AAC Book Club meeting: Freddie Wilkinson Slideshow and Booksigning – September 13th.

An insider’s account of one of the deadliest and most controversial tragedies in mountaineering history-the 2008 K2 disaster. When eleven men perished on the slopes of K2 in August 2008, it was one of the deadliest single events in Himalayan climbing and made headlines around the world. Yet non of the surviving western climbers could [...]

First pakistani girl topped up Chashkin Sar, unclimbed 6400m peak in the Karakorum Pakistan.

Author: Mirza Ali On 30 of August 2010 at 8:03am, Pakistani standard time, first pakistani girl, Samina Baig 18years old, topped up Chashkin Sar 6400m, Unclimbed Peak, in the extreme karakorum, shimshal village in the Hunza Giligit region. Along her Brother Mirza Ali (Leader), Stelian Pavalache ( Film Maker and Photographer – Romania ), Tafat [...]

Pakistan’s 2010 season finale wrap-up: ACP’s summit list, new route on Spires, needed humanitarian efforts are still on.

Another Pakistan climbing summer is coming to its finale. While further details are expected on some summit claims, which are certified by the ACP, the climbing community is shocked after finding out about Cristian Stangle’s K2 summit charade; some cool new routes on the lesser peaks have contributed to at least putting a brighter end [...]

Himalayan 2010 wrap-up: the season’s soaked kick-off.

Himalayan fall season is on and is as humid as ever. Intense monsoon rains this year are making things difficult to trekkers and climbers approaching their targeted goals. Landslides on the road to Tibet are causing massive traffic jams; loads of snow is falling on Everest’s north side, numerous Khumbu-bound teams are stuck in Kathmandu, [...]