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Jim Morrison Reflects On Perseverance, Partnership, And Purpose In New Film “Trango”

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Long before skis ever touched the upper slopes of Pakistan’s Great Trango Tower, the mountain lived in Jim Morrison’s imagination as something almost untouchable—a towering symbol of mountaineering history, not skiing possibility. For decades, the near-20,000-foot granite spire had been a proving ground for elite rock climbers. To Morrison, it represented something deeper: an unfinished idea waiting for someone to […]
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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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Nepalese Climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja Becomes First Person in History to Summit Mountains Over 8,000 Meters 50 Times

Nepalese climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja—also known as Nimsdai—made history on July 3 by becoming the first person to successfully summit mountains over 8,000 meters (24,000 feet) a staggering 50 times. Purja is well known for his record-setting in the mountains and notable first ascents throughout his climbing career. A native of Nepal, Purja initially served in the Nepalese Gurkha combat […]
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Massive Avalanche Kills Mountaineer Above K2’s Basecamp

Friday afternoon, July 18, a massive avalanche on Pakistan’s notorious K2 claimed one life and left several others injured. Often called the “Savage Mountain,” K2 has earned its fearsome reputation for danger. The nickname was cemented in 1953 when American climber George Bell remarked, “It’s a savage mountain that tries to kill you.” Among the world’s five highest peaks, K2 […]
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Skier and Snowboarder Complete First Ascent and Ski Descent of 16,000-Foot Himalayan Peak

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Skier Yannick Boissenot and snowboarder Julien Herry from France climbed and skied/rode the 16,568-foot-high Chota Dumani for the first time ever. The two Frenchmen ascended the peak in Pakistan on May 5. The Chota Dumani mountain is located near the famous Rakaposhi peak, which at 25,551 feet (7,788 meters) is the steepest peak in the world. The pair came to […]
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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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Former Gurkha Close to Being First Ever to Climb the 14 Tallest Mountains in Under a Year

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After completing Phase I and Phase II of his 14 mountain mission, Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja has just 3 mountains left before breaking the most impressive record in mountaineering. Nims is a former Gurkha soldier, a group of British-hired Nepalese soldiers who have a reputation of fearlessness. He certainly embodies this reputation as he nears his goal of smashing the existing […]
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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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Russian Climber Stuck at 20,000-Feet on Latok I in Karakoram Range after his Partner Fell to his Death

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Russian mountaineer Alexander Gukov is currently trapped at 20,000-feet on Latok I, a 23,442-foot peak in the Karakoram range of Pakistan, after witnessing the death of his climbing partner Sergey Glazunov. A rescue operation is currently underway in a race against time. Wednesday, July 25, Gukov and his partner Sergey Glazunov, began retreating down the mountain, having climbed to within 600 […]
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