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Americans in Hunza: How a serene holiday turned into a war-time evacuation Part-3
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Read more: Americans in Hunza: How a serene holiday turned into a war-time evacuation Part-3Thursday May 08. News back in Fairy Meadows was not promising. Pakistan and India were officially at Dagger’s drawn and while we were trudging along the trek to Beyal, multiple strikes have already happened in the morning. India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ targeting several airbases deep inside Pakistani territory, officially initiating what was later coined as…
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The Legend of Art Gilkey and K2
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Read more: The Legend of Art Gilkey and K2Gilkey Memorial at K2 Base camp is a sombre reminder of all the fallen comrades of K2 but seldom sheds light on the great sacrifice of Arthur Karr Gilkey on K2 in the year 1953. Art was part of an ambitious American Expedition vying to scale K2 for the first time ever. Led by Dr.…
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“The Descent from Hell: The Ogre, 1977”
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Read more: “The Descent from Hell: The Ogre, 1977”Adopted from: ‘The Ogre’ by Doug Scott In the summer of 1977, deep in Pakistan’s Karakoram, a small British team set their sights on a monstrous, unclimbed peak: Baintha Brakk, known as ‘The Ogre’ (7,285 m). It was remote, savage, and steeped in legend. They weren’t there for fame. They came for the purity of…
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Americans in Hunza: How a serene holiday turned into a war-time evacuation Part-2
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Read more: Americans in Hunza: How a serene holiday turned into a war-time evacuation Part-2Written by: Naveed Bari …….Continued from Part-1 How an ambitious endeavor by a small group of American youngsters to explore Pakistan’s serene Hunza Valley turned into an emergency evacuation as the war broke out between India and Pakistan. May 5th started with the break of dawn. I walked in an empty lobby of Marriott Islamabad…
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Borith Lake at Risk: Ecological Alarms in Gilgit-Baltistan
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Read more: Borith Lake at Risk: Ecological Alarms in Gilgit-BaltistanWriter: Naveed Bari Nestled at an elevation of 2,600 meters above sea level in the shadow of the mighty Passu Glacier, Borith Lake in Gilgit-Baltistan is more than just a scenic alpine marvel. It is a high-altitude wetland of ecological significance, home to a delicate and diverse array of flora and fauna—particularly migratory and endangered…
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Americans in Hunza: A Serene Holiday turned into a War-time Evacuation- Part 1
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Read more: Americans in Hunza: A Serene Holiday turned into a War-time Evacuation- Part 1Written by: Naveed Bari How an ambitious endeavor by a small group of American youngsters to explore Pakistan’s serene Hunza Valley turned into an emergency evacuation as the war broke out between India and Pakistan. John Crawford from New York City, working in an investment firm was the first one to approach Pakistan Explorer Instagram…