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Volume 13 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.814134 This article is part of the Research TopicWomen in Drug Metabolism and Transport: 2021View all 6 articles The aim of the study was to apply Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling to predict the effect of liver disease (LD) on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of dexamethasone (DEX) in the treatment of COVID-19 A whole-body PBPK model was created to simulate 100 adult individuals aged 18–60 years hepatic blood flow) and portal vein shunt were incorporated into the LD model The changes were implemented by using the Child-Pugh (CP) classification system DEX was qualified using clinical data in healthy adults for both oral (PO) and intravenous (IV) administrations and similarly propranolol (PRO) and midazolam (MDZ) were qualified with PO and IV clinical data in healthy and LD adults The qualified model was subsequently used to simulate a 6 mg PO and 20 mg IV dose of DEX in patients with varying degrees of LD The PBPK model was successfully qualified across DEX the simulated systemic clearance of DEX decreased (35%–60%) and the plasma concentrations increased (170%–400%) in patients with LD the AUC ratio between healthy/LD individuals remained comparable to lower doses The exposure of DEX in different stages of LD was predicted through PBPK modelling providing a rational framework to predict PK in complex clinical scenarios related to COVID-19 Model simulations suggest dose adjustments of DEX in LD patients are not necessary considering the low dose administered in the COVID-19 protocol different forms of administration and detailed description of the individuals included in the study (e.g. LD severity according to CP score) are lacking The aim of this study was to use PBPK modelling to predict DEX PKs for the treatment of COVID-19 in patients with liver impairment A whole body PBPK model constructed using Simbiology v was used to generate a cohort of 100 individuals aged 18–60 years (50% female and 50% male) The following assumptions were made during simulations: 1) instant and uniform drug distribution (well-stirred model) across each compartment (tissue/organ); 2) no reabsorption of the drug from the colon; and 3) drug distribution was limited by blood flow No ethical approval was required as results for this investigation were generated virtually TABLE 1. Physiological and biochemical parameter changes in the liver disease model according to CP score (A, B, C). Johnson’s reported values (Johnson et al., 2010) Oral absorption was simulated using a compartmental absorption and transit model (Bosgra et al., 2012). The drug absorption rate constant (Ka) was calculated using the effective permeability (Peff) based on the in vivo regional jejunal permeability in humans for PRO (Gertz et al., 2010). For MDZ and DEX values observed in the literature for Ka were applied. The parameters are described in Table 2 Physiochemical and pharmacokinetic characteristics of dexamethasone The clearance of MDZ, PRO and DEX in the gut (CLgut) were calculated considering the intrinsic clearance (Clint) and abundance of the enzyme involved in the metabolism of each drug in the intestinal tissue (Eq. 1): The fraction of drug escaping gut metabolism and transitioning to the liver (Fg) was computed with the following equation (Eq. 2): Where Qgut represents the blood flow to the gut, and fu,gut is the fraction unbound of the drug in the gut, considered equal one in the model. (Yu and Amidon, 1999) Similarly, to the gut, the intrinsic clearance of each enzyme involved in the hepatic metabolism of MDZ, PRO and DEX were scaled up to the whole liver (CLint, liver) considering the equation below (Eq. 3): The MPPGL was calculated according to equation reported by (Eq. 5) Barter et al., 2008: The total hepatic intrinsic clearance (∑CLint, liver) was considered as the sum of all enzymes involved in the metabolism. The hepatic systemic clearance (CLhep) was calculated considering blood flow and the total ∑CLint, liver (Eq. 6): Where Qhv is the hepatic blood flow rate, fup is the fraction of drug unbound in plasma and R is the blood to plasma ratio. The fraction of drug that escapes hepatic metabolism and reaches the systemic circulation (Fh) is represented by the following equation (Eq. 7): Where Qpv is the blood flow rate of the portal vein Given DEX`s auto-induction of CYP3A4, induction of CYP in the intestine and liver were calculated from using the following equation (Eq. 8): Where Emax is the maximum enzyme activity, Corgan,u is the average unbound drug concentration in the intestinal and liver tissues and EC50 is the DEX concentration required to reach half of the maximum enzyme activity. Then the CLgut and CLint, liver (Eq. 1 and Eq. 3) was multiplied by IndCYP3A4,organ Portocaval shunting was incorporated into the LD model by implementing a shunt index that considers the varying levels of shunting associated with the different severities of liver disease as well as the serum total bile acid concentrations in the peripheral vein (Ohkubo et al., 1984; Simón-Talero et al., 2018). The fraction of drug that bypasses the liver due to shunting (Fshunt) is represented by the following (Eq. 9): Elimination of MDZ and PRO were considered as exclusively hepatic however, for DEX an additional renal clearance amounting to 10% of the systemic clearance was applied in accordance with the literature (Table 2). (HEMADY, 2021) A liver impairment scaling factor for renal function was applied as described in Table 1 Overall step-by-step workflow representing the PBPK modelling qualification and predictions The mean PK parameters for PRO across all individuals were also calculated and compared for both simulated and observed clinical data The PBPK model was used to predict the PK of DEX in virtual populations with varying degrees of liver disease, classified according to CP scores (A, B, and C). The varying levels of portacaval-shunting associated with liver disease considered in the simulations was an aleatory linearly spaced range with minimum value of 0.1 and maximum value of 0.7 as previously described (Simón-Talero et al., 2018) The dosages selected for the simulations were in line with current COVID-19 protocols stipulated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; 6 mg dose once a day PO for 7–10 days; 6 mg dose once a day IV for 7–10 days (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2021) The PK parameters were calculated considering steady-state plasma concentration on 10th day in accordance with the COVID-19 protocol The PBPK model was successfully qualified for all drugs in healthy (MDZ, PRO and DEX) and LD individuals (MDZ and PRO) according to the selected criteria. The simulated and observed PK parameters for each drug as well as the AFE values are presented in Table 3, as previously described. The plasma concentration-time profiles of each drug are described in the supplementary material (Supplementary Figures S1–5) Qualification of the PBPK model in healthy and liver disease individuals for midazolam Predictions of dexamethasone pharmacokinetics in virtual populations with varying degrees of liver disease Simulated concentration-time profile of DEX in different LD conditions after 6 mg intravenous administration (graph on the top) and 6 mg oral administration (graph on the bottom) Dashed lines represent simulations with shunting and solid lines with no shunting The clinical management of individuals with LD is challenging. The PK of DEX in LD patients has been partially described through a clinical study, showing a reduced clearance and increased half-life, but no information of total exposure (AUC0-inf) and PK profiles were available (Kawai et al., 1985) The PBPK model described herein simulated DEX PK in different stages of LD with various grades of shunting providing evidence-based guidance towards the clinical management of COVID-19 in LD patients the AUC ratio between healthy and individuals with LD remained comparable to the lower dose (6 mg once a day) no simulation with shunt effect was performed with the higher dose since the same behaviour of lower dose is expected Whilst side effects need to be monitored during the administration of DEX no dose adjustments seem necessary in healthy or LD patients and unknown LD physiopathology mechanisms not represented in the model corroborate the challenge of qualifying the LD PBPK model against specific CP classifications An increased exposure of DEX across varying stages of LD was predicted using PBPK modelling Although DEX exposure was predicted to be more than 3 times higher in CP-C individuals no dose adjustments seem necessary in patients with LD considering DEX’s low hepatic extraction the low dose administered in the COVID-19 protocol and short period of treatment (10 days) This study provides in silico evidence-based guidance towards the management of complex clinical scenarios related to COVID-19 and provides a rational framework for future PBPK modelling applications in LD patients Further PBPK modelling