Five of the fourteen mountains over 8000 m are located in Pakistan. Nevertheless, local women are a rarity in mountaineering. In my work, I deal with the lives of Pakistani female mountaineers and their views on the role of women. To this end, I visited Islamabad and the town of Skardu in Gilgit Baltistan, located at over 2200 m, and collaborated with a group of young women during their training as climbing instructors through the American NGO Ascend Leadership through Athletics. The motivation of the women in this patriarchal environment could not be more diverse: from a planned ascent of the world's second-highest mountain, K2, in the summer of 2024, to the goal of becoming a glaciologist, to starting their own travel and trekking company, the women draw energy from their group and from nature. "I think every woman in our society has to rebel for her freedom. I mean by freedom, the freedom in which a woman has control over her life and the decisions of her life. I think our women are dominated by men. Our society and religion also give priority to men over women in every aspect. " Zeba Batool, 28, first female climber from her hometown of Shigar, co-owner of a guide and trekking company, instructor in the Ascend Leadership through Athletics program