What a summer this has been for the Hushe mountaineering community so far as 12 high Altitude climbers from Hushe have been on the top of the skyscrapers of the mighty Karakorum. They have maintained a record of producing young and talented climbers over the years for the nation as most of sumitters this year were just starting climbing to …

Gilgit: A team of High Altitude Porters (HAPs) from Shimshal will attempt Passu Cones in August 2021. This was announced by Abdul Joshi, the summiteer of Anapurna here on Saturday. The team is comprised of Muhamnad Abdul Joshi, team leader, Wahab Ali, Shama Baqir, Sultana Amin, Niamat Karim, Saeed Zaman, Hameedullah, Irshad Ali, Azhar Ali, Mansoor Karim, Daulat Muhammad and …

Elia Saikaly It took losing my own father to a brutal car crash on July 25th, 2018, and traveling to extraordinary lengths to find answers leading up to his death, crossing the blurred unwritten lines between (in)sanity and love to understand (and support) just how far a young man would go to bury his father, remove him from the pathway …

Tajik rider Malika Rajabova is used to being the only woman on the field when she plays buzkashi, a Central Asian sport in which competitors on horseback fight to grab a goat carcass.

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 …

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. …

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, …

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 …

World’s football legend Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the game's greatest ever players, dies of a heart attack at his home in San Andres neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Bismah, Dar and Javeria give Pakistan an opening victory of Women’s T20 World Cup 2020   CANBERRA: Pakistan’s women launched their campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup with a magnificent eight-wicket win over West Indies in a group ‘B’ match when they outperformed the 2016 winners at the Manuka Oval ground in Canberra on Wednesday. Sharp New Ball bowling …

The 32-year-old Russian tennis star will be remembered in many corners of her sport with respect more than affection   BERLIN: Maria Sharapova, the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion who became one of the highest-paid sportswomen in the world, announced her retirement at the age of 32 on Wednesday. She will be remembered in many corners of her sport with …