:Pakistani climbers, Shehroze Kashif and Naila Kiani made the nation proud again when on Monday they hoisted the country’s flag on Mt. Annapurna 1 (8091), the world’s 10th highest mountain, situated in Gandaki province of Nepal.
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First Lady Begum Samina Arif Alvi is addressing the launching ceremony of Ascend Athletics Pakistan, a program to train girls in mountaineering and rock climbing.
Sophisticated satellite technology being used to search K2 for missing climbers
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (APP): Families of three missing climbers from Iceland, Chile, and Pakistan Wednesday vowed to carry on with a rescue mission despite a halt due to bad weather, with the help of sophisticated satellite data, to search every inch of the “savage mountain – K2.” “For the first time ever, this team is… Continue reading Sophisticated satellite technology being used to search K2 for missing climbers
Two documentaries based on expeditions of mountaineers from France, Poland screened in Paris
ISLAMABAD, Sep 25 (APP): Two documentaries based on the expeditions of mountaineers and paragliders from France and Poland to the high mountainous areas of Pakistan were screened at a film festival in Paris, France on September 23-24. The summer edition of the festival was held at Grand Rex Cinema in Paris. Some of the mountain… Continue reading Two documentaries based on expeditions of mountaineers from France, Poland screened in Paris