Uta Ibrahimi Explained

Uta Ibrahimi
Full Name:Flutura Ibrahimi
Main Discipline:Mountaineering
Birth Date:27 November 1983
Birth Place:Gjilan, Kosovo
Nationality:Kosovar, Albanian

Flutura Ibrahimi better known as Uta Ibrahimi (born 27 November 1983, Gjilan) is an Albanian alpinist from Kosovo.

She is the first Albanian woman to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.[1] [2] [3]

After Mount Everest (22 May 2017), she has climbed Manasulu (8,163m),[4] Cho-Oyu (8201m),[5] Lhotse (8516m),[6] Gasherburum (8080m),[7] Annapurna 1 (8091m), Makalu (8485m), Dhaulagiri (8167m), Nanga Parbat (8125m), Broad Peak (8047m) and K2 (8611m) thus making her officially the first woman from the Balkans to summit 11X8000 meters peaks.[8] [9] https://telegrafi.com/uta-ibrahimi-gruaja-e-pare-ne-ballkan-qe-ngjet-majat-e-11-maleve/

Following her success, Uta Ibrahimi has been featured by many local and international media.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Through her alpinism activities, and media appearances, Uta seeks to raise awareness about nature, the mountains, and human rights particularly in Kosovo and Albania.[14]

Uta is also a Sustainable Development Goals Champion, promoting gender equality, youth empowerment and environmental preservation.[15]

Biography

Uta Ibrahimi was born in the city of Gjilan, Republic of Kosovo. "Kosovo wasn't an easy place to grow up during the war," says Ibrahimi.[16] She graduated from the Faculty of Economics, at the University of Prishtina, where she studied Marketing.

She began her career as a marketing assistant at Iliria University, to continue her work as an expert in marketing in various private companies. Uta has worked as the Director of Ogilvy Karrota marketing agency.[17] Besides her work in marketing, developing marketing campaigns for major business clients, she also worked on human rights-based social projects. Uta has also worked a marketing manager, jury member, and event organizer for DokuFest, a documentary film festival.[18] [19] In 2015 she left her career in marketing, to dedicate her energy to her passion for climbing.

In 2016, she founded Butterfly Outdoor Adventures Company, with the aim to promote culture and tourism in Kosova.[20] Butterfly Outdoor Adventures was part of the project ‘Via Dinarica’ a USAID founded project that stabilized a mega trail from Kosovo to Slovenia and vice versa, and it is an ongoing platform that promotes and develops responsible tourism across the Western Balkans.[21] [22]

In 2019, Uta establishes the "Utalaya Foundation", whose mission is to raise a new generation of young mountaineers, who will love and protect the mountains. The Foundation's core activities are focused on sports, mountaineering, and raising awareness on protecting the environment, especially targeting young girls from disadvantaged rural communities. It has partnered up with many local and international organizations, and continues to expand its project portfolio every year.[23]

Climbing career

Summits

  1. Musala 2,925m (Bulgaria),[24] [25]
  2. Mount Olympus 2,918m (Greece),
  3. Erciyes 3,916m (Turkey), winter expedition,
  4. Mount Hasan 3,200m (Turkey), winter expedition,
  5. Emler 3,500m (Turkey), winter expedition,
  6. Mont Blanc 4,880m (France), winter expedition,[26]
  7. Mount Rainier 4,392m Cautz Route (USA),
  8. Yalung Peak 5,700m - winter expedition,
  9. Nurbu Peak 5,800m, New Route - winter expedition,
  10. Ramdung Peak 5,925m- winter expedition,
  11. Labuche East 6,119 (climbed 3 times),
  12. Island 6,189m,
  13. Ama Dablam 6,812m [27]
  14. Triglav 2,553m, winter expedition.[28]
  15. Mönch Peak 4,107 / winter expedition [29]

During this period of time, the idea of climbing fourteen highest peaks in the world was born.

Eight-thousander Expedition

‘Utalaya-14 highest peaks in the World’ began upon her arrival from the Everest, in 2017.[30]

She has climbed:

  1. Everest (8,848m),[31]
  2. Manasulu (8,163m),[32]
  3. Cho-Oyu (8,201m),[33]
  4. Lhotse (8,516m),
  5. Gasherburum (8,080m).[34]
  6. Annapurna 1 (8091m) [35]
  7. Makalu (8485m) [36]
  8. Dhaulagiri (8167m) [37]
  9. Nanga Parbat (8125m) [38]
  10. Broad Peak (8047m) [39]
  11. K2 (8611m) [40]

thus officially making her the first woman from the Balkans to summit 7X8000 meters peaks.

