K-6 will be open to climbing expeditions this year - other mountains nearby such as K7 will be allowed for climbers as well soon. Image of the head of Charakusa valley, with K6 (center) and Kapura (right) peaks in background, courtesy of Grivel North America (click to enlarge).
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(K2Climb.net) Ive just got confirmation from Pakistans Ministry of Tourism that K-6 will be open to climbing expeditions this year, reports ExWeb's Pakistan correspondent Karrar Haidri. Also, other mountains nearby such as K7 will be allowed for climbers as well soon.Come and visit!As you know, the country is celebrating 2007 as Visit Pakistan Year and Minister of Tourism Nilofar Bakhtiar is decided to provide foreigners will all possible options.This is great news for a number of teams who have already applied for a...