad.

spirits are low that night in the camp. the climbers are disappointed and exhausted in the fin atmosphere and the worry robbed them of sleep. the women are eager for the morning. get on sky is overcast and it's windy in the camp already. the winds will likely increase as the climbers approach the summit and added difficulty. together the group has decided to try anyway. to drop hopes the climbers will be able to deal with the physical and psychological stress this day is sure to bring.

finally the sun by. through the clouds it softens the snow and ice which is good news for the climbers thank you thank you. thank you but directly below the summit the next challenge presents itself a steep ice wall. the team has to link up again with climbing ropes and make their way slowly with pick axes and traction devices. with the end almost in sight the women conquer the wall they are now close to their goal the summit. there was the order to drive give some final instructions he warns

his students to watch out for hidden crevices and tells them to stay focused. on the head of the. ok we've made it this far despite the bad weather we're close to the summit. but it will take us about 20 minutes to get there and look out for each other keep a safe distance from one another and use your traction devices all right let's move about 100 questions that go right into. ready that last the summit comes into view at 5300 metres. elevation. fun to

some rain and the rest of them call on their last reserves of strength as they start the final approach. you know. her. well mannered well they've made it after 4 days of strenuous effort these women are the 1st female team to have conquered the summit of shiftiness are. one of the

running graduations give me a good job in the thanks so much for that you know let's pray. for. him ok. the climbers give thanks to our law that they have achieved their goal. hardware effect you. know are very very. well if you. are. the women take a moment to enjoy the spectacular view from the summit overlooking their home the karakoram range. their. story i've always dreamed of standing on top of

a mountain but i never thought i'd actually do it i'm really happy right now it's just a word says. oh and if i climb to 5000 me to mountain now i want to do 860087000 . that women can stop to enjoy their achievement for too long the team needs to get back down to the valley and back to their everyday lives. to a casual observer it seems that nothing here has changed but by conquering the summit of shiftiness are new and the others have learned important new skills skills they're convinced will help them build a better life for themselves and their families.

i. know women have become more confident they're ready to take on new responsibilities and perhaps to work together to create new business opportunities . they now have a vision of what their future could be. if. i had to show. it to you everybody has dreams mine and i want to conquer the highest mountains i've now become a better climber i want to go even further next time. of course festival. i now know that mountaineering is part of who i. am i want to take on more difficult climbs and be the best that i can be. without the n.s.a.

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