initiatives would be necessary to evaluate the net effect of both LD and inflammatory physiological alterations on the PK of drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19 - To propose a PBPK model capable of simulating the PK of drugs in LD patients classified according to the Child-Pugh system - To integrate portacaval-shunting associated with LD in a PBPK model - To predict DEX exposure in LD patients considering the dose administered in the COVID-19 protocol The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/Supplementary Material further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author All authors contributed to the overall concept of the model and MS wrote the manuscript with support from all the other authors All authors reviewed and contributed to the final manuscript This project is funded by a research grant awarded by the UKRI (MRC) and the DHSC (NIHR) The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.814134/full#supplementary-material Deciding on success Criteria for Predictability of Pharmacokinetic Parameters from In Vitro Studies: an Analysis Based on In Vivo Observations PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Simultaneous Quantification of the Abundance of Several Cytochrome P450 and Uridine 5'-Diphospho-Glucuronosyltransferase Enzymes in Human Liver Microsomes Using Multiplexed Targeted Proteomics PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar ACTEMRA® (tocilizumab) (2021) Google Scholar A Comparison of Pharmacokinetics between Humans and Monkeys PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Covariation of Human Microsomal Protein Per Gram of Liver with Age: Absence of Influence of Operator and Sample Storage May Justify Interlaboratory Data Pooling PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Physiological Parameter Values for PBPK Models Google Scholar An Improved Model to Predict Physiologically Based Model Parameters and Their Inter-individual Variability from Anthropometry PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Physiological Parameter Values for Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Models PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar The Effect of Age on Plasma Levels of Propranolol and Practolol in Man CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Corticosteroid-related central Nervous System Side Effects CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar de la Grandmaison Organ Weight in 684 Adult Autopsies: New Tables for a Caucasoid Population PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Effects of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and an anti-IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody on Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes in Human Hepatocyte Culture PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar DrugBank (2021a). 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PBR ZipRecruiter Capital City Classic – In front of a raucous Friday night crowd in Charleston winning Round 1 of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour inside the Charleston Civic Center to surge to an early lead in the ZipRecruiter Capital City Classic led the pack of competitors compliments of an 85-point score earned aboard Jeff (Julian Cattle) The 8-second effort garnered the charismatic Brazilian a crucial 28 Velocity Global points Montanha is within the sights of Hunter Ball (Carsonville The duo of cowboys trail the top position by a mere 0.5 points after each delivered an 84.5-point score to net 17.5 Velocity Global points Ball conquered Next Question (UTC/Sellers Bucking Bulls) while Shetler went the distance atop Area 51 (LH Cattle Co./Sho-Me Rodeo) Lima reached the whistle atop Whip (White/Knapp Ranch) for 84 points to leave the Charleston Civic Center with 16 Velocity Global points North Carolina) rounded out the Top 5 in fifth Drawing One Boot 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Personalized news alerts with our mobile app Please subscribe to continue reading… during the second round of the Greensboro Unleash The Beast PBR won his first Professional Bull Riders Unleash The Beast tour event since 2019 in Columbus when he rode to the event championship at the Union Home Mortgage Invitational Montanha, who bucked to the championship at the Billings stop at the Metra in 2018 The 32 year old was second in the first round with an 89-point ride on Saturday The PBR reported that in the second round Sunday Montanha scored an 88.75-point ride and followed with an 88-point effort in the final round for a walk-off win Montanha collected 144 world points and $29,641.27 He vaulted from 29th to 17th in the world standings Vieira had two round wins on the weekend (90.25 and with his second-place overall finish Vieira netted 118 points and $20,098.49 also from Brazil and in his second year on the UTB tour won the 15/15 Bucking Battle on Saturday with a 90.75-point score aboard I'm Legit Too He earned 59 points with the special-round victory the PBR reported The next stop for the premier series is in Manchester BILLINGS — It was only fitting Claudio Montanha Jr Boudreaux Campbell of Texas captured the Velocity Tour Finals event win invaded a small community of riverside peasant farmers and traditional fishermen living beside the Tapajós River in Pará state in the Amazon they’re armed and threatening everyone,” one local resident told Mongabay The beiradeiros say that a large group of garimpeiros arrived in the area disobeying a legal order “not to enter any area occupied by the traditional population of Montanha-Mangabal.” The miners threatened violence against the local inhabitants including the ammunition for our firearms.” The garimpeiros left after making their threats but the beiradeiros now feel vulnerable and isolated Their houses are scattered along the river and it takes an average 20 minutes to row from one to another The community only has two or three radios along about 70 kilometers (43 miles) of river the beiradeiros appealed to the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) an independent branch of the federal government neither the MPF or any government branch has responded The violence against the beiradeiros arose when the 100 families residing in Montanha-Mangabal — frustrated with the government’s failure to mark out the legal borders of their settlement The miners see that process as a serious challenge to their illegitimate land claims The community of Montanha-Mangabal was legally established in 2013, when residents won a long struggle to gain rights to their land Brazil’s National Colonization and Agrarian Reform Institute (INCRA) created a 550 square kilometer (212 square mile) Agro-Extractive Settlement (PAE) for the community the beiradeiros — which is what people living along Amazon rivers call themselves — can go on occupying the land and using it the way their ancestors did in perpetuity told Mongabay: “A few days ago the inhabitants of the PAE began their process of auto-demarcação putting up signs marking out the limits of their land.” that action angered the invading miners because it clearly showed that the riverside land didn’t belong to them That’s when the threats began “within this process in which communities are empowering themselves to defend their territories against illegal mining in the Tapajós region.” Martins sees the Montanha-Mangabal conflict in a broader context: “In the Amazon as a whole the mechanisms for advancing capital in the region always involve agrarian conflicts struggles over the control of natural resources and violence,” he said adding “Wildcat mining is only the advance guard of larger economic interests in the region The miners are used to carry out criminal actions against local families.” Martins sees events in Montanha-Mangabal as being linked to the current political climate in Brazil: “Tension and violence in the Brazilian countryside have increased with the extreme political instability in the country.” Critics of the Temer government hold that the administration’s pro-development policies have emboldened ruralists agribusiness and mining interests eager to exploit the Amazon becoming a PAE was the culmination of a 140-year-struggle for legal recognition The community was settled in the second half of the 19th century when hundreds of poor farmers from impoverished northeast Brazil migrated to the Amazon to tap rubber After the rubber boom went bust in the early 20th century many were trapped without the money for the 2,000 kilometer (1,200 mile) trek home some single men abducted women from neighboring indigenous groups and settled down with them recalled family stories of how her grandfather “stole” her grandmother she added; they brought centuries of indigenous survival knowledge to the rubber-tapper communities without which the communities might have perished This helps explain why beiradeiros communities — which cut only small areas for crops — have some of the best-conserved forest in the Amazon acquired evidence of their long term settlement — reports by priests for the small community to get