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this is the village of shame 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. bono hafiz or is 21 years old. isn't that important point to rethink and then

like. so i love how you go like that and since i got married i've been living with my husband and his family the 2nd set was the point i walk around the house and also out in the fields. at home it's me that does the cooking question on 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 special. shine adults and 5 children live in this house. the local school was only recently set up she. says of the antiquities and with. manu finished the 10th grade an unusual achievement in pakistan where almost 2 thirds of women cannot read or write just.

a madman and by name 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. some rain 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 assault is that he was always there for us in laos and he taught us so much 2nd should absence is death our lives have got much harder my mother is often ill and my brother is away to school so my sister and i have to do all the work including the household chores it's not easy. i i summering 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 karimov odd 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 in a team is home on semester break so she helps her mother and sister with the household chores including cooking. i. am the stupidity of the future. and. i i i. for dinner today there's chop and dark a traditional regional dish that consists of flat breads called chop parties a mild yak. curd sauce and melted butter. thanks. to the land near the sea it's all 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. for decades but i have

a number of opportunities that they didn't affect i'm free life i'm going to school and my family supports that support certain. raising. in shame showed women are equal to men in almost all aspects of life they share the workload and make important decisions together. that's atypical for pakistan so they don't accept an agenda. although at meal time men get the 1st pick of the food and women take what's left of. the area around shin michel 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 mouth nearing 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. the better for her shoulder at 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. you know it is. accept issues you cannot last 6 people always told me that women were too weak to climb mountains and had people when i saw all of you here she gave me confidence and as you know with the opposition they go through that city the my father is a mountain there and my sister also enjoys climbing who should know who to chill so i thought i'd give it a try as well to be able to join then 2. men must face i have financial problems

also because i'm not married yet i have a lot of duty thought my family is supporting me to take it's course. said i think you father died in 2016 and that made life really difficult for my family. 2016 you know what i want to become a qualified mountain guide so i can support that cornish support i like climbing a lot and i'd like to work in the tourism industry and you must send me live there was just. here to see every corner of the students will learn the basics of mountaineering 1st aid and how to be a mountain guide and today could drive does explaining how the equipment works. he uses english language terminology as mountaineers around the world do research. together he's convinced that these women can become good mountaineers you know the territory and they're accustomed to taking on responsibility for her own one of the

things she. shall is the only village in this area where women support their husbands in almost all aspects of life including in their work taking except or in mountaineering. or so we believe there is great potential here. nearing is an international sport. at our school women can learn the skills they need to be qualified mountaineers sports climbers or guides or the climbing 7 as a sports climber as 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 recent trip from falcon one of the women will have to learn the proper use of climbing ropes spring snap pokes 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 some 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. forgotten. chuckie le numa 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 as 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's gathering supply of food for the family co shaquille has been with the mountaineering school since it opened. up. my stuff from the beginning the course was pretty tough. second we were the 1st local women and i wanted to become mountaineers. in the future technical circle

a lot of things training program was completely new to me to mentor nearing is a dangerous sport we're aware of that it was. at the time but i coach as have shown us new climbing techniques they've trained us well so that we can properly evaluate the risks and try 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 she's already made it to the top of the 6000 meter peak but she's not yet allowed to lead a group from what i am going to i knew is good routes unofficial assistant she helps pack the equipment to make the final preparations. for her thoughts are still one her family. along that he thought 3 of them 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 rock but it all was she and i'm especially worried about my child. and i have so much to do after that i thought i wouldn't be able to make this climb. but i talked to my family about it last night and everyone agreed that i should have an interview that really gave me a left and they had already worrying. there's a lot 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 already managed to convince the sponsors to also support his training program for the women from shame shall. be the. first.

the packing takes hours by the time by new and good roger 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. submarines mother and wished her good luck. they're anxious for some rain to pass the course tourists have started returning to pakistan's mountains if some rain 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 cool drug makes one last purchase. if left alone after shopping at the cafe cannot for there was a moment i think of. another 1st time climbers about you know what he'd has joined the group. it's now 6 students to porters and could write going to climb shiftiness are. i

your 1st obstacle is the shame shell 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 no he carefully leads them one by one over the narrow bridge crack

up. 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 the mountain i've. heard that the. record. i we ascend 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 sheet doesn't seem too enthusiastic my

neck of. the. after 8 hours on the slopes the team reaches the site where those set up their base camp at an elevation of 4000 meters folks so see 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. on. the way out there. this summer. 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. that it had learned everything that moves directors to those who did not get it i get out of that after i get. the biter says she's glad she decided to make this climb. it was a hard winter 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 in this one of my girlfriends talked me into signing up for this course and now i want to make this my profession. 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 i think they could and later we can teach others and earn some money that they did because. to me it was their 1st does good before i started this course everyone said that i was lazy and would never amount to anything. isn't that hard when i was shy i had trouble talking to people. like that but 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. ok let's eat please help yourselves to get it right once the women to feel respected they are the focus of this expedition so they aren't 2nd in line at this dinner 30. that. will leave at 7 tomorrow morning. we've got to get

your equipment together tonight i am annoyed with a good one and put it in front of your tent. but if you think about have a. helmet gloves everything has to be ready ok let me. know if it is over. with it and don't forget to bring water or important. in the. case. 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 at the time but if you're a man of. the world in.

the. corner here as well as have your we have these traction devices handy very clearly you have. several you'll need them to get across the ice several but you can adjust them to fit your shoe size like. i think you could do to get that 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 this. particular. car brightness over and. you can.

