Tag: mountains
Pakistani porters: The unsung masters of the mountains
SHIMSHAL: He is the only man ever to have scaled K2 three times, but Fazal Ali's achievements have gone largely unrecognised, like those of...
From Deosai to Kund Malir, Pakistan’s top tourist spots
From the mighty peaks of the Himalayas to the sandy, white beaches of the Arabia Sea, Pakistan is rich in natural beauty, culture and...
Russian climber dies on 4th highest mountain
KATHMANDU: A Russian climber died just below the summit of Lhotse, the world's fourth highest peak, in at least the third fatality of the...
Climate change makes mountain tops bloom
Europe's mountain summits are flush with new plant species, a greening that has increased in lock-step with the acceleration of global warming since the...
9-year-old Pakistani girl scales 5,000m peak in Hunza
SHIMSAL: A nine-year-old Pakistani girl has become the youngest to scale the 5,765-metre-high Quz Sar Peak in Shimshal Valley, Hunza.
Hailing from the hilly city...
Experts for reducing greenhouse gas emission to zero level by 2050
ISLAMABAD: Agriculture experts and research scientists here on Sunday called for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions down to zero by 2050 in order to mitigate...
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...
Female Sherpa from Nepal breaks stereotypes and scales new heights
KATHMANDU: When Dawa Yangzum Sherpa first set her sights on being a mountain guide, she was told it was no job for a girl....
Imran’s ‘spiritual leader’ advises him to stay in mountains
Spokesperson says PTI chairman in hilly areas due to good weather
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has been spending a lot of his days...