its land rights recognized the PAE immediately ran counter to the plans of then President Dilma Rousseff who was eager to open the Amazon to large scale economic activities to turn the biodiversity rich Tapajós basin into an industrialized export corridor building a series of dams on the river to generate energy for mining still in the planning stages — would flood land given to Montanha-Mangabal the 100 families will now have to be resettled to a locale acceptable to them Luiz Bacelar Guerreiro Junior, at the time the superintendent for the regional office of Brazil’s National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA) and the person who signed the portaria (order) creating the PAE, said: “I am very proud to be ending a struggle like this one Felipe Fritz Braga, a prosecutor in the Federal Public Ministry, independent government litigators, commented: “The recognition of Montanha-Mangabal by the Brazilian state is an unmistakeable act of true and effective agrarian reform It is the first time the federal government recognizes the antiquity of the occupation of this land by these communities and treats them as people having fundamental rights INCRA was obliged to mark out the borders of PAE Increasingly concerned about the way their undemarcated land was being invaded by loggers the community repeatedly appealed to INCRA to fulfil its obligation the beiradeiros decided to mark out their lands themselves in the process known as “auto-demarcação” (self-demarcation) told Mangabay: “This demarcation is happening because a lot of our land is being invaded explained more fully: “We are demarcating the land ourselves so that they [the outsiders] will know where they can go and what land belongs to us They are always saying to us: ‘I don’t know which is my land which is yours.’ So as of today all those people who come from the road all those people will know where they can — and where they can’t — go.” none of the invaders can lay legal claim to the land The settlement lies within the area of Influence of the Transamazon Highway a 100 kilometer (62 mile) strip was claimed by the federal government on either side of the highway Though the beiradeiros are constantly threatened by loggers and miners waving documents that All the land is federal unless the government decides otherwise as in the case of the Montanha-Mangabal PAE The auto-demarcaçāo has lately become a tool for strengthening an emerging alliance between the beiradeiros and local indigenous communities these communities fought each other for control of territory Now they increasingly see themselves as allies with each helping the other with demarcation In 2014, when the Munduruku carried out their own auto-demarcação marking the boundaries of their Daje Kapap Eipi (Sawré Mubyu) indigenous territory Now the indigenous communities are reciprocating “We and the beiradeiros both depend on this forest and this river,” said Juarez Saw Munduruku the cacique (chief) of Sawre Muybu village “We are threatened in the same way by government projects I am in debt to Montanha-Mangabal and I have come to pay that debt And I have brought 23 male and female warriors with me.” Both the Munduruki cacique, Juarez Saw Munduruku, and the beiradeiro Chico Caititu are worried about the hydroelectric dams planned for the Tapajós River — which scientists say is an environmental “crisis in the making.” Of particular concern is the nearest one where studies for the dam’s licensing are due to be finished next year the Jatobá dam will have a severe impact on both the Munduruku and the beiradeiros Other Munduruku groups, not directly affected by Jatobá, also helped in the recent demarcation. Two leaders from the Satere Maue community undertook a five-day journey to visit and express their support for Montanha-Mangabal’s demarcation. They are involved in their own struggle, so far successful, to stop large São Luiz do Tapajós dam — shelved by IBAMA in 2016 after a major public campaign against it It is too soon to gauge the reaction of other beiradeiro communities and indigenous communities to the violence happening in Montanha-Mangabal Today the beiradeiros in Montanha-Mangabal increasingly feel part of a broader community which is resisting government and business incursions into the region and standing against the rising wave of violence a beiradeiro playing an active role in the demarcation this alliance we have made with the Munduruku Correction: When this article was originally published several photos were credited erroneously to Ailen Vega but were actually shot by Fernanda Moreira FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a message to the author of this post. If you want to post a public comment, you can do that at the bottom of the page. The “fortress conservation” model is under pressure in East Africa, as protected areas become battlegrounds over history, human rights, and global efforts to halt biodiversity loss. Mongabay’s Special Issue goes beyond the region’s world-renowned safaris to examine how rural communities and governments are reckoning with conservation’s colonial origins, and trying to forge a path forward […] Miners have worked in Erzgebirge silver mines since the 12th century Radioactive uranium was also mined there until the early 1990s The mountain range is known as the Krusnohori in Czech and the Ore Mountains in English The area grew rich through the extraction of ore, and became a center for the study of mining technology.  Famed German polymath Alexander von Humboldt was among those who studied at the Freiberg School of Mines which was founded in 1765. On graduation Humboldt provided an expert opinion on the drainage of mining tunnels — just one of many studies that helped change the industry.  "The Saxonian-Bohemian Erzgebirge has served as an impulse generator for the economic and social development in mining regions of the whole continent," said Germany's UNESCO Commission chief Maria Böhmer after the organization granted the request Administrative structures and financial systems that were established in the Erzgebirge had a significant influence on mining operations all over Europe." Preserving important elements of humanity's history is one of the functions of the UNESCO which stands for the United Nations' Education Read more: UNESCO names ancient Babylon city a World Heritage Site The region's bid for World Heritage status was submitted by German and Czech officials Germany's minister for international cultural policy saying the bid had made an important statement about Europe that showed the "close links between our countries." Also on Saturday, the UN officials listed the medieval water management system in Augsburg as another World Heritage Site wells and water towers to form a unique water supply system the network of waterflows consists of 22 distinct objects and stretches through 700 years of the city's history Read more: Dresden loses UNESCO world heritage status The UN body is meeting in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku to examine 36 nominations for the World Heritage Site list The session is scheduled to last until July 10 the UN officials granted the protected status to the ancient city of Babylon Other sites recognized by UNESCO include India's Jaipur known as the "Pink City," the Bagan landscape in Myanmar, the ruins Liangzhu City in China and the Plain of Jars located in central Laos While Chinese officials make full frontal regulatory attacks on smog an often toxic byproduct from sewage treatment continues to quietly spread into groundwater and contaminate soil and food One Tsinghua University study estimated that 34 percent of so-called “sludge,” which contains a mix of human excreta and industrial waste 14 percent is discharged untreated into the environment and a whopping 48 percent is used as fertilizer by farmers pollutants from this untreated sewage byproduct are like a hidden time bomb Cleaning up heavy metals that have accumulated in the soil is difficult and contamination can affect generations to come Wastewater facilities in the United States and Europe are designed to separate solids from wastewater The residuals go through a tertiary treatment to reduce disease-causing bacteria and heavy metals so the remaining solids (dry sludge) can be safely disposed Chinese wastewater treatment plants typically stop at secondary treatment and the remaining watery slurry is only lightly treated Poor sludge management is driven by three main factors: lack of data Perhaps the most troubling is the paucity of detailed only about 20 percent of sludge undergoes a secondary stabilization process in China and 13 percent of the stabilized sludge is properly prepared for agricultural application or other productive uses for more than 80 percent of sludge is simply dumping it into landfills Besides the Bank report and Tsinghua study cited above Another barrier is a highly fragmented administrative system It is unclear which ministry is in charge of overseeing treatment facilities falling somewhere between no less than five ministries: Environment most government-issued documents on sludge treatment only focus on technical guidance or minor policy details rather than industrial standardization and regulations Low water prices also introduce perverse incentives for treatment facilities The cost of sludge treatment is often not included in wastewater fees or charged at an insignificant rate a miniscule RMB 0.04/ton of wastewater is charged for sludge treatment in Guangzhou many plants would run at a loss if they processed sludge and with lax oversight the ambitious targets set in the 12th Five-Year Plan for sludge treatment including a requirement that all municipal wastewater treatment plants install sludge treatment equipment by the end of 2012 While policy implementation is behind the curve, it’s not for lack of attention from Chinese environmentalists. 