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ISLAMABAD, May 31 (APP):The KP Culture & Tourism Authority (KPCTA) hosted here the other day an impressive event to Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first ascent of Trich Mir, the highest peak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, declaring 2025 as the “Year of Trich Mir.”
KP government announced a two-year waiver on royalty fee to climb Trich Mir to attract mountaineers from around the world.
Key dignitaries included MNA Faisal Amin Khan, Mr. Muzamil Aslam, KP Finance Minister, DG KP Tourism Habibullah Arif, MD PTDC and Vice President of Adventure Foundation Pakistan Aftab Ur Rehman Rana, K2 First Climber Mr. Ashraf Amam, Deputy Head of Mission Norway Thomas Dar and renowned Italian climber Carlo Alberto Pinelli, representing Mountain Wilderness International participated as guest speakers.
Veteran climbers Tayyab Syed and Atta urrehman, who were part of the 1991 Japan-Pakistan Trich Mir expedition shared their experience with the audience.
Sharing his thoughts during panel discussion, Aftab ur Rehman Rana congratulated the management of KPCTA for holding an impressive event to celebrate 75th anniversary of Trich Mir.
He also highlighted the potential to promote mountaineering, trekking and other adventure sports in the KP Province which can bring in billions of rupees’ economic activity in the province of KP.
He informed that there are 52 peaks over 7000m and more than 40 peaks over 6000m in the territories of KP Province.
He highlighted that the Trich Valley has huge potential to become a hub of mountaineering and trekking in the KP Province due to presence of Trich Mir which is the 33rd heights peak in the word and there are number of other high peaks and glaciers in the same region.
He emphasized that there is need link adventure tourism with local economy by building the capacity of local community in dealing with adventure expeditions and providing them quality services of tour guides, porters and other support staff in a eco-friendly manner.
He also recommended a mountaineering training school should be established in Trich Valley to attract novice mountaineer to get training on number of 7000m and 6000m peaks in the vacuity of this area.
He also suggested to promote low and high altitude trekking as Chitral has more than 30 well know trekking routes which can attract thousands of foreign trekkers if these trekking routes are promoted aggressively.
MWI and KPCTA also signed an MoU to launch professional mountaineering training in Chitral and Swat. A large number of diplomats, tourism industry professionals and adventure lovers joined the event.