Surge in Foreign Climbers and Trekkers Visits Gilgit-Baltistan Despite Regional Tensions

GB sees rise in foreign climbers, trekkers despite Mideast tensions

• Over 2,200 adventurers visited region from April to August • Official says climbing season has closed, but trekking will continue until October GILGIT: More than 2,200 foreign climbers and trekkers visited Gilgit-Baltistan during the summer season from April to August this year, a senior official of the GB Tourism Department said. Sajid Hussain, deputy director of the GB Tourism Department, told Dawn that foreign adventurers visited the region to scale some of the world’s highest peaks and ...

By [email protected] (Jamil Nagri)