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editorial content Please could you consider disabling Adblock when visiting UKC/UKH Lee Harrison and Murilo Lessa travelled to the Lupgar Mountains this summer coming away with two first ascents and a second ascent via a new route Here's Lee's account of a highly productive trip Murilo Lessa and myself (Lee Harrison) visited the Lupgar Mountains of the Karakoram during July 2015 We climbed three sub-6000m summits in Alpine-style from the Yokshgoz Valley P5702 and P5589 we believe are first ascents with the ascent of P5665 suspected to be a second ascent via a new route The Lupgar Mountains lie in the North-West corner of the Karakoram between the Batura Muztagh and the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan On that occasion I failed to climb a proper summit via the Lupgar Valley but at least gained enough elevation for fine views of the peaks at the head of the Yokshgoz Glacier as well as the neighbouring valley running parallel to the North-East Nine years passed before I returned for further investigation Our plan was to set a base camp midway along the Yokshgoz Glacier so as to make both the upper reaches of the Yokshgoz Glacier and the unnamed valley accessible The 45km approach would involve trekking partway along the Batura Glacier the fourth longest glacier in the Karakoram and then branching North into the Yokshgoz Glacier The trek was expected to take around three to four days leaving us just shy of three weeks at base camp A local cricket match was taking precedence over our job vacancies for porters creating acute difficulties with finding workers in Passu Alarms had been set for an early morning departure but the absence of a labour force meant much of the day was spent in limbo By early afternoon six porters had been found from the neighbouring village of Gulmit They were students on summer leave with no experience working as porters or knowledge of the trekking route but were keen to work We used what remained of the afternoon to trek to the dusty camp site of Yunzben which lay no more than a couple of hours from the Karakoram Highway but 450m in steady height gain In the searing afternoon heat our porters quickly fell behind Their arrival in strung-out formation started one hour after ours but of greater concern was the general look of discontent on their faces with carrying the loads It didn't bode well for the longer days that would follow Next day we rose just prior to sunrise at 4:30am in order to maximise the hours of daylight Based on yesterday's pace we would need all the daylight available despite the trek to our next camp of Yashpirt typically taking no more than seven hours and being of only moderate difficulty Trekking during the first hours of daylight was also the coolest and most pleasant time before the sun hit the valley.  The day's trek would follow the south side of the Batura Glacier before making a straightforward crossing to the North side As with yesterday all but one of the porters immediately fell behind We paused at the next settlement of Mulungeen to regroup but were quickly separated soon after We took lunch at the last settlement of Kirgus Washk before the glacier crossing An hour had passed but our porters failed to appear I learnt whilst taking lunch that none of the porters had crossed a glacier before At least this one was considered non-technical and safe Our trekking guide Ahsan described the route across the glacier to the only porter who had kept pace He would observe our path whilst waiting the remaining porters to catch-up Midway across the glacier there was still no sign of the porters on the south bank and so we paused again Ahsan looked twitchy but we were all concerned At current pace we would not reach Yashpirt by nightfall The only option would be to turn back and help the porters with the loads for everybody's sake Ahsan valiantly carried about a load and a half whilst Murilo and myself shouldered what we could from the porters The lack of conditioning of our porters was not the only issue Equipment was also contributing to their slowness which are regularly used for strapping loads to Even sufficient amounts of rope with which to tie loads to themselves they lacked As a consequence our porters were carrying sacks and bags underarm Not only did this make the loads more cumbersome to carry and the porters more prone to having an accident on the glacier it also meant a less controlled drop whenever they paused for rest Not good for the contents as we would discover later in the day The porters reached Yashpirt shortly before dusk We were not even halfway into the trek but already they looked shattered Not surprisingly they quit in unison that evening Apart from the problems with carrying the loads it also transpired that they had no food They were friendly lads trying to earn some summer money but in hindsight we should never have hired them given their lack of food and equipment (the meat and equipment allowances were due to be paid for the record) Ultimately Murilo and myself were to blame as their employers All this distracted from the beauty of Yashpirt's location which was one of the most idyllic that I have seen in the Karakoram A porter exodus midway through a four day trek would normally spell disaster for a trip on such a tight schedule but fortunately good luck was shining brightly That evening a lone trekker at Yashpirt had changed his plans from crossing the nearby Werthum Pass to remaining at Yashpirt a couple of days longer after which he would descend back down the glacier This temporarily freed his porters to carry our loads to base camp Our sacks of food had been badly damaged during the day's trek due to their repeated dropping Many of their contents were split open but fortunately we were able to borrow a barrel for the remainder of the trip in order to better protect them Using plastic barrels from the start of the trek would have better protected the food but these needed porter frames with which to carry of which none of our initial porters possessed.  Our new porters planned to reach base camp the following day Given that we were not even halfway through the trek this seemed ambitious but if they were motivated to try then so were we The confident approach was particularly welcome after the last couple of days It would mean a gain in height from 3300m to 4150m and likely some sore heads to follow Our progress next morning was swift without the long stoppages to regroup.Our replacement porters were a different breed and reassuringly confident No longer did we need to overly concern ourselves with their condition or whereabouts which meant we could relax and enjoy the scenery In particular the imposing 10km long Batura Wall on the South side of the glacier The Batura Glacier has some of the finest scenery that I have seen in the Karakoram We followed easily an ablation valley for much of the day until descending to the glacier a short distance before the Yokshgoz junction Progress slowed but reaching the Yokshgoz glacier felt like a moderate victory in itself A short way up the Yokshgoz Glacier another setback presented A misunderstanding between our trekking guide Ahsan and the porters meant that our final destination was a camp known as 'Yokshgoz' It lay low on the hillside on the West side of the glacier It was a beautiful spot with a large waterfall flowing nearby however our greater distraction lay with how we would continue to our intended base camp We had already marched ten hours to this point and continuing further was unrealistic Particularly given that the porters needed to return to the last set of shepherd huts on the north side of the Batura Glacier before the day was out Nothing more than vague plans were made ahead of the porters departure about a handful of them returning in a few days Realistically we were still out of range of our planned objectives with few option in the immediate vicinity At best we could use the following days to acclimatise The following morning two porters unexpectedly returned A pair of brothers who were probably the strongest and most assured from the previous day One of them had used a camp site in our planned base camp vicinity and so everything was looking positive once again Together we moved the six loads in short relays towards our intended