Tag: mountaineer

Komal Uzair scales Spantik peak in Gilgit Baltistan

Young mountaineer dedicates her achievement to daring women of Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Mountaineer Komal Uzair has become the second Pakistani woman to scale the Spantik peak...

Baked goods and Wi-Fi give Everest a touch of home

EVEREST: Wi-Fi, baked goods and trendy coffee: gone are the days of deprivation at Everest base camp, with hipster perks and modern conveniences ensuring...

Mountaineer makes solo attempt to summit K2

ISLAMABAD: A Russian-Polish mountaineer has launched the first solo attempt to summit Pakistan's K2, the world's second-highest park, during winter, in what fellow climbers...

Pakistani mountaineer, partners become the first to scale Mt Pumori in...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara, his climbing partner Alex Txikon from Spain and two sherpas successfully scaled Mount Pumori (7,161 m) without using...