Pakistan will not restrict mountaineering expeditions despite recent deaths of climbers

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan has issued no warnings or restrictions for mountaineering expeditions in the north, an official said Sunday, despite the recent deaths of climbers. Climbers were well aware of the harsh weather and all the other risks and challenges, said Faizullah Faraq, a spokesman for the government of Gilgit-Baltistan, the northern region home to some of the world’s highest mountains. “Despite that, they willingly accept these challenges and come here to attempt these summits.” Chinese climber Guan Jing, 37, was the latest person to perish on one of Pakistan’s mountains.

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