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INFO N°32
-
Alpinisme
- 02th August
2009
Afghani
succes for Noshaq summit : full
of peace & hope
(click to see the
website)
During the summer of 2009, four
Afghan climbers will attempt to
do what none of their countrymen
dreamt possible: reach the summit
of Mount Noshaq at 7,492 meters,
in the Hindu Kush range. Their
goal is to send a message of hope
and peace to the Afghan and international
communities and contribute to
the rebirth of mountaineering
tourism in the province of Wakhan.
These four adventurers, all
originating from the Wakhan valley,
are proud to take part in this
historic expedition. They already
possess solid mountaineering skills,
having participated in various
training courses in Afghanistan
and in Italy, all organized with
the support of Mountain Wilderness
International, the Aga Khan Foundation,
the United Nations and USAID.
Their instruction will be completed
with a technical course in the
Alps throughout the spring of
2009.
Malang
Afiat Khan
Gurg Ali
Amruddin
We can complete this information
by an excellent report on the
corridor of Wakhan signed Mountainunity
(http://www.mountainunity.org),
an english association which works
for a humanitarian aid in the
area :
Northern Kashmir is an isolated and contrasted area, deserted
and arctic, largely admired and always jealoused on. This site
is an invitation through time and one of the most beautiful mountain
areas, to dream, one might want to dream of the last unknown soil
of the world. If this could be of use to you for any details or
future expeditions to Kashmir, it would be my greates award and
please feel free to contact me on this subject.
