ISLAMABAD: The government has received over 800 applications from adventure tourists while its expecting at least 500 mountaineers and trekkers will come to Pakistan this summer. “So far, 22 applicants have been issued permits to visit the northern areas for adventure tourism. The visa processing time has to be speedy…
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White Water Raftig in Pakistan and American tourist doing it
“The experience of white water kayaking in Pakistan has been wonderful. “Just as the high mountains of the northern regions attract adventurers from all over the world, so the river and water resources here are very attractive and we have enjoyed the adventure to the best of our ability.” This…
Mission on K2 abandoned after avalanche
ISLAMABAD: The climbing missions are almost over on K2 after a massive avalanche wiped out tents and gear deposited by climbers higher on the slopes of K2 the second highest mountain in the world. The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) here on Saturday said that on July 27 2016, both commercial…
First Pakistani expedition takes off for K2
SKARDU: The first-ever summit K2 peak expedition of Pakistani mountaineers received an overwhelming reception from the local authorities, tourist organisations and foreign mountaineers at a send-off ceremony held here the other day. The ceremony was arranged by the Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP) and the Gilgit-baltistan tourism department with the…
Climate observatory in Deosai being set up by Italian researchers, PMD and Wapda.
The Deosai plateau, located at an average height of 4,000 metres above sea level, is among the highest plateaus in the world. For over half the year, Deosai is snow-bound. Tn the summer months when the snow melts. Deosai is accessible by jeep. Situated in Gilgit-Baltistan, the Deosai plateau can…
Spanish climbers ascent Laila peak in Hushe valley
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Spanish mountaineers Alex Txikon and Jose Fernandez have climbed the Laila Peak in a historic attempt to climb it in winter. The climbers havenow returned home. They bagged the first time ever winter ascent on February 18, 2013, when they summited the Laila Peak, one of the…
Gaciers in the Karakorums and Himalays growing
With the wows of global warming and concerns of world for glaciers and sea ice around the world are melting at unprecedented rates, The mountains and glaciers in the Karakorum and Himalaya region have not quite followed the rest of the world. New data collected by researchers, in a new…
Mountaineers Viktor Kozlov heading to K2 in winter
ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Viktor Kozlov and his team of veteran mountain climbers have a reputation of achieving what no man has ever accomplished before this year they are heading for K2 in winter. The 16-member expedition team is in Pakistan after five years to climb K2 in winter, an almost…
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