Islamabad: As tourist activities resume, foreign expedition teams have resumed visiting Pakistan for the adventures it offers, according to a news source. The first expedition team has already arrived, and is scheduled to climb a hitherto unnamed and unconquered peak in Shimshal Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
Commenting on the development, The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) Secretary Karrar Haidri stated that the five-member team, led by German climber Felix Berg, would attempt to summit the previously unclimbed 6500-metre-high peak in Shimshal Valley.
Haidri further revealed that this was the country’s first foreign expedition since the outbreak of COVID-19. Additionally, he stated that more European teams would arrive in the coming days with the end of the summer season in September, making several peaks inaccessible.
Pakistan is home to five of the world’s tallest peaks and to numerous others ranging above 6,000 feet; making it a popular destination for avid mountaineers. This industry generates revenue for the locals; hence the return of foreign expedition teams has been welcomed across all quarters.