She was also part of the ‘National Geographic Team’ to summit Lhotse South Face in 2019 – reaching 7.800m.[41]

Mountains Climbed

Noted summits Uta has climbed
YearSummitsCountryContinentElevation m
2014MusalaBulgariaEurope2,925
2014Mount OlympusGreeceEurope 2,918
2016Erciyes TurkeyEurope3,916
2016Mount HasanTurkeyEurope3,200
2016Aladaglar TurkeyEurope3,599
2016EmlerTurkeyEurope3,500
2015Mont BlancFranceEurope4,880
2018Mount RainierSeattleUSA4392
2016Yalung PeakNepalAsia5,700
2016Nurbu PeakNepalAsia5,800
2016Ramdung PeakNepalAsia5,925
2017Labuche EastNepalAsia6,119
2018IslandNepalAsia6,189
2018Ama DablamNepalAsia6812
March 2016TriglavSloveniaEurope2,864
2017Mönch PeakSwitzerlandEurope4,107
22 May 2017Mount EverestNepalAsia8,848
26 September 2017ManasluNepalAsia8,163
28 September 2018Cho-OyuNepalAsia8,201
25 May 2018LhotseNepalAsia8,516
14 July 2019Gasherbrum INepalAsia8,080
17 April 2021Annapurna 1NepalAsia8,091
14 May 2022 MakaluNepalAsia8,485
18 May 2023DhaulagiriNepalAsia8,167
2 July 2023Nanga ParbatPakistanAsia8125
23 July 2023Broad PeakPakistanAsia8047
27 July 2023K2PakistanAsia8611

Popular Recognition

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Champion

In 2018 Uta was formally announced an SDG Champion and an influencer, involved with the United Nations Kosovo Team, promoting Environmental and Gender Equality and Youth Empowerment. She has been involved in the implementation and the development of projects that promote SDG3 - Gender Equality and SDG5 - Climate Action.[42]

