Karakorum and Himalayan Glaciers comparatively safer from impact of Global Warming: Latest study reveals Latest studies conducted by the researchers at University of Colorado’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, have now revealed that the glaciers around the world are melting with ten times lesser rate as were previously thought. Scientists, however, still […]
Feb 13 2012 | Posted in
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The splendor of Kaghan Valley: Story of a lost paradise Part-3 Khanian Khanian is a small but attractive, peaceful village on the right bank of the Kunhar. It is the starting point for a trip to Kamal Ban Forest and Dana Meadows. A ten kilometer jeep track winds up the hillside to picturesque Dana […]
Jan 19 2012 | Posted in
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The splendor of Kaghan Valley: Story of a lost paradise Part-2 Paras Back on the main road to Naran, six kilometers further north of Kawai is the small town of Paras. The main bazaar consists of some shops and road side restaurants and is worth stopping at to have a cup of tea or simple […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
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Greg Mortenson: Conquering mountains and hearts There have been a handful of mountaineers in the annals of history who have been able to face all odds to climb the toughest of mountains on the face of earth. Fewer among them managed not only to summit these peaks but also conquer the hearts of the […]
Jan 6 2012 | Posted in
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Russians all set to tame the “Savage” K-2 in an unprecedented winter expedition Part-1 Some of the best winter mountaineers of the world, nick-named as “Ice Warriors” by the National Geographic Magazine, will be pitched in another attempt to climb the deadly mountain in the thick of the harsh Karakorum winters. Rising to a […]
Dec 14 2011 | Posted in
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What makes K-2 the deadliest mountain in the world? Part-1 K-2, commonly known as “Chogori” in local dialect meaning “King of Mountains”, has the worst climbing fatalities ratio to this date. Located in the remote mountainous region right at the heart of the Karakorum Range, the gigantic granite structure reaches heights of up […]
Nov 20 2011 | Posted in
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Kaghan: The “unseen” Rhapsody The great grand journey, that we call life, and of which we are all willy-nilly a part of, often puts us in places so astoundingly beautiful that we want to turn around and pat ourselves on the back for just being alive. Such is a place called the Kaghan valley, […]
Nov 1 2011 | Posted in
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Foreign tour operators hail Pakistan as one of the safest tourist destination in the world The tourism industry of Pakistan is probably the most severely hit entity in the war on Terror, which has practically jeopardized the ambitious plans of local tour operators and porters who have been mercilessly ignored by the government since […]
Oct 31 2011 | Posted in
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