location Firstly following the low hillside along the Western flanks of the Yokshgoz Glacier before descending and crossing the glacier back to its Eastern side known as Khush Dur Gush by our porters It was ringed with small pools of clear water and looked a beautiful spot to spend the next few weeks We spent a couple of days acclimatising around base camp before our focus switched to trying to summit something This was Murilo's first outing in anywhere higher than the Alps and so a gentle acclimatisation looked the sensible approach to start the trip on a positive note The moderately sized peaks at the head of the unnamed valley North of base camp looked technically straight-forward and potentially ideal for some gradual ascent The mouth of the unnamed valley followed a fast moving river tightly hemmed by steep earthy slopes covered in a thin layer of scree The main difficulties fell within the first two hundred meters of elevation before the valley progressively broadened Our first outing was a relatively benign affair as the water levels remained low enough to permit scrambling over the large boulders directly lining the water's edge Snow bridges allowed us to cross the river in order to follow easier ground In the coming weeks the water levels progressively rose in response to the warm temperatures and the snow bridges collapsed in succession making each passing progressively more fraught We made a high camp in the first of two side valleys branching north from the main valley a short distance below its glacier terminus at 4930m Our plan was to climb P5665 the following morning which lay directly to our east in close proximity Its foreshortened view disguised the whereabouts of the summit but we anticipated easy ground without too many navigational difficulties That night we tended to sore heads and made best efforts to sleep until the alarm clocks sounded at 1am.  We followed the centre of the glacier towards the valley head so as to gain easy height before tacking right towards the peak Our critical error lay with the assumption that the summit would lie somewhere above the broad glacial expanse descending its slopes This led us to what is best described as the south summit at c.5600m Sightly lower than both the rocky pyramid further north as well as a blunter outcrop immediately to its south It was more of a broad shoulder than a summit consuming the bulk of the mountain's mass but critically lower We had reached the third highest point on the mountain Maybe smaller by just 50m but a significant distance south We made best efforts to traverse to the main summit but the extent of the loose mixed ground along the western side of the first outcrop dissuaded us from continuing further Instead we descended back to the glacier floor at 5400m and in desperation switched our focus to neighbouring P5702 to our North-West A greater distance to reach but less steep and consequently deemed more feasible for our poorly acclimatised puffing bodies We gained the ridge linking P5665 and P5702 at about 5480m but by this point our tanks were virtually empty in a way that only lack of sufficient acclimatisation can bring about Another 200m looked insurmountable given the effort we had needed just to gain the ridge Reaching the South Summit of P5665 was excellent acclimatisation but a frustrating outcome On our tight schedule it felt like a missed summit opportunity unable to relax my breathing to a steady rate periodically needing a big inhalation to find equilibrium A poor state of affairs given we had yet to start climbing The 1am alarm was not met with the usual enthusiasm A short distance above camp though my breathing settled and I found my acclimatisation to actually be much improved compared to the last outing Again we used the glacier to gain easy height before following a curving line of snow on the south-east face to the right of the summit It was between 35 and 45 degrees with the steepest snow where the slopes began to broaden above half height It was a hazy sunrise that greeted us after so many days of dry weather the sun reflecting beautifully off the rippled snow towards the top However its beauty disguised the danger of a deeper layer of soft snow beneath We joined the east ridge a short distance below the summit and soon we were on the mountain's highest point A first ascent as far as we are aware and grade AD- by our chosen route in relation to the given name of our base camp With the time still only 7am we made the spontaneous decision to attempt P5665 again We would traverse the long ridge connecting the two peaks and then climb the relatively short distance up the side of the pyramid The traverse passed pleasantly and without difficulty but the steeper slopes leading to the summit were quite the opposite They had immediately caught the sun at dawn and already the snow was very soft We were forced to pitch the remainder of the climb as a consequence but this naturally slowed our pace further Our axes were rendered useless in the absence of substance for them to bite into and even the steps that we kicked felt less than reassuring Particularly in the absence of reliable runners The snow on the second pitch totally lacked stability to the point no longer being trustworthy and so we sensibly made the rappels in retreat from midway up the pyramid Just 30m below the summit with the time only 10am Relentlessly fine weather had predominated up to this point in the trip but through the latter half the weather would become decidedly wetter and more unpredictable Our first rest day remained sunny but during the second day it rained from lunchtime onwards Rain showers were forecast throughout the following day but up to 11am the weather remained settled Similarly sporadic rain showers had been forecast during our trek to base camp but these had not materialised either All this suggested that maybe our forecast was a little too sensitive to rain With the next two days expected to be a mixture of rain showers and partial cloud we decided to roll the dice and try our luck at something Particularly when after this period the weather was expected to dramatically worsen We packed our things and departed after lunch Our focus had shifted to the peaks at the head of the Yokshgoz Glacier We would try to reach a high camp near the head of the glacier by nightfall and then climb something the following morning Initially we followed the Northern edge of the Yokshgoz glacier before leaving its confines to climb a boulder-strewn hillside This acted as a short cut and bypassed a nasty section of icefall where the Glacier swung in a more northerly direction Rain threatened just a few hours from base camp but instead it entered the neighbouring valley The relative closeness of our objectives on the map disguised the approach time needed and by nightfall we were shy of a suitable high camp by maybe a couple of hours In hindsight probably nine hours was needed The biggest problem with not reaching the base of the peaks by nightfall was that we could not assess their possible lines and objective dangers although the low cloud possibly made this academic The view from Khush Dur Sar had shown an increased number of seracs compared to 2006 and so further investigation was vital We climbed a hill adjacent to the glacier as nightfall approached in the hope of at least viewing the peaks in question but there was little to see from its top In truth I sensed our base camp was far from being ideally located to climb these peaks but we had largely spread our bets with the wider options of the lower camp Then rain fell unexpectedly through the night until a break at 4am encouraged us to high tail it back to base camp The forecast had proved to be not so pessimistic after all The problems with unpredictable weather were being magnified by our ageing satellite phone A daily text sent to the phone provided a basic five day forecast at 5000m but critically failed to detail the actual volume of rain which at 5000m was 0mm for nearly every day of the trip The percentage chances of rain were also unclear Showers were forecast daily through the latter half of our trip but in reality these ranged from prolonged rain to no rain at all Text messages were not being received until a day after sending The forecast for the night spent near the head of the Yokshgoz Glacier had advanced from rain showers to more prolonged rain but we did not receive the vital update until after the event When planning forays we were operating from a 48 hour forecast instead of a 24 hour forecast which became more of a problem amidst changeable weather The poor forecast for the remaining time at base camp ruled-out anything committing but we were keen to try our luck with some more smaller peaks that would be possible in a single day We waited a couple of days at base camp for the worst of the expected weather to pass Thereafter we ascended the unnamed valley with a tarp to bolster our bivi setup and enough food for two days and two nights With good fortune we would attempt a couple of peaks If bad fortune then we would at least stay dry This time we made a high