K2 is beginning to look a lot like Everest
When 145 climbers summited K2 in a single record-breaking day last week, it made the second-highest mountain in the world look more like Everest at its crowded worst.
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Himalayas
Climate change catastrophe is here and now
Unprecedented flash floods, water scarcity, dying glaciers, abruptly changing weather patterns, rising cases of rare diseases, and climate-change-induced loss of natural habitat are some of the discernible symptoms that are already on display in Pakistan.
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Another notch on Sirbaz Khan’s belt in 26 days
Sirbaz Khan, a young mountaineer from Gilgit-Baltistan has another notch on his belt in 26 days by reaching the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday morning. With the latest achievement, Sirbaz has now conquered seven 8000ers in his treacherous journey to fulfil his dream of putting his foot on the top of the 14 tallest peaks of the world.
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Glacial lakes threaten millions with flooding as planet heats up
Millions of people in the Himalayan Hindukush, Karakoram and Pamir regions as well as other mountainous regions are facing vulnerability
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Cheesemaking in Nepal under threat
Reviving pastoralist traditions might hold the key to building a more resilient community, economy, and environment BY AASTHA UPRETY Nepal’s Langtang
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Adventure tourism hit hard by Covid-19
Globally over 75m jobs are at risk in tour and hospitality sectors, 48.7m in Asia-Pacific and 75,000 in Pakistan High
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Covid-19 could increase gender inequalities in HKH
There is a need to focus responses on women in Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) regions, write Chanda Gurung Goodrich and Kosar
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Grass growing around Everest as global heating intensifies
Impact of increase in shrubs and grasses not yet known but scientists say it could increase flooding in the region
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Finnish celebrity, two others to attempt Broad peak in winter
The trio from Poland, Canada, and Finland are in Skardu to attempt the 12th highest mountain peak in the world this winter
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AKAH: a journey of hope
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) has been helping communities create safe and resilient human habitats, with improved services
Read moreEcotourism in GB – opportunities and challenges
The current job market in tourism and hospitality sectors is typically patriarchal and deeply misogynistic and needs to be diversified
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Why you should listen?
The High Asia Herald/TV Special The Hindu Kush Himalaya region is the world’s third-largest repository of ice, after the North
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Nepal welcomes record number of tourists in 2018
KATHMANDU Tourist arrivals in Nepal topped one million for the first time in 2018 — boosted by increased visitors from
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