The soldier with the sub-machine gun had just left our small bus. We were travelling on the Karakoram Highway, which is generally thought to be the most dangerous in the world — dangerous ...

The Italian Expedition to the Himalaya, Karakoram and Eastern Turkestan (1913–1914). By Filippo De Filippi. With Chapter by G. Dainelli and J. A. Spranger. Pp. xvi + 528 + 20 plates.

Rising “only” 4,000m and 6,000m, the peaks are not as tall as popular spots in the Karakoram, such as the Trango Towers, but they offer highly technical new routes. Some refer to the place as ...

In July 2015 British alpinists Jon Griffith and Andy Houseman made the first ascent Link Sar West, a 6,938m summit in Pakistan’s Karakoram. The two climbed the Northwest Face via their route Fever ...

The process of Karakoram, notes Khattak, and the way they approach the music is an odd process. “We don’t start off by thinking we have to write about a particular subject or sound a certain way.

The Karakoram Highway between Rawalpindi and Gilgit has been restored for one-way traffic. It was blocked by landslides in Raikot, Sumer Nallah and other points due to landslides. The workers of ...

Karakoram Highway blocked by protests in Kohistan and a landslide in Diamer. Authorities are working to clear the route. Call ...

Leh: The heights of the Siachen glacier, the world's highest and coldest battlefield, and Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) have got ...