The tragic expedition: The beautiful valley with snow covered mountains has turned into tragic valley. No one could ever imagine that the charming Himalayan region would be affected so much by strong chilly winds due to this year’s Hud Hud. Annapurna circuit trek is quite popular with mountaineering circles. Many first time mountaineers start expeditions with […]
More Dead Bodies recovered
More dead bodies of Security Forces recovered under debris at Arandu. CHITRAL: After militant attack on check posts of security forces of Chitral Scouts, Chitral Police and Border Security Forces where more than 37 people were died. Some more dead bodies recovered today from the debris. In this incidence the militant attacked on Godi […]
Killer mountain of Lawri top took life of an other Chitrali
Pedestal died while crossing snowbound Lawari top. CHITRAL: As well as one person died while crossing snowbound Lawari Pass by feet. According to Chitral police Nimatur Rehman son of Yakhya Baig resident of Shahi village Sheshikoh valley was trying to cross Lawari top by feet which has been blocked for all type of vehicular […]
Wreck of Steve Fossett’s plane discovered: police
The mangled wreckage of the plane being flown by adventurer Steve Fossett when he disappeared has been found, police said, but there was no sign of the millionaire’s body. Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said the shattered remains of Fossett’s single-engine Bellanca had been spotted during an aerial search of the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains […]
Jumper survives mile-high dive from mountain peak
Hans Lange, 44, stood on the mile-high Bjoeketind Peak near Oslo, Norway. He surveyed the country beneath him, balanced a bit, took a deep breath – and jumped. He survived to tell about his near-death story to others. The jump was not as foolhardy as it sounds, as Lange is a BASE jumper. BASE jumpers […]
Mountains beyond Mountains : The story of Dr Paul Farmer
The story of Dr Paul Farmer, an unconventional American doctor, medical anthropologist and ethnographer as recorded in Mountains beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder is a riveting piece of work; considering it is after all classified as a biography and describes the life and work of an infectious disease specialist dabbling in TB, HIV & AIDS, […]
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