camp in the second side valley branching North at about 5050m Our plan the following morning would be to attempt P5589 which lay West of Khush Dur Sar along the same ridge Another attempt at P5665 on the second day was also at the back of our minds were luck on our side The weather cooperated through the subsequent night and day and P5589 proved an easy affair Akin to a moderate day in the Alps in fact We made our ascent via a snow slope in the centre-right of the the South-East face initially via a dry stream before gaining snow slopes 100m higher Murilo came under fire from some minor rockfall midway up the climb but escaped with just minor bruising to his forearm From the top of the face we followed a gentle snow arête and soon reached the summit by 6am which translates as bastion peak and refers to the top-down shape of the mountain Near the top of the South-Eastern face of P5589 We had preemptively considered a traverse from the summit to P5400 further west in order to tick another peak It looked no more than a vague rise on a steadily descending ridge though and would involve a fairly substantial loop back to our bivi site With the forecast now looking much improved it made more sense to save our efforts and try P5665 the following morning We descended the North-East Ridge of P5589 to meet broader slopes less prone to rockfall and by 9am were back at our high camp All that remained was to skirt back to our initial high camp in the preceding side valley and prepare ourselves for P5665 yet again With the pyramid summit of P5665 now our primary objective we could attempt a more direct line than previous Easy snow slopes quickly gained the west-northwest ridge again from the head of the glacier basin but despite our 7am arrival the snow conditions again were poor It suggested no proper refreeze during the night but at least the snow was better than last outing On this occasion just the upper part of the ridge needed to be pitched with the lower half now firm enough to solo We carried just three ice screws and so sparingly used just one for the belay together with axes Murilo was keen to lead the pitch whilst I was ambivalent The snow ramped from around 55 degrees to 70 degrees but the trench that Murilo dug made the climbing feel all the more steeper By midway up the pitch no ice screw placements had presented with little evidence of any to follow Murilo zipped one of his two remaining screws down the rope so that at least I could strengthen the belay I could only hope that Murilo's judgement of acceptable risk was not being compromised by his eagerness to finally reach the summit Fortunately he made fine work of the lead in what were very bold snow conditions Our porters knew of no other expeditions to have visited the Yokshgoz side for around nine years Given that the peak can also be approached from the Lupgar valley in half the time it is our assumption that the previous ascent was likely from this northerly direction (until further information is known) We therefore suspect that this was a second ascent but likely via a new route That left just a day at base camp to finish books and eat as much of the surplus food as possible before the porters arrived The trek to Passu took just two days in reverse A couple of days rest followed in Karimabad before our cancelled flight to Islamabad meant enduring an 18 hour taxi ride Once again the most dangerous moment of our trip to Pakistan didn't involve the climbing or the security situation It related to our driver between Gilgit and Islamabad No corner was was too blind for overtaking He even fastened his seat belt on a couple of occasions This was my first climbing trip to the Karakoram in nine years We managed three modest ascents but in light of the erratic forecast through the second half of the trip it felt as though we had achieved par I also felt we showed a fair amount of tenacity in trying P5665 three times With a bit more positivity there was the opportunity to try something higher than P5702 after our initial acclimation though however conservativeness got the better of us As a pairing we also lacked alpine experience together which at least for my part meant focusing ultimately on more conservative objectives so as to better control the situation I maybe consider worst-case scenarios a little more than in the past and am naturally more cautious as a consequence Besides one pitch on P5665 all the climbing felt very steady We agreed upon this trip at fairly late hour which certainly affected the planning and led to a more urgent decision-making process than I would typically like The navigational problems on our acclimatisation climb stemmed from a disorderly planning process as the South summit of P5665 was evidently lower on Google Maps Some problems such as those experienced with the satellite phone were difficult to predict in advance but can certainly be put right for future trips I hope to write another post focusing purely on some of the problems experienced on the trip On a safety note the Gilgit-Baltistan area felt as safe as on previous visits and the local people just as hospitable The foreign tourist numbers have evidently plummeted but domestic tourists looks to have increased Travelling the Karakoram highway South of Gilgit felt a different matter and certainly not a place to linger Likewise I felt a much greater need to keep a low profile whilst in Rawalpindi but a lot of what I write is just perceptual There are still ample opportunities for first ascents in the Karakoram however I felt a definite familiarity with its culture and surroundings on this trip which naturally removed a little of the adventure for me despite visiting a rarely trodden part of the range more challenging objective for any future visits to the Karakoram in order to offset the lesser degree of new experiences and to maintain the climbing psyche Next year I'm focusing on rock and then hopefully another 'expedition' style trip in 2017 so will see what my psyche is searching for nearer to that time Find out more about Lee on his blog. title card: Between 1945 and 1962 the United States conducted 331 atmospheric nuclear test. Today, the government still denies the genetic effects caused by the radioactive fallout... we partnered with world-renowned alpine photographers and runners to collect Street View of Western Europe’s highest peak If reaching the top is what you care about, elite guide Korra Pesce joined the troupe by carrying the Street View Trekker up and down the Goûter Route of Mont Blanc Click through the Street View to get his first-person perspective of each step to the summit Unfortunately, Mont Blanc’s glaciers are receding due to climate change. 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Advertise on Cineuropa Logos and Banners CANNES 2024 Directors’ Fortnight by Teresa Vieira 20/05/2024 - CANNES 2024: Paulo Carneiro takes us to Covas do Barroso in Portugal for a truly captivating portrait of the local community’s fight against lithium mining It’s a hybrid movie that portrays the real-life hardships – and These are people who have been fighting against the attempts of British company Savannah Resources to create the biggest European open-pit lithium mine in their midst A duel can be seen as taking place between these two sides – Savannah and the mountain – and the film opts for a fable-like storytelling style mixed with hints of western visual and narrative notes The fictional approaches used in this movie enable it to strike a righteous balance between a light captivating mood and a strong political stance that can easily resonate with the general public A particular part of the allure stems from who we see on screen and even how we see them: people from Covas do Barroso playing a role that is imbued with a slight touch of fantasy as well as a certain theatrical flair as they reenact the events that have unfolded over the past few years As we are led through the different seasons and as the threat of the open-pit mine edges closer and becomes ever more real different forms of movement can be observed: there are calendar-based rituals different processions that keep elements of cultural memory and local history alive There are also the things that people are trying to save the ingredients that make this home for them But then one can also sense the movement of the community itself their unity and strength growing stronger every step of the way We also sense movement through the opportunity to feel and observe different routines and dynamics as if we had been transported into this town’s very way of life motorbikes and trucks are signs that very clearly situate the audience in terms of which side we’re following (be it the heroes or the enemies) these vehicles are portrayed in the context of the vast landscape: with the occasional use of wide shots means of transportation can make their way through the landscape but the director still shows that the scenery All of the songs throughout – composed by Carlos Libo – set a very powerful tone musical elements connected with sounds from the objects in use in agriculture; on the other hand