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Ali Sadpara — the man who whispered to mountains

By thehighasia
February 12, 2021
in :  Baltistan Division, Climate Change, Climbing, Gilgit-Baltistan, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Mountaineering, Pakistan, Slider
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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

By thehighasia
February 10, 2021
in :  Baltistan Division, Climbing, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Mountaineering, Pakistan, Slider
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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, is waning. The …

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

By thehighasia
February 6, 2021
in :  Baltistan Division, Climbing, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Himalayas, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Media, Mountaineering, Pakistan, Slider
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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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K2WinterExpedition2021: Bulgarian climber falls to death

By thehighasia
February 5, 2021
in :  Baltistan Division, Climbing, High Asia Region, Himalayas, Latest, Latest News, Mountaineering, Pakistan, Slider, World
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Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri, Juan Pablo Mohr, Fazal Ali, Jalaluddin and others heading for the summit The High Asia Herald Special Anatans Georgiev Askas, 42, from Bulgaria fell into a crevasse. Islamabad: 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 …

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

By thehighasia
January 25, 2021
in :  Baltistan Division, Climbing, Features, Feminism, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Himalayas, Hindu Kush Ranges, Hunza, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Latest News, Literature, Mountaineering, Pakistan, Slider, South Asia, Tourism, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, US, World
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Muhammad Ali Sadpara, his son Sajid Ali and Icelander John Snorri return back to Base Camp High Asia Herald Report Bad weather has forced the K2 winter expedition team to abort their final push to the top of the second highest mountain of the world. The trio climbers – John Snorri Sigurjonsson from Iceland, Muhammad Ali Sadpara and his son …

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10 Nepali climbers make historic winter ascent of K2

By thehighasia
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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More than ‘ethnic’ cuisines-II

By thehighasia
June 24, 2020
in :  Baltistan Division, Chitral, Features, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, Health, Khaplu, Latest, Lifestyle, Nagar, People, Slider, Tourism
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Naba Basar discovers the secrets of healthy, organic and innovative mountain cuisine from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. She shares her experiences of the mountain regions adventure, hospitality, social customs, lifestyle in a series of features for The High Asia Herald readers. Soups   Don’t expect to find the Chinese soups you are accustomed to in cities. You may or may not …

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Students take to roads: protest against online classes, poor internet service

By thehighasia
June 23, 2020
in :  Baltistan Division, Education, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Human Rights, Islamabad, Kashmir, Latest, Latest News, Lockdown, Pakistan, Pandemic, Slider
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Student’s Solidarity Protest against Poor Internet connectivity & falsified policies of HEC regarding online classes organised by All Baltistan Movement in Skardu.#teamABM Posted by ABM (All Baltistan Movement) on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Students from GB, Kashmir, ex-Fata districts, Seraiki and Balochistan regions demand suspension of online classes, waiver of fees Inayat Abdali, Iqbal Salik & Aunil Muntazir   Gilgit/Ghizer/Skardu/Islamabad: …

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Book: Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh

By thehighasia
June 18, 2020
in :  Afghanistan, Archives, Astore, Baltistan Division, Britain, Central Asia, Chitral, Darel, Features, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, History, India, Karakoram Ranges, Kashmir, Latest, Lifestyle, Literature, Nagar, Pakistan, Pamir Ranges, People, Slider, Society, Tangir, World, Xinjiang
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British colonial officer John Biddulph’s book is considered as one of the pioneering works in English that provided an insight to the secluded societies, lifestyles, languages,  customs, marriages, festivals, ruling families and general characteristics of the many tribes that inhabited the Hindu Kush region Reviewed by Basharat Wakhani Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh written by British colonial officer John Biddulph is considered as one of the …

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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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Global tourist arrivals could fall by 80pc: reports

By thehighasia
May 11, 2020
in :  Baltistan Division, Central Asia, Economy, Europe, Features, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Health, High Asia Region, Himalayas, Hindu Kush Ranges, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Lockdown, Mountaineering, Nepal, Pakistan, Pandemic, Sanitaization, Slider, South Asia, Sports, Tourism, World
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The pandemic causes a 22% decline in tourist arrivals in Q1, or $80bn loss, says UNWTO reports   Herald Report The coronavirus pandemic has caused 22% fall in international tourist arrivals in the first quarter (Q1) of the financial year 2020 and could further drop by 60-80% over the whole year, says a report. The UN tourism watchdog says 67 …

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Where did the name K2 come from?

By thehighasia
May 4, 2020
in :  Baltistan Division, China, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, History, India, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Latest News, Mountaineering, Slider, South Asia, World
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In 1856, the Maharaja Gulab Singh ruled the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, with the blessing of the British. Lieutenant Thomas George Montgomerie, the commissioner of the Great British Trigonometric Survey of India, was trying to ascertain the heights of the peaks in northwestern Kashmir, but he couldn’t actually get close to ones he wanted to measure: He was …

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Covid-19 could increase gender inequalities in HKH

By thehighasia
April 21, 2020
in :  Baltistan Division, Feminism, Gilgit-Baltistan, Health, High Asia Region, Himalayas, Hindu Kush Ranges, Human Rights, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Lockdown, Nepal, Pakistan, Pandemic, Sanitaization, Slider, Social Distancing, Society, Women
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  There is a need to focus responses on women in Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) regions, write Chanda Gurung Goodrich and Kosar Bano in an essay on gender inequalities during the pandemic published on the ICIMOD website    Disasters and public health emergencies often compound gender inequalities in developing societies. They do not have to, and in fact, rather could present opportunities …

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There’s still hope for Karakoram climbing in 2020

By thehighasia
April 20, 2020
in :  Baltistan Division, Climbing, Diamer District, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Lockdown, Mountaineering, Pakistan, Pandemic, People, Slider, Sports, Tourism, World
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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. …

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Eight more test positive for corona in Gilgit-Baltistan

By thehighasia
April 12, 2020
in :  Astor District, Baltistan Division, Gilgit-Baltistan, Health, High Asia Region, Latest, Latest News, Nagar, Pakistan, Science &Technology, Slider, World
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The total number of positive cases reach 214, with 75 active cases; 149 recovered; three died.   by Inayat Abdali   Gilgit: Eight more persons on Sunday tested positive for Coronavirus in Gilgit-Baltistan taking the total number to 75, an official statement said. Nagar remains the worst-hit district, with 44 positive cases, followed by Gilgit where 14 patients have been identified. …

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