Spanish mountaineers Miquel Mas and Marc Subirana have climbed a new route on Southwest Face of Latok II in Pakistan's Karakorum. The pair summited the distinctive tower they have now called Latok ...
Experienced alpinists Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer have made the first ascent of Yernamandu Kangri, a 7180m peak in Pakistan's Karakorum. The pair climbed alpine style and needed three bivouacs.
In a significant milestone for the study and understanding of the Mongol Empire, archaeologists have mapped its capital of Karakorum. Physical traces of the ancient city, founded in the thirteenth ...
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MONGOLIA / Wrestling, archery and horse racing contests in Genghis Khan's ancient capital, Karakorum
2005-03-27 04:00:00 PDT Ulan Bator, Mongolia-- By all accounts, Genghis Khan was not a nice guy. Nice guys finish last, and Genghis Khan was determined not to be at the back of the pack. In the late ...
K2 (8,611 meters/28,251 feet), or "Chogori," is the world's second highest mountain, after Everest (8,048 meters). Unlike Everest and the eight other highest mountains on Earth, K2 is not located in ...
Glaciers are shown in light blue to cyan, clouds in white, water in dark blue, vegetation in green and bare terrain in pink to brown.(Frank Paul, The Cryosphere,2015 & USGS/NASA & Google Earth) New ...
Capital city of the Mongolian Empire, Karakorum, 'much larger than previously thought,' according to archaeologists who have mapped the ancient metropolis for the first time. Founded by Genghis Khan's ...
The Great State Khural (parliament) of Mongolia has voted in favor of the decision to restore the ancient capital of the Mongolian Empire, the city of Karakorum, the official website of the parliament ...
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The article is based on the field studies carried out by the author during the years 1993-1997 in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It is closely linked to another paper by the same author published on ...
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