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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…