In addition to this, she is the first and the only Athlete in Kosovo that organizes hiking trips and outdoor adventures with children with Autism. As an influencer, she has been part of public campaigns, and talks, such as TedEx Albania; Bar Camp Prishtina;[43] a Jury Member for Green Documentaries at DokuFest KS; World Clean Up Day Campaign Face of the Campaign - which in fact is one of the most recognized campaigns in the World - and Kosova has joined them only recently and is now a leader Country.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Uta Ibrahimi becomes the first Albanian woman to reach Mt. Everest summit, in 2017.. 4 February 2018. Prishtina Insight. Prishtina Insight. 22 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Mehmetaj. Valmir. Uta Ibrahimi: Trekking in the Himalayas made me realize how small we humans are. kosovotwopointzero.com. 11 February 2017. kosovotwopointzero. 4 February 2018.
  3. News: Tota. Elton. Uta Ibrahimi, the first Kosovar to conquer the Himalayas. 4 February 2018. Independent Balkan News Agency.
  4. Web site: Ekskluzive: Uta Ibrahimi pushton majën e Manasolus (FOTO). 2017-09-25. KultPlus. sq. 2020-01-08.
  5. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi ngjitet edhe në majën Cho Oyu, në Himalaje. 2018-09-28. ALSAT-M. sq. 2020-01-08.
  6. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi: Kosovo's First Woman to Summit Everest and Her Climb Towards Gender Equality. Rock and Ice. 8 March 2019. en-US. 2020-01-08.
  7. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi réussit le Gasherbrum I, le Kosovo à 8.080 mètres. T. Eric. 2019-07-25. Altitude News. fr-FR. 2020-01-08.
  8. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi 'pushton' vargmalet e Pakistanit, vajza e parë në histori nga Ballkani. Sherifi. Elife. 2019-07-23. 2LONLINE. sq. 2020-01-08.
  9. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi, the first Kosovar to conquer the Himalayas. 2017-05-22. Independent Balkan News Agency. en-US. 2020-01-08.
  10. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi ngjitet edhe në majën Cho Oyu, në Himalaje. 2018-09-28. ALSAT-M. sq. 2020-01-09.
  11. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi, përsëri në Himalaje. 2018-04-04. KosovaLive360. en-US. 2020-01-09.
  12. Web site: Kosovo climber conquers the Himalayas. 2017-01-06. Independent Balkan News Agency. en-US. 2020-01-09.
  13. Web site: First Albanian woman among 100 scales Mt Everest. 2017-05-22. The Himalayan Times. en-US. 2020-01-09.
  14. Web site: Chasing Mountains and Macchiato in the Balkans. https://web.archive.org/web/20161030223909/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/destinations/europe/balkans-adventure-in-kosovo-macedonia-bulgaria/. dead. 30 October 2016. 2016-09-22. Adventure. en. 2020-01-09.
  15. Web site: Our SDG Champ Uta Ibrahimi, on Her Way to Climb South Face Lhotse. 2019-04-18. UNKT. 2020-01-09.
  16. News: Uta: The Climb for Kosovo . October 26, 2023 . 52 Documentary Series . Voice of America News.
  17. Web site: Our team at Karrota. www.karrota.net. 2020-01-09.
  18. Web site: Empower Kosovo Tour Guides. DokuFest. 2020-01-09.
  19. Web site: Jury. DokuFest. 2020-01-09.
  20. Web site: Nga tokat e sheshta të Prishtinës e deri në maje të botës – gruaja që po sfidon gjithçka. 2019-03-08. Gazeta Online INSAJDERI. en. 2020-01-09.
  21. Web site: The Accursed Alps: First Ascents Meet Anti-Hydropower Activism in Albania. Barthelemy. Bennett. Climbing Magazine. 16 October 2019. en-us. 2020-01-09.
  22. Web site: A holiday in Kosovo? Lufthansa magazin. GmbH. TERRITORY Content to Results. magazin.lufthansa.com. en. 2020-01-09.
  23. Web site: Foundation – Utalaya . 2022-12-18 . en-US.
  24. Web site: Expedition in Mount Musala – Utalaya. en-US. 2020-01-09.
  25. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi: Trekking in the Himalayas made me realize how small we humans are - Kosovo 2.0Kosovo 2.0. 2017-02-11. Kosovo 2.0. 2020-01-09.
  26. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi undertakes challenge of becoming first Albanian woman to climb Everest. 2017-03-10. Tirana Times. en-US. 2020-01-09.
  27. Web site: Ama Dablam 6812 – 6 Days – Utalaya. en-US. 2020-01-09.
  28. Web site: Triglav Winter Expedition – Utalaya. en-US. 2020-01-09.
  29. Web site: Monch, Switzerland – Utalaya. en-US. 2020-01-09.
  30. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi: Kosovo's First Woman to Summit Everest and Her Climb Towards Gender Equality. Rock and Ice. 8 March 2019. en-US. 2020-01-09.
  31. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi : "je voulais planter le drapeau du Kosovo en haut de l'Everest". Dupriez. Jonathan. 2018-01-01. Kosovox. fr-FR. 2020-01-09.
  32. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi pushton majën e Manasolus. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. 2020-01-09.
  33. Web site: Cho Ouy (8201m)—the 6th tallest mountain in the world – Utalaya. en-US. 2020-01-09.
  34. Web site: Uta Ibrahimi réussit le Gasherbrum I, le Kosovo à 8.080 mètres. T. Eric. 2019-07-25. Altitude News. fr-FR. 2020-01-09.
  35. Web site: Safciu . Tuba . Annapurna – Worlds Deadliest Peak – Utalaya . 2022-12-18 . en-US.
  36. Web site: 2022-05-14 . Uta Ibrahimi ngjitet në majën Makalu në Nepal . 2022-12-18 . Raporto Korrupsionin! KALLXO.com . en.
  37. Web site: KultPlus . Alpinistja Uta Ibrahimi arrin në majën e malit të Dhaulagirit, i shtatë më i lartë në të gjithë botën .
  38. Web site: Koha Net . Uta Ibrahimi climbs the second highest peak, waves the two flags .
  39. Web site: Kult Plus . Alpinistja Uta Ibrahimi arrin në majën e Broud Peak, maja e tetë më e larta në botë .
  40. Web site: Telegrafi . Uta Ibrahimi, gruaja e parë në Ballkan që ngjet majat e 11 maleve .
  41. Web site: NatGeo explorer Sung-Taek Hong to attempt Lhotse South Face yet again. mountainplanet.com. en. 2020-01-09.
  42. Web site: Our SDG Champ Uta Ibrahimi, on Her Way to Climb South Face Lhotse - UNKT . 27 December 2019 . 26 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191226162231/http://unkt.org/2019/04/18/sdg-champ-uta-ibrahimi-way-climb-south-face-lhotse/ . dead .
  43. Web site: BarCamp Prishtina #50 – Golden Edition. IPKO Foundation. en-US. 2020-01-09.

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