Herald Report An Italian hard rock ballad has penned a song to in memory of two young climbers who met a tragic death while pursuing their passion on one of the 14 high mountains in the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region. The tragic end of Italian climber Daniele Nardi and his British colleague Tom Ballard during an ascent on the most difficult …

News Desk As some countries start to see light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel and authorities struggle to balance safety and the economy, a few signals hint that hope is not lost for the summer climbing season in Pakistan, writes Angela Benavides in the ExplorersWeb. Like every other country in the world, Pakistan is suffering from the pandemic. …

Mount Damavand, Alborz mountain range, Iran. Photo: Matthew Traver by Matthew Traver Since 1980, more than 400 people have climbed the Seven Summits — the highest mountains on each continent writes Matthew Traver in the ExplorersWeb.Com. A lesser-known and rarely attempted sister challenge is the Volcanic Seven Summits, which was first accomplished by Italian Mario Trimeri and 16-year-old Romanian Crina …

Polish climbers team terminate expedition even before reaching the base camp   Ali Qurban Mughani   PASSU: The Polish climbers have called off their winter expedition to summit Batura 1 through the challenging route in the westernmost sub-range of the Karakoram Range in Gojal, Hunza District. The eight-member team, led by noted climber Rafael Fronia, and comprised of 22 local …

  Simone Moro and his partner Tamara Lunger call off a plan to scale Gasherbrum I and II after injuries   High Asia Herald Special Two renowned Italian climbers have called off their expedition to the hugely difficult to traverse Gasherbrum I and II in the Karakoram mountain ranges in Gilgit-Baltistan, after a near-fatal fall into a crevasse, according to …

The trio from Poland, Canada, and Finland are in Skardu to attempt the 12th highest mountain peak in the world this winter

Jost Kobusch wants to experience the highest mountain peak in the world in winter without oxygen supplement and alone.

One of the expedition members fell on a glacier and three were stranded overnight on Koy-i-Zom peak in Yarkhun valley   Gul Hammad Farooqi Chitral, Sept 30: Five British trekkers and their guide and four cooks who were trapped on a mountain in upper Chitral have been rescued, local officials confirmed to The High Asia herald late Monday evening. The …

Fida Hussain was killed while descending Mir Shikar peak in Miacher valley of Nagar district Herald Report GILGIT: A rescue team recovered the body of a young climber and rescued his three friends in Nagar District of Gilgit-Baltistan, local sources told The High Asia Herald on Friday. An army rescue helicopter plucked the body of team leader Fida Hussain and …

Permit will depend on climbers having ascended at least one 6,500-metre Nepalese peak Also see: https://news.yahoo.com/nepal-may-implement-safety-measures-172348951.html  All climbers seeking a permit for Everest must have prior high altitude mountaineering experience and demonstrable training, a high-level commission for the Nepalese government has ruled. The recommendation was issued by the body charged with looking at the issue of high-altitude safety after one …

Herald Report ISLAMABAD: Hungarian climber Szilárd Suhajda achieved a remarkable feat reaching the top of K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, without an oxygen tank and any assistance from high altitude porters on July 25. Describing his feeling when he reached on the top of the ‘savage mountain’, Mr Szilard said it was amazing, the sky was clear, I saw everything, …

Climbing alpine style, the 46-year-old Russian-Polish mountaineer Denis Urubko has forged a new route up the 8032m G-II Herald Report Russian-Polish climber Denis Urubko, 46, has confirmed his reputation as one of the all-time greats of Himalayan mountaineering with his first ascent, solo and without supplementary oxygen, of a new route up Gasherbrum-II. “I’m happy with gorgeous new line I’ve called Honey …

He plans to climb remaining three peaks of above 8,000 meters in next four months to break previous world record for climbing all 14 peaks in eight years Herald Report     Islamabad: Nepali mountaineer Nirma Purja has set a new record by climbing all five of Pakistan’s highest mountain peaks above 8,000 metres — – K2 (the second highest mountain …

In all 24 climbers put their foot on the top of the savage mountain this season.   Herald Report Islamabad:  All K2 climbers have now safely returned to Base Camp, writes Angela Benavides, a sport journalist, in the XplorersWeb, an online news portal of mountaineering. Szilard Suhajda and David Klein from Hungary, climbing independently without supplementary O2 or high altitude porters, …

Patience pays off for K2 climbers. In all 24 climbers make it to the summit of the savage mountain. This season’s success rate remains 100%   Herald Report Islamabad, July 26:  Patience paid off for the K2 climbers who remained on the mountain after the first summit attempt failed last week because of dangerous conditions. A total of 19 people …