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22/04/2025

Iconic Shimshal Pass Pamir in the evening as clouds traveling over the lake's ⛰️
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02/04/2025

The traditional dance of wakhi people in China.

29/03/2025

Happy International Mounain's Day.
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27/03/2025

Introduction to Chilim Joshi Festival – Kalash, Chitral Pakistan.

The Chilim Joshi Festival is a vibrant spring festival celebrated by the Kalash people of Chitral, Pakistan. It marks the arrival of spring and is a time of thanksgiving for a fruitful season. The Kalash community, known for its unique traditions, colorful attire, and rich cultural heritage, gathers to honor their deities, offer prayers, and celebrate with music, dance, and feasts.

This festival is an expression of joy, love, and unity, where Kalash men and women dress in their traditional embroidered garments and beadwork, performing folk dances and rituals. Tourists from all over the world visit Kalash Valley during this time to witness the ancient customs and hospitality of the Kalash people.

Date of Chilim Joshi Festival 2025

The Chilim Joshi Festival is usually celebrated from May 13 to May 16 every year. The 2025 edition is expected to take place on the same dates (May 13–16, 2025) in the Kalash Valleys of Bumburet, Rumbur, and Birir, Chitral.

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25/03/2025

24/03/2025

ICD-The Ismaili Centre Dubai is a cultural and religious hub for the Ismaili Muslim community, located in Oud Metha. It features stunning architecture, gardens, and spaces for educational, social, and cultural activities.
Must visit and explore the Islamic architecture with its insightful theme.
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22/03/2025

Let's welcome the spring activities in the mountainouse part of Pamiri range in the north, including Gilgit-Baltistan.
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21/03/2025

Happy Nawroz Wishes to all the Muslim brothers and Sisters round across the globe.
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17/03/2025

Nimsdia Purja, a Nepalese mountaineer and former Gurkha and UK Special Forces soldier. He is best known for his record-breaking mountaineering feats, including summiting all 14 eight-thousanders (mountains above 8,000 meters) in just six months and six days during his Project Possible 14/7 in 2019.

He's also known for his role in the Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible and for leading daring rescue missions in the Himalayas. Do you want to know more about him?

17/03/2025

The hidden James of Hunza Valley, Shimshal Gojal.

16/03/2025

Whitehorn-Odver Sar"

Shimshal Whitehorn is one of Shimshal’s most famous mountains and one of the most beautiful in the whole Karakoram. The left side of its north-east face consists almost solely of seracs while its right side is smooth and sheer. The peak is also known as Adver Sar. Many foreigner climbers attempted, but failed to summit.

The mountain is located a day’s trek from the village of Shimshal, however, with a base camp approximately 1400m above Shimshal the approach is not the easiest. Other approaches are also possible via the Yazghil and Malangutti glaciers however the mountain is difficult to climb from all directions. Whichever way the mountain is climbed though it is a serious undertaking, both technically and physically.

The mountain's climbing history was unclear to many until recently due to it mostly consisting of a number of illegal attempts that resulted in a number of unfortunate deaths. Many people, including local climbers believed the peak to still be unclimbed as of 2006. The first ascent was in fact as long ago as 1986 by a British expedition consisting of Chris Clark, Paul Metcalfe, Dave Robbins, John Burslem and Paul Allison. From the Mudhil Glacier to the West of the mountain the group climbed the North-West Ridge to the summit. The trip ended in tragedy. At 5950m, Paul Metcalfe developed cerebral oedema. Dave and Chris fell on the descent at around 5500m, after an abseil anchor gave up. Dave died. Chris sustained multiple injuries in the accident. A difficult few days followed. After a 5 days alone on the upper snow fields Chris was eventually rescued.

Subsequent attempts also ended in disaster. New Zealander Richard Ackerley fell to his death in 1999 just below the summit when climbing with Bruce Normand and a Japanese expedition resulted in more deaths following an avalanche on the Malangutti side. Local Shimshali Rajab Shah also made a couple of unsuccessful attempts on the mountain, a French team tried and failed at climbing the East and North Ridges in 2005.

The second ascent of the mountain came in July 2006 when a German expedition consisting of Markus Tannheimer and Matthias and Alexandra Robl summited the peak via the East Ridge in two days. Their route had largely been completed by Normand and Ackerley in 1999. While the Germans were not the first people to summit the mountain their route was far from straight-forward.

Shimshal whitehorn peak is been still considered as one of the virgin peaks as no one has reached the top from north face.

The night site of whitehorn with full moon.

Photography by: H Sherazi

08/03/2025

A Tribute to Women on Women’s Day

To all the women who inspire, lead, nurture, and create—today, we celebrate you. Your strength, resilience, and grace shape the world in ways both seen and unseen. You are the backbone of families, the driving force of progress, and the heart of communities.

May your voices be heard, your dreams be realized, and your worth always recognized. Happy Women’s Day!
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05/03/2025

Shimshal Valley also known as Valley of Mountaineers, wrapped in a white blanket.
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Photo Credit: Sheraz Uddin Sherazi

03/03/2025

Dubai United Rarab Emirates.
Mesmerising Morning.
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03/03/2025

Winter sport brings hope and motivations. Ramiaz Baig a 6 years old young boy from Shimshal Valley is learning Sking from the trainers. Although the temperature is -10cc but still this boy stays day's longer at the pitch to see and enjoy the players.
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24/01/2025

Pakistan Tour 2014, Day 5th.
A tour with elders from Shimshimshal at Wagha Border Lahore, December,22nd, 2014. From left to right, Raheem Sherazi, Mr.Innayat Ullah Baig, Dr. Farman Ullah And Mr. Asmat Shah and Anis Urrehman. The two souls Dr. Farman and Mr. Asmat are not with us in this world but their memories are always with us.