Take Care You Don t Pollute The Mountains! Published December 13th, 2020 - 06:44 GMT (Shutterstock)
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The risk of mountain accidents has recently increased as people who go to nature have not been trained about life in nature.
A Turkish expert said mountains are more likely to be polluted as more people engage in outdoor mountaineering sports during situations like the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, on eve of the International Mountain Day observed on Friday, Ersan Basar, head of the Turkish Mountaineering Federation said that people who stay indoors prefer to go to nature during the pandemic.
Today is #InternationalMountainDay Here s Mt Mihara, a 758m high mountain & a popular #trekking spot located in Izu Oshima Island, which is about a 2 hr ride from Tokyo via high-speed ferry. The #mountain features a shrine & has been considered sacred by locals from ancient times pic.twitter.com/8rNeicAR1k
No govt function held in GB to mark mountain day
Civil society and environmentalists criticised the government for ignoring the day.
The International Mountain Day is celebrated with the intent to remind people of the ecological importance of the treasures which host about half of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.
Abid Hussain, an environmentalist, said GB was hub of adventure tourism, world’s highest peaks, including K2, Broad Peak, Nanga Parbat and largest glaciers. He said ignoring to celebrate the day was weakness of the government, pointing out that Prime minister Imran Khan had always emphasised promotion of tourism in GB.
2020/12/13 17:50 Ruth Croft (Taiwan Tourism Bureau photo) Ruth Croft (Taiwan Tourism Bureau photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan Tourism Bureau has recently released a video about the story of New Zealand ultra runner Ruth Croft’s athletic upbringing and life after she moved to Taiwan. The bureau said in a press release that it launched the two-minute video, “Discover a Higher Love,” in celebration of International Mountain Day. In the video, Croft describes running as something she did since a young age but was never serious about turning it into a career. “The years of training and competing caught up to me, and I got to a point where I just wanted something completely new, and so I decided to move to Taipei,” Croft said.
Milind Soman does Sirsasana or headstand at Phalut (Pics: Twitter)
Milind Soman who loves all things fitness, has got fans talking about his new bare-chested move! The athlete and ex-model who recently turned 55 is on trek in a beautiful place called Phalut in the northeast and he aced the Sirsasana (headstand) pose on the mountain peak there. Taking to his social media, he shared pictures of him doing this among the gorgeous scenery on International Mountain Day and wrote: Happy International mountain day ! Phalut, almost 12000 ft, 4°C ! #kanchenjunga His tweet got over 3K likes. It drew a bunch of comments as well, with fans praising his fitness levels and calling his post amazing and inspiring.
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