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[VIDEO] New Film “Trango” Documents First-Ever Ski Descent of Great Trango Tower in Pakistan

A new ski mountaineering film, Trango, is screening in select theaters and will later be released on video-on-demand following a run of special theatrical screenings and festival appearances across the United States. Directed by Leo Hoorn, the film documents ski mountaineers Christina Lustenberger, known as Lusti, and Jim Morrison as they pursue the first-ever ski descent of Great Trango Tower […]
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Carving New Lines: How Pakistan’s Women are Claiming the Snow

The fight for women’s equality—at home, in politics, and across culture—is a story that has unfolded over centuries and around the world. On February 12, 1983, hundreds of women marched through Pakistan’s cultural capital, Lahore, to protest the discriminatory Law of Evidence instituted under General Zia-ul-Haq. The law, equating the testimony of two women to that of one man, was […]
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[VIDEO] Great Trango Tower in Pakistan Sees First-Ever Ski Descent

A team of elite ski mountaineers has made history with the first-ever ski descent of Pakistan’s Great Trango Tower, a 6,000-meter granite spire in the heart of the Karakoram. The expedition, led by professional skiers and mountaineers Jim Morrison, Christina Lustenburger, and Chantel Astorga, was documented in the short film Trango, which showcases the challenges and triumphs of descending one […]
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German Olympic Gold Medalist Dies In Rock Slide at Laila Peak, Pakistan

A rock slide struck and killed a climber at Laila Peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram range on Monday, July 28. The climber was identified by her media team as former Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier. The 31-year-old German athlete was descending from the peak with her partner and the duo were at approximately 5,700 meters (18,700 feet) when the accident occurred […]
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German Alpinist Makes History by Becoming First Person to Paraglide Off Pakistan’s “Killer Mountain” Nanga Parbat

David Göttler, an accomplished German alpinist, has made history by summiting the formidable Himalayan peak Nanga Parbat (26,660 feet) and descending it via a paraglider. Göttler and team climbed the peak via its challenging Rupal Face in alpine style. This marks the first recorded climb and paraglider descent of Nanga Parbat. Using the Schell Route, a route pioneered by Austrian […]
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[Photos] Jim Morrison, Christina Lusti, and Chantel Astorga Complete First-Ever Ski Descent of West Face of Great Trango Towers, Pakistan

  A team of three skiers, consisting of Jim Morrison, Christina Lustenberger, and Chantel Astorga successfully completed the first-ever ski descent of Great Trango Towers in Pakistan on May 9, 2024. The vertical faces of Trango Towers are among the world’s tallest cliffs, and the climb is considered one of the world’s hardest. The team around Jim Morrison attempted the […]
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[VIDEO] Schoolkids Left Dangling 900 Feet Above Ravine in Cable Car After Cable Snaps in Pakistan

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Eight people, including six children aged 10-15, are currently stranded in a cable car after one of its cables snapped in the north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The incident, occurring over the Allai valley in Battagram, saw the chair-lift dangling perilously 274m (900 ft) above ground. Related: Gondola Cabin Plummets to Ground in Canada The accident happened around 07:00 […]
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The Story of ‘Historical Badass’ Ned Gillette | From Skiing Earth’s Highest Summits to Being Shot to Death in Pakistan

August 1998, deep in the northern Pakistani controlled sector of Kashmir, Ned Gillette and his wife Olympic skier Suzy Patterson set out with the hopes of accomplishing the “trek along the flanks of Nanga Parbat (at 25,660 feet, the world’s 10th-highest mountain) and then making their way across a 16,000-foot pass at the edge of the Chogo Lungma.” An ambitious journey to say the least, however Gillette and his wife Patterson were accustomed to such adventures in their time, skiing, sailing, and climbing all over the globe. […]
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VIDEO: Andrzej Bargiel, First Person to Ski Down K2, Claims Another First Ascent and Ski Descent in Pakistan

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On 30 April 2021 Andrzej Bargiel, most famous for the breathtaking first-ever ski descent of the world’s second-highest peak, K2, made the first ascent of 20,269-foot (6178m) Yawash Sar II in the Karakorum, Pakistan. He reached the summit via the west face, and then made the mountain’s first ski descent. Related: VIDEO: Breathtaking GoPro Footage of Andrzej Bargiel Skiing Down […]
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Guide Killed and 6 Injured by Avalanche that Hit Expedition in Pakistan

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A local climber was killed while six others were injured when an avalanche hit a Pakistan-Italian expedition who were scaling a 17,388-foot high peak situated in Ishkoman Valley of Ghizer district in Pakistan on Monday. Adventure Tours of Pakistan, which has organised the expedition, said if weather permitted two army helicopters would start rescue operation to airlift the injured mountaineers and […]
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Search Called Off for Climbing Duo Attempting Nanga Parbat, Pakistan | Evidence of Avalanche Visible from Helicopter

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Bad weather forced rescuers to call off a search Friday for two climbers who went missing in northern Pakistan on a peak known as “Killer Mountain”. Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard, who are currently attempting a never before completed winter ascent route of the 8,000er Nanga Parbat in Pakistan, have not been heard from since Sunday 24 February when the two […]
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Miraculous Rescue of Russian Climber Stuck at 20,000-Feet on Latok I, Pakistan

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Helicopter pilots on Tuesday miraculously rescued a stranded Russian mountaineer from the still unclimbed North Ridge of Latok I in Pakistan’s first such rescue at a height of more than 20,000-feet, ending his six-day ordeal, the military said. This was the eighth attempt to rescue Alexander Gukov from the side of Latok I (23,442-feet), in the Karakoram range, following the […]
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Austrian Climber Killed in Avalanche on Pakistan Mountain | Pakistan Army Rescues Two British Survivors

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A member of a three-man mountaineering expedition has died in an avalanche on a more than 23,000-feet high peak in northern Pakistan, officials said Saturday. Karrar Haidri, secretary of Alpine Club of Pakistan, said Austrian mountaineer Christian Huber was killed when an avalanche hit the climbers’ tent Friday night during a strong storm at a height of 19,400-feet on Ultar […]
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VIDEO: HUGE Avalanche Caught On Camera In Pakistan

Avalancha en montañas del Istor-o-Nal, #Pakistán, tras tormenta a 7.400m en el Hindu Kush Por Kaleem Khan, el 30.10.2017. #Avalanche #Snow pic.twitter.com/obTTIv4lkO — Alerta Climagram (RIP) (@deZabedrosky) November 2, 2017 This HUGE avalanche was caught on video in August, but was just released. It occurred on one of the country’s highest peak in the Hindu Kush Mountain Range. These guys captured […]
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Climbers Missing On ‘Killer Mountain’, Pakistan Presumed Dead But Active GPS Signals Show They Could Be Potentially Alive

The two climbers, Alberto Zerain (Spain), and Mariano Galvan (Argentina), went missing while attempting to summit the 8,125 meter (26,656 ft) peak, Mount Nanga Parbat. Pakistan government says that an avalanche killed them, but Mariano’s family ensures that they could still be alive. What happened On June 15th, Mariano Galván (37) and Alberto Zerain (55), two experienced climbers from Argentina and Spain, respectively, arrived at base camp of […]
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