then i guess. the fantasy emerge and drive the x. deep into the ice and make sure that your traction devices are secure and difficult . to divert the plane hit it hard. that's it. there were stories of a driving around them. you could go in the question. yes then someone vision after a busted. oh. i try to give my students the best training 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 hajek i want my students to have an easier time learning yeah internet and i want to reach that goal together with my friends from international mountaineering associations. i can leave. courses 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. the 2nd may be try to remember 33. summers here but they're not going to hurt her going to africa. for. another 10 hour so by ada struggles to get up the overhanging ice well 1st. of all you know is that going to be a really big deal with. them or just the the one. who

directs joe's 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 i'm not i'm talking just like. 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 for. the rest what sorts of jobs could we find if we passed the training course with us. so this we could open up a small agency an offer to

a school that no one was i'm sure that we could line up lots of clients. but we. will have the training and the skills so we can teach others how to climb so. we could also work as gods and take people on trekking to insert. a guy 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. let's use this opportunity right now our families are doing all they can to support us so 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 conquered the summit. was. a good ride 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. rather than i thought it. was you closer to. the thing i've gone through the entire area from the from 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 and yeah human is going to prison and then it is going to duffy you

were the most. so to have like i climbed over the ridge to make sure that the way back down was ok so i hope. you can do it. on guns then don't. go around my city harder thank you so do you but some rain is a little worried about what lies ahead and that this is getting close to you because you feeling using this i feel good and i think i'll try to go up tomorrow the only problem is that it could snow up there that's what scares me the most sometimes when you can clearly see snow on the summit but i'm going to try anyway. just executives and it was said. will have to wait 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 but. we should sing some songs tomorrow we'll 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 good route 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. thanks. and an elevation of 5000 meters the rocky landscape gives way to the edges of the glacier. there's a lot less oxygen up here than the climbers are used to and it's colder to. some of the women are already suffering from headaches and it's. boston. but they have to stay alert at all times one misstep could have serious consequences like falling into a crevasse. some are you ok. i care very much oh but 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. so it's. going to. be c. thanks. very. much. well i get the 2nd 15 if that was really close if she hadn't been secured to the climbing rope or she'd have been in real trouble. but as it was we managed to bring her up pretty quickly the more the right as i. could walk doesn't want to take any more risks he goes ahead to check the route. to put that much out there are more

crude acids. and i'm not going to get there not if you notice that you're slipping spread your arms so that you can grab the edges. to get. the climbers continue to wade through the snow at an elevation of 5100 meters but every step takes a toll on their strength. they're pushing themselves to limit. the. amount of documentary careful. that. the team is for. to take frequent breaks will be be able to make it to the summit today. you know and some rain in particular are having a tough time dealing with the physical exertion and the lack of oxygen tank.

i. can give this new they are about worries me. because you seem so much that you can hardly move forward. i love you or i can do this on my own but i think you'll struggle. but sir we're following your tracks did you know listen up 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. to the demand of us we know it's too dangerous so if we get into trouble no one will be able to help but say it was very. we'll have to try another route tomorrow our guests are let's stop and try again tomorrow. he's got them on here let's head back down but i think.

there are too many hazards on this route the climbers decided to call off the attempt. they've had a very long day. for links to restate my legs hurt a lot with every step i sank deep into the snow and i had trouble moving forward which given me. i don't see that ridge with the overhang was the hottest spot. right there were lots of loose rocks and i was pretty scared of the school thank you. the climbers set up camp at 4800 metres. will start out again for the summit tomorrow morning but the take a much longer route just didn't exist if they don't manage to make this 2nd descent thing may not get the certification they'll need to become mountain guides.

with bad. spirits are low that night in the camp. the climbers are disappointed and exhausted in the thin 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.

thank you brad hopes the climbers will be able to deal with the physical and psychological stress this stage sure to bring. thanks finally the sun breaks through the clouds it softens the snow and ice which is good news for the climbers thanks. thanks 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 work of the dr give some final instructions he. warns his students to watch out for hidden crevices and tells them to stay focused . on her show. ok we've made it this far despite the bad weather we're close to the summit. it'll 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 out on her course is that. america.

at last the summit comes into view at 5300 meters elevation. for new some rain and the rest of them call on their last reserves of strength as they start the final approach.

more moderate more 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. going to want to congratulate give me a hug through. good job in the character you know let's pray. i hear more thank. i i. the climbers give thanks to our luck that they have achieved their goal. oh yes oh let us. know are very very.

well are. the women take a moment to enjoy the spectacular view from the summit overlooking their home the karakoram range. so 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 to the world says. i climb to 5000 me to mount and 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 to 15 sarva 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. their women have become more confident they're ready to take on new responsibilities and perhaps to work together to create new business opportunities. they know have a vision of what their future could be. i had to shock over. the territory gerry body has dreams mine like to conquer the highest mountains he was at the end i've now become

a better climber so i want to go even further next time and i would call written work of course better than ever can crush port arthur. 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 called without the n.s.a. he always ingots that he was adding i want to marry a man who shares my passion for mountaineering is of into and who encourages me in my work that is if he should be as enthusiastic as i am about mountain climbing or chippy dancing high goes to it's an empty you know introduce should let me do what i dream of doing or 2nd list if i meet such a man and we get engaged we'll discuss all that but at the end i'll marry you but only if he agrees to those conditions and of course measured a punishing of that best ways and he.

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