The K2 West Face: Honoring the Historic 1981 First Ascent of K2 by Nazir Sabir and Ohtani
“Then l thought we humans are often on the mercy of the forces of nature and we can only beg to be allowed to creep up the slopes of these heavenly places to merely spend few moments up there. It is very ignorant of the egoistic individuals to refer to conquering any mountain. These places […]
Honoring Unsung Local Heroes: Meherban Karim and Jehan Baig of Shimshal Valley
K2 8611m, also called savage mountain, South Face view from Concordia On the 17th anniversary of the 2008 K2 Tragedy, we pay tribute to the legacy of two brave Pakistani mountaineers whose lives were lost on the world’s most perilous mountain, far from the recognition they rightfully deserved. Shimshal Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan — Tucked away in […]