10 Climbers from 5 Countries Missing After Broad Peak Avalanche
An avalanche on Broad Peak (8,047m) in Pakistan's Karakoram has left 10 climbers from five countries missing, prompting a major international search and rescue operation.
The missing climbers include:
🇳🇵 Nepal: 6 climbers
🇴🇲 Oman: 1 climber
🇵🇰 Pakistan: 1 climber
🇨🇳 China: 1 climber
🇺🇸 United States: 1 climber
Pakistan Army Aviation has deployed two rescue helicopters with rescue personnel and specialized equipment to reinforce ground teams searching the challenging high-altitude terrain.
The international mountaineering community is closely following the operation, hoping for positive news from one of the world's most demanding peaks.
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Paraglider Antonie Girard needed just two weeks back in Pakistan to break a new flight record: the first ever 400km-long triangle flight, done despite stormy conditions and with the Hunza region and Karakoram peaks at his feet.
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Polish extreme skier Andrzej Bargiel made history again by successfully skiing down from the summit of Nanga Parbat in Pakistan.
Bargiel made a successful ski descent from the summit of Nanga Parbat to base camp without using supplemental oxygen
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Cheers echoed through the high mountains of northern Pakistan’s Shandur Pass as horses thundered across the green expanse of the world’s highest polo ground, the Shandur Polo Field, at an altitude of about 3,700 meters (12,000 ft)
#GilgitBaltistan#Chitral
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In a historic moment for Gilgit-Baltistan, the Gilgit polo team ended a 12-year wait by defeating arch-rivals #Chitral 6-5 in a nail-biting final to win the #Shandur Polo Festival 2026 title. The closely contested match kept thousands of spectators on the edge of their seats until the final whistle, with Gilgit securing victory by a single goal at the world’s highest polo ground.
The triumph marks one of Gilgit’s most memorable achievements at Shandur, as the team finally overcame Chitral in the festival’s showpiece final after more than a decade. Players from both sides displayed exceptional skill and determination, turning the contest into a classic chapter of the long-standing rivalry between the two neighbouring regions.
Celebrations erupted among #Gilgit supporters as the final whistle confirmed a hard-fought 6-5 victory, bringing the prestigious Shandur trophy back to Gilgit-Baltistan and creating a moment that polo fans are likely to remember for years to come.
Traditional dances, music, and cultural rituals mark the vibrant Chilam Jusht festival as Kalash families celebrate the arrival of spring in the valleys of #Chitral. The festival, observed every year from May 13 to 16, reflects the rich heritage and unique identity of the Kalash.
Preparations for #ShandurFestival2026 have officially begun.
Upper #Chitral administration and Levies personnel have started work on polo ground arrangements, camps, and facilities at #Shandur despite harsh weather conditions. 🏔️🏇
UNESCO has added the Kalash Valleys to its World Heritage Tentative List. Located in Chitral, the Kalash valleys, comprising Bumburet, Birir, & Rumbur, are home to over 4,000 members of the indigenous Kalasha community.
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Pakistan’s Great Trango Tower looks like something from a fantasy cartoon: a collection of granite spikes & marshmallowy glaciers that Tolkien would have gladly placed in Middle-earth.
Trango Movie
#PakistanAdventure
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Home to 5 of the world’s 14 peaks above 8,000 m (26,247ft), Gilgit-Baltistan has long kept a low profile despite its towering geography. That’s changing fast. This mountainous northern Pakistan has emerged as one of Asia’s most exciting adventure frontiers
https://t.co/6kzfNDwq6w
Across Pakistan’s northern mountains, winters are arriving late & behaving unpredictably. Cold spells are shorter, freeze–thaw cycles are unstable. In Hindu Kush–Himalayan region, scientists report shorter snow seasons; what locals call a “snow drought.”
https://t.co/HBSRGdTzel
#InternationalMountainDay . Pakistan is home to over 13,000 glaciers, making it a major freshwater reservoir outside the polar regions. Situated within the Himalayan, Karakoram, & Hindu Kush ranges, which also host several of the world's highest peaks, including K2.
Pakistan offers some excellent skiing in its northern regions, resorts like Malam Jabba providing well-developed infrastructure & stunning scenery. When skiers think of world’s greatest ski mountains, the majestic Pakistani mountains are rarely considered.
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The Karakoram is the world's 2nd-highest mountain range, dominated by K2 (8,611 m), at the intersection of Pakistan, India, and China. The range boasts 4 8-thousanders, K2, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak & Gasherbrum II & more in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Pakistan's mountains are calling—here's why you should go
#Pakistan’s far north holds some of the world’s highest peaks and has a proud cultural identity. A new hiking tour explores a spectacular corner of a country often misunderstood.
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Perched on the rugged hills of Mardan, Takht Bhai, a Unesco World Heritage Site and a silent storyteller for centuries, now shines as a radiant beacon of culture through state-of-the-art illumination
#UNESCOSites
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27 September is celebrated as 'World Tourism Day',& the theme is “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation.” This is a call to realign tourism, not as a standalone growth engine, but as a catalyst for positive environmental, social, and economic change.
https://t.co/R4z7ghKS8L
The mountain retreats in Pakistan have been inundated by floods this year as a result of climate change. The world’s highest mountain ranges — the Karakoram, the Himalayas & the Hindu Kush — converge here, towering over glacier-fed rivers & lush valleys
https://t.co/WCAmel58tZ