Herald Report   The worldwide spread of coronavirus that has devastated the global economy has also hit hard the tourism and hospitality industry with major tourist destinations seeing limited visitors while several airlines have suspended or limited their operations. The World Tourism Organisation of the United Nations, (UNWTO) in response to the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, has cancelled immediately, all its …

10 bodies have been fished out of the might Indus; rescue work continues to recover 16 others HAH Correspondent SKARDU, March 9: At least 26 passengers including two minor children, a mountaineer, and an army man died in a road accident at Rondu, Skardu district of Baltistan on Monday, local administration and police officials confirmed to The High Asia Herald. …

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 …

by Fakhr-e-Alam The first-ever, a snow skiing training camp was held in upper Chitral for young winter sports enthusiasts. Asif Murad, an emerging activist of Chitral had organized the five-day snow skiing training camp at Kaklasht under his organization “Hindukush Mountaineering and Adventure Club”. The camp is attended by more than 50 young people including girls, from Chitral, Hunza, and …

Reviving folk music of mountains Paying tribute to mountainears singing one of famous poetry of Sahid Akhtar Qalandari on mountain day celebration held here at Islamabad.Special thanks to ustad Anwar Hamia on stage playing traditional flute (Tutak/Taroie) and other musicians thanks alot you people rocked.."آونے حسنے جادو بعلا بے بے امتحان بعلا جا عاشقعیہدیش دیشولو ٹھموکہ اومعیبان اونے عاشق تنصفاتین …

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 …

View of K-2 & Mashabrum from Sonmotawa Machulu  by Seema Mir SKARDU: The natural beauty of Baltistan Division of Gilgit-Baltistan is beyond description. The unique landscape comprising highest cold desert, glaciers, lakes, streams, lofty mountain ranges — Karakorum and Himalayas — and the mighty River Indus makes it one of the best global tourist destination attracting a large number of …

HAH Correspondent CHITRAL: A paragliding pilot has fallen to death in Chitral, police sources told The High Asia Herald. According to police Khawaja Sheraz Nasir was flying over Dolomuch after taking off from Birmoghlasht when he lost control over the paraglider due to strong winds and fell down on Wednesday. He died of spinal and internal injuries while being shifted …