Hanifa Yousoufi

Hanifa Yousoufi
Personal information
Main disciplineMountaineer
Bornc. 1995[1]
NationalityAfghan
Career
Starting agec. 23
Notable ascentsNoshaq

Hanifa Yousoufi became the first Afghan woman to summit her country's highest peak Mount Noshaq, at a height of 24,580 ft (7,492 meters). She achieved this feat on August 10, 2018, as part of a month-long expedition organised and funded by Ascend: Leadership Through Athletics, a nonprofit organisation that trains young women to climb mountains.[2][3] Noshaq is the second highest mountain in the Hindu Kush range, which runs along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.[4]

  1. ^ Theresa Breuer (8 April 2019). "Inside the First Afghan Women's Ascent of Mount Noshaq". Outside Online.
  2. ^ Turner, Mary (2018-08-23). "Afghan Climber Hanifa Yousoufi Just Made History". Outside Online. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  3. ^ "Hanifa Yousoufi on Her Historic Climb up Mt. Noshaq". Sierra Club. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  4. ^ "Hanifa Yousoufi Becomes First Afghan Woman to Summit Mt. Noshaq". Rock and Ice. Retrieved 2018-10-31.