Pakistan - A Place To Be
They all have reasons to go to Pakistan. What’s yours?
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Moin Khan reaching Lahore on 31st December
Remember the guy who took on his bike from USA to Pakistan? He has reached Pakistan and will be arriving in Lahore on 31st December - go see him!
(Details here, Official website)
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In this photo taken Aug. 1955, Italian climber Walter Bonatti, right, is seen on the Italian side of Mont Blanc. Walter Bonatti, an Italian climber who won belated recognition for his contribution for the first ascent to the summit of K2—the world’s second-highest peak in Pakistan, has died. He was 81. It wasn’t until 2008 that the Italian Alpine Club confirmed Bonatti’s version, declaring that Bonatti and his fellow support climber Amir Mahdi had a decisive and essential role in the success of the 1954 expedition.
RIP
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The viceroy Lord Wavell in his study by Doc Kazi on Flickr.
Field Marshal Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, was a British field marshal and the commander of British Army forces in the Middle East during World War II. He led British forces to victory over the Italians, only to be defeated by the German army. He was the penultimate Viceroy of India from 1943-47. (via philosofi)
What many of you know might not be aware of is that Doctor Kazi holds a treasure trove of historic photographs on his Flickr account.
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K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth after Mount Everest. With a peak elevation of 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), K2 is part of the Karakoram Range, and is located on the border between Xinjiang, China, and Gilgit in Pakistan.
K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the 2nd highest fatality rate. For every four people who have reached the summit, one has died trying. Unlike Annapurna, the mountain with the highest fatality rate, K2 has never been climbed in winter.
The standard route of ascent, used far more than any other route, is the Abruzzi Spur located on the Pakistani side. An Italian expedition finally succeeded in ascending to the summit of K2 on July 31, 1954. The expedition was led by Ardito Desio and included a Pakistani member, Colonel Muhammad Ata-ullah. There is only one-third as much oxygen available to a climber on the summit of K2 as there is at sea level. Although the summit of Everest is at a higher altitude, K2 is a much more difficult and dangerous climb, due in part to its more inclement weather and comparatively greater height from base to peak. The mountain is believed by many to be the world’s most difficult and dangerous climb, hence its nickname “the Savage Mountain.”
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