Americans in Hunza: How a serene holiday turned into a war-time evacuation Part-3
Thursday 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 […]
The Legend of Art Gilkey and K2
Gilkey 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. […]
Americans in Hunza: A Serene Holiday turned into a War-time Evacuation- Part 1
Written 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 […]