Karakoram Ranges Archives

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 thehighasia

Italian climbing duo end GI&II bid after near-fatal crevasse fall

Simone Moro and his partner Tamara Lunger call off a plan to scale Gasherbrum I and II after injuries

January 16, 2020January 17, 2020 thehighasia

Five soldiers among 15 more killed by avalanches in Astore, Neelum Valley

Death toll surges to 110 in recent devastating snow and weather-related incidents

January 15, 2020 thehighasia

Death toll rises to 100 in weather-related incidents

Over 76 confirmed dead and 94 injured in AJK’s, 31 in Balochistan and 2 in GB News Desk The

December 9, 2019 thehighasia

Climate change: mountain water towers at risk, say scientists

Researchers have ranked the world’s most important, most threatened mountain water towers, provide new insight on mountain glacier–derived water resource systems, impacting up to 1.9 billion people globally

November 6, 2019December 2, 2019 Editor

Climate change: cryosphere loss impact on livelihoods of mountain communities

The cryosphere thinning results in the loss of rare species and their habitats, changes in infrastructure, food, and water: Dr

October 31, 2019 thehighasia

Vulture population shows signs of recovery in Pakistan

KARACHI: Once a prime candidate for extinction, the population of vultures in Pakistan has shown tentative signs of recovery in the

October 25, 2019 thehighasia

Climate change impact on snow leopard, its habitat highlighted

Herald Report Conservationists, ecologists, and environmentalists have called for enhanced efforts and awareness about the impact of climate

October 1, 2019 thehighasia

A future in the balance

Unprecedented ocean and cryosphere change requires urgent action, IPCC report finds Herald Report Our oceans are warming, ice sheets are

August 28, 2019August 29, 2019 thehighasia

Baltistan’s scenic beauty beyond description

View of K-2 & Mashabrum from Sonmotawa Machulu by Seema Mir SKARDU: The natural beauty of Baltistan Division of Gilgit-Baltistan

August 18, 2019 thehighasia

Documenting the dying musical traditions

https://vimeo.com/292228936 A documentary by an award-winning Pakistani filmmaker shows the lives of traditional musicians, musical instrument makers and the challenges

August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 thehighasia

Climber’s body recovered, three others rescued from Nagar peak

Fida Hussain was killed while descending Mir Shikar peak in Miacher valley of Nagar district Herald Report GILGIT: A rescue

August 4, 2019August 5, 2019 thehighasia

How Urubko nailed his new route on Gasherbrum-II

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