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Shehroze Kashif becomes 1st youngest Pakistani to summit Everest

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May 11, 2021
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HAH Special Correspondent Islamabad: Shehroze Kashif has become the first youngest Pakistani climber and the fourth in the world to summit Mount Everest, the tallest peak of the world. According to media reports the 19 years old climber put his foot on the top of the 8849-meters high peak at 5:02am on Tuesday (11 May 2021) as a part of …

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Pakistani climbers head for Nepal to attempt Annapurna

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March 16, 2021
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News Desk A Pakistani climbers team are in Nepal to make mountaineering history by attempting Annapurna to pay tribute to the late Muhammad Ali Sadpara, who died on K2 on February 5, 2021, along with two Western mountaineers. The four-climber team will attempt the 10th highest mountain peak of the world as a tribute to the high-altitude porters of Gilgit-Baltistan. …

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Pakistani team to attempt Mt Annapurna

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March 7, 2021
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News Desk When I cycled to Shimshal last year to document the stories of high altitude porters, little did I know where this journey would take me? If there is one thing I learnt from this visit, it was how to nurture your dreams despite adverse circumstances, writes blogger, climber Kamran Munawar on Bike on his Facebook page. “Passion, positivity, …

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‘Look, I did it without you’

By thehighasia
February 21, 2021
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I lost my brother but not the courage we shared, says the award-winning documentary ‘Unsung Heroes’ Pakistan Shero fame climber Shakela Nazar By Raheem Sherazi Shakeela and Nadeema during the climb of Yazghel Sar Peak in Shimshal. Photo: Qudrat Ali “Look! I did what I could not in your life without you.” These are the words of Shakila Numa, one …

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Ali Sadpara: who never came back from K2

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February 13, 2021
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Muhammad Ali Sadpara, who went missing on K2 on February 5, 2021, will be remembered as a hero for his courage and feats, writes M Ilyas Khan, an Islamabad-based senior journalist and correspondent for BBC News. Muhammad Ali Sadpara, a versatile mountaineer, is the only Pakistani to have climbed eight of the world’s 14 highest mountain peaks, and he made …

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Ali Sadpara — the man who whispered to mountains

By thehighasia
February 12, 2021
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Owais Toheed Ali Sadpara has gone missing on the world’s second tallest mountain, K2, along with two other climbers John Snorri of Iceland and Chilean Juan Pablo Mohr. This is a friend’s tribute to Sadpara. “His arm was outstretched, hand gripping the serac ice wall in K2’s notorious Bottleneck. That’s my last image of my father. That’s how I want …

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K2: hopes for survival of three climbers waning

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February 10, 2021
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Search-rescue-operation remains suspended due to bad weather High Asia Herald Report File Photo of missing mountaineers: (From L-R) John Snorri of Iceland, Muhammad Ali Sadpara of Gilgit-Baltistan, and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile. Islamabad: Hopes for the survival of the three mountain climbers who went missing last Friday while attempting to scale K2, the world’s second highest mountain, are waning. …

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K2Expedition: Fake news adds to woes of missing climbers’ families

By thehighasia
February 6, 2021
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No trace of Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri and Juan Pablo Mohr; Sherpas are moving up to bring down Sajid. High Asia Herald Exclusive Iclandic climber John Snorri Islamabad: The concerns about the safe return of daring mountaineer Ali Sadpara and teammates from the dreadful heights of K2 are growing across the globe after every passing moment. The fake news, …

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K2WinterExpedition: Bulgarian climber falls to death

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February 5, 2021
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As all eyes are on K2 to witness the historic moment of scaling the world’s second-highest mountain peak by Mohammad Ali Sadpara without oxygen in winter, a Bulgarian climber fell to death on Friday.

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K2 winter expedition: strong winds force Sadpara, team to abort final push

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January 25, 2021
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Bad weather has forced John Snorri from Iceland, Muhammad Ali Sadpara and his son Sajid Ali Sadpara from Gilgit-Baltistan to abort their final push to the top of K2, the second-highest mountain peak of the world.

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10 Nepali climbers make historic winter ascent of K2

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January 17, 2021
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Renowned Spanish mountaineer falls to death on the ‘savage mountain’ News Desk Ten climbers from Nepal set a new world record on Saturday by becoming the first to reach the summit of K2, the world’s second highest mountain, in winter. On the same day a Spanish climber from a separate expedition to the savage mountain fell to his death. Sergi …

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Polish climber falls to death, another rescued in Shimshal Valley

By thehighasia
October 2, 2020
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by Abdullah Bai Islamabad:  A climber from Poland has fallen to death at a mountain peak in Shimshal’s Ghujerav valley while his friend has been rescued. According to Shaheen Baig, leader of a rescue team, the two Polish climbers, llzuck Michael Jakob and Bogdanski Jakob had gone to Ghujerav Valley three days ago to attempt a little-known 6,200m-high Dhee Sar …

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Two Polish climbers stranded at a peak in Shimshal

By thehighasia
October 1, 2020
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High Asia Herald Exclusive Islamabad:  Two Polish mountain climbers are stranded at a little known peak in Ghujerav valley of Shimshal in upper Hunza, The High Asia Herald learnt late Thursday evening. A seven-member rescue team from Shimshal led by Shaheen Baig, a renowned mountaineer and K2 summiteer has been sent for the rescue operation. The two climbers with their …

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Mother Mountain

By thehighasia
May 24, 2020
in :  Central Asia, Climate, Climate Change, Climbing, Conservation, Economy, Environment, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Lifestyle, Mountaineering, People, Slider, Society, Tourism
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    M Ajmal K Masood   While travelling to the north, most of the youth make their travelling statuses as ‘mountains are calling’. This phrase is not merely a social media buzzword but resonates the social, cultural and spiritual relations between the people and the mountains. In the primitive age, human being living in mountainous regions such as High …

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Adventure tourism hit hard by Covid-19

By thehighasia
May 18, 2020
in :  Baltistan Division, Chitral, Climbing, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Himalayas, Hindu Kush Ranges, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Mountaineering, Pakistan, Slider, Social Distancing, Sports, Tourism
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Globally over 75m jobs are at risk in tour and hospitality sectors, 48.7m in Asia-Pacific and 75,000 in Pakistan   High Asia Herald Report As adventure tourism season in Pakistan draws closer and the country reeling from the devastating impact of coronavirus pandemic, the tour operators in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral are still hoping against hope. Although Pakistan has eased lockdown and …

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