some of the pieces ooze a feeling of collective participation “collective” is one of the key words in this whole experience: we get a sense of being invited not only to listen to and be aware of what all of these voices have to tell us The mesmerising cinematography lures us in: the precise editing leads us through proceedings but it’s the overall positive feeling we get in every scene that will stay with us afterwards It’s this sensation that elevates the film even further sincere and tender homage to the people of Covas do Barroso but also a very promising sign of what the future (of film Savanna and the Mountain is a Bam Bam Cinema (Portugal) production, in co-production with La Pobladora Cine (Uruguay). Its international sales are entrusted to the Portugal Film agency Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox “Since I don't believe in conventional documentary anyway, I started to write the story as a fiction” CANNES 2024: The Portuguese helmer breaks down his aesthetic concept and how he worked with the protagonists of his documentary-fiction hybrid   18/05/2024 Afternoons of Solitude opens the ninth edition of the Spanish film festival this Friday, which is dedicated to auteur and independent cinema   25/02/2025 | Ibiza 2025 Ten projects have been selected for the former strand, while Agora Boost will offer expert guidance to four Greek documentary projects at various stages of development   03/02/2025 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2025 | Agora The French filmmaker is also rewarded for his work as a screenwriter, while the Spanish films They Will Be Dust, The Rim and Salve María also receive awards   28/10/2024 | Seminci 2024 | Awards “We will go from surprise to surprise, from unexpected to unexpected” The general delegate of the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes discusses the 2024 selection and sheds light on the debate regarding its editorial line   18/04/2024 The Romanian gathering will showcase “the cinema of truth” from 20-27 October, offering four competitive sections and a host of thematic sidebars for all generations   07/10/2024 | Astra 2024 CANNES 2024: Paulo Carneiro takes us to Covas do Barroso in Portugal for a truly captivating portrait of the local community’s fight against lithium mining   20/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Directors’ Fortnight 21 feature films, including two animations and two documentaries, grace the agenda of a selection full of surprises, and dominated by Patricia Mazuy, Jonas Trueba and Thierry de Peretti   16/04/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Directors' Fortnight The industry section of the gathering organised a range of activities and showcased new technologies for its over 400 international attendees   10/03/2023 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2023 | Agora/Awards The 11 participating projects from Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean region will be in with a chance of winning one of the Agora Docs in Progress post-production awards   14/02/2023 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2023 | Agora 02/05/2025goEast 2025 Review: My Magical World 30/04/2025Films / Reviews – Italy Review: San Damiano 30/04/2025Hot Docs 2025 Review: King Matt the First 29/04/2025Films / Reviews – Italy Review: Storia di una notte 29/04/2025Films / Reviews – Peru/Spain Review: Kayara. 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Worldwide these are the most beautiful mountains in the world Our magical rocky, watery planet is packed with gorgeous oceans, seas, lakes and rivers but the craggy parts deserve plenty of attention Nothing gets the heart racing quite like a magnificent mountain and that’s even before you’ve attempted to walk up one Mountains are seen as mythical and inspiring unique and sublime: it’s no great mystery why humans have spent so much time trying to conquer them Every outstanding achievement is a personal Everest Mountains may be challenging to hike, but many of them are pretty stunning. The most beautiful in the world showcase the incredible power of nature, from symmetrical volcanoes to glacier-topped rocky prisms and beyond. Here, we’ve picked out the most impressive peaks our planet has to offer. And once you’ve finished gawping from afar? It’s time to get trekking Photograph: Tomáš MalíkIf we’re talking about the world’s most beautiful mountains, you’ve got to begin with Mount Fuji. Aesthetically speaking, it’s one of the most iconic mountains on the planet. The perennially snow-covered conical is Japan’s highest peak a major pilgrimage site and one of the country’s most important symbols music and practically any other art form you can think of so do be careful if you decide to go for a climb.  Photograph: Natheepat Kiatpaphaphong/ShutterstockMitre Peak is one of the most photographed mountain peaks in the world, and it isn’t hard to understand why. New Zealand’s famous stunner rises 1,682m into the sky with sheer drops down to the Milford Sound Mitre Peak is made up of five individual peaks tightly packed together and is named after its resemblance to the bombastic headgear worn by bishops lavender and gold. It’s almost beautiful enough to make you forget about the whole doom-laden climate change aspect of it all.. Climbing Triglav is a rite of passage for all Slovenes and you can join them on various tours and trails just stick to admiring it from afar and exploring Triglav National Park if you don’t fancy the climb.  Photograph: ShutterstockAlthough it might not be classically beautiful like the other mountains on this list Mount Everest’s dazzling combination of history and stature makes it hard to ignore It’s famously the highest mountain on Earth and its intimidating peak stretches 8,850m into the sky which has made it a destination for climbers and adventure seekers for over 160 years you need to climb Qomolangma (that’s its historic Photo: Aleks MarinkovicNo list of the most beautiful mountains in the world is complete without the Matterhorn. Rising from the border between Switzerland and Italy there is a grace to this Alpine beauty that’ll take your breath away which explains why Disney modelled its famous rollercoaster after it Next time someone tells you that cirque erosion isn’t beautiful just show them a picture of the Matterhorn Photograph: ShutterstockOkay, Kirkjufell doesn’t quite qualify as a mountain, but this distinctive hill is too picturesque to ignore. Standing 463m high on Iceland’s Snæfellsnes peninsula Kirkjufell is one of the most photographed hills on the planet It gained international notoriety as a Game of Thrones filming location but this graceful former nunatak is much more than a backdrop so taking a photo of its sharpened conical top from a distance might be the best bet Photograph: ShutterstockSome mountains have poetic names, creative monikers paying homage to a mountain’s distinctive size and shape. Table Mountain? Well, it looks like a table, doesn’t it? Arguably the most famous flat-topped mountain on the planet, Tafelberg overlooks Cape Town and attracts millions of visitors every year energetic types eager to follow in the footsteps of António de Saldanha in 1503. It’s a dramatic sight and if you’re not feeling the climb you can take the convenient cable car that ferries passengers to the summit.  Photograph: ShutterstockFitz Roy is one of the jewels in the amazing Andes It emerges out of the South American mountain range with all the intimidating grandeur of a video game final boss Located in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field Fitz Roy (locally called Cerro Chaltén) isn’t the most accessible mountain to view Most people don’t climb to the top because of its vertical rock walls most hikes lead to a lake formed by its glacier at the base of the mountain which only serves to give it an imposing mystery.  Photograph: ShutterstockMount Everest is the highest point of the Himalayas The Eastern Himalayan beauty is one of the most challenging climbs on the planet thanks to its icy glaciers but there’s a majesty to its picture-perfect peaks which are the source of many myths and legends Its name translates as ‘Mother’s Necklace’ echoing its long ridges on each side of its peak which are said to look like the arms of a mother protecting her child while its hanging glacier is described as a ‘dablam’, a traditional necklace containing pictures of the gods worn by Sherpa women.  Photograph: ShutterstockMauna Kea is more than just an inactive volcano. It’s considered to be one of the most sacred volcanoes in Hawaii and doubles as the largest observatory on the planet with more than a dozen humongous telescopes monitoring the skies from its vantage point The tallest point in the entire Pacific Basin it looms large over Hawaii – in fact it’s actually taller than Everest if you take into account the bits of it that are submerged by the ocean It’s particularly famous for stargazing and you can easily visit prime viewing spots after dark or take tours to more out-of-the-way areas for a dazzling evening.  Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! tiktokfacebooktwitteryoutubeAbout us Contact us The Alchemist: We are images, dreams, photographs. We must not stay here. Prisoners! We shall break the illusion. This is Maya! Goodbye to the Holy Mountain. Real life awaits us. Lisbon Does it make sense for a Nepalese restaurant to steal the name of the most famous mountain in your country Does it make sense that it has a brother and gives it the same name And that there are three more with the same nomenclature in the city Do not get confused: the two Alvalade ones belong to the same group and are great places to sample food from Nepal And do not forget to warn about the intensity of the spice you want in the order Perfect for: discovering the happiest waiters in Lisbon.Must try: saag paneer facebookinstagramAbout us Seth: How did you think we got here Jack Bruno: Well, you crashed, remember? we are celebrating the 67% of our territory that lies within the mountains and highlighting the imposing Andes that accompanies almost all of our landscapes Then Chile is your ultimate destination: high snow-capped peaks and craters are some of the attractions that adventure sport lovers will find here among the highest summits of each of Chile's regions Parinacota Volcano - "place of flamingos" in Aymara - is the highest mountain in the region It forms part of the snow-capped Payachatas chain inside the Lauca National Park the volcanoes located in the Lauca National Park are the tombs gifted by nature to an Inca princess and prince which today bear the name of Parinacota and Pomerape The most recent volcanic activity is thought to have taken place around 1800 consistent with that which is told in Aymara legend Due to its height and low technical difficulty it is probably the most-climbed mountain in the area which means "devil's chair" in the Aymara language is a small mountain range of volcanic origin located on the Chile-Bolivia border Considered a sacred mountain or "mallku" in Andean culture dominating all the other peaks in the area It astonishes visitors with a small glacier tongue on its south-eastern face considered the southernmost glacier discovered in the altiplano (highlands) which means "hot water" in the Aymara language is located between Salta Province and the Antofagasta Region Despite being the third highest mountain in Chile with beautiful surroundings and small streams that flow between wetlands and grasslands in ravines replete with guanacos it is rarely visited due to difficult access and the existence of minefields in the sector There are currently two ascent routes in Chile: the northern route allows you to reach 4600m by vehicle while the southern route allows you to reach about 5000m it is necessary to cross large snowfields with hard snow; it is therefore recommended that you bring crampons and an ice axe east of Copiapó and straddling Catamarca Province on the Argentine side the Ojos del Salado Volcano stands out as the most impressive summit among the area's Andean peaks It holds several Chilean and world records: it is the highest volcano in the world; the second highest peak in America; the highest mountain in the Chilean Andes; and the second highest in the Argentine Andes Because of its location to the south of the Atacama Desert in the middle of the South American altiplano and accompanied by the snow and glaciers that crown the peaks of the Andes' most arid desert area As well as being the highest mountain in the Coquimbo Region Nevado de Olivares is the fourth highest in Argentina's San Juan Province after Nevado Olivares Central or La Majadita It is a "six-thousander" that is little-publicized due to difficulty of access and the lack of water in possible camps The normal route through Argentina begins next to the route to Paso Aguas Negras at the entrance to the San Lorenzo ravine at about 4100m altitude while the normal route through Chile beings past La Laguna reservoir at about 3400m; the approach is therefore longer through Chile In addition to the dryness of the mountain on the Chilean side this means that it receives very few visits from our country Juncal is a huge snow-capped mountain that occupies an important position in the central mountain range near Santiago It is the point of communion for large glacial systems that spread out from its four summits in different directions boasting snow that is unmatched among its neighbors especially those located in the central Chilean Andes have a northern slope as snowy and steep as Nevado Juncal It is therefore a unique case that has drawn the attention of glaciologists from around the world who have traveled to investigate it in detail "hill where the river of gold is born" and "observatory of the condors" are some of the interpretations of its name in the Huarpe It is the highest mountain in the Andes south of Aconcagua and dominates its surroundings with its enormous size and distinctive cone surpassing all neighboring peaks by many meters This volcano is a serious challenge for mountaineers seeking high-altitude experience isolated and technically simple "six-thousander" that is as hard as Aconcagua Many mountaineers who have ascended a mountain in the Cajón del Maipo area have probably been struck by the large a strange mountain that has been rarely visited in recent times due to access restriction policies Despite being the highest mountain in the sector it does not have a clearly identifiable summit but rather what appears to be a large glacial mass that is almost flat on top with four main peaks one in Argentina and another that straddles both countries the volcano complex of Planchón-Peteroa-Azufre constitutes one of the most attractive mountain phenomena of the central Andes which provide the source of important rivers which merges with the Teno River at Los Queñes and part of the upper Colorado River basin On the Argentine side is the Valenzuela River which turns into the Rio Grande further down Peteroa is a flat volcano of approximately 3600m It is located between the Planchón Volcano to the north and the Azufre Volcano to the south A set of craters awaits the mountaineer at the summit instead of the classic volcanic cone that Peteroa once had and its neighbor Azufre still maintains This volcano rises in the central zone of the Chilean Andes as well as its two large neighbors: Nuevo Volcano (3186m) and Viejo Volcano (3122m) It is home to several glaciers that give it its name the most characteristic being those that hang down to the southeast and southwest the southwest glacier has been reduced to a small mass of ice that descends from the summit to approximately 2500m in the direction of the Shangri La Valley there is a huge volcanic slag in the middle of a beautiful native forest containing lenga beech Because it is the most accessible of the region's glaciers it is used for practice by climbers from Concepción Chillán and other towns in the eighth region The Sierra Velluda is located east of the city of Los Angeles with an extraordinary height that dominates its surroundings It can be seen from Victoria in the south to Chillán in the north The mountain has numerous glaciers of considerable importance Tilly made the first ascent to the main summit of the Sierra Velluda (north peak Kroessig complains of not having encountered the difficulties they expected for a mountain with the fame that the Sierra Velluda had at the time is to the southern cordillera what Aconcagua is to the central cordillera: both surpass their neighbors by more than a thousand meters and impose themselves on the horizon like no other Some Argentine poets from Junín say that they glimpsed both oceans from its extinct crater This fantastic claim has still not been corroborated; however Lanín certainly dominates the surrounding area for more than 150km Mapuche legend had it that evil spirits lived at the summit of the volcano and killed those who dared to climb it Lanín also comes from the first-person plural of the verb "we sink" (in the ashes of volcanoes or in the snow) It is not known when the volcano last erupted but Lanín certainly scared many generations of Mapuche in past times The volcano's original name is Quitralpillán which means "dwelling of the ancestors with fire" in Mapudungun Villarrica is considered to be one of the most active volcanoes on the continent and its smoke can be seen from miles away during the day the fascinating reflection of the incandescent lava at its summit can be observed from great distances There are some who claim that the volcano was climbed by the Mapuche many centuries ago this hypothesis is unlikely considering the deep religious significance of the volcano as the sacred dwelling of their ancestors the Mapuche people respect the volcano and continue to dedicate rituals to it A lot of tourists currently visit the volcano's crater to observe the explosions of incandescent magma that occur at regular intervals it is possible to descend from the edge of the crater on skis or snowboards; the descent with the lake as a backdrop is amazing Incredible too are the ancient Dombey's beech and araucaria (monkey puzzle) trees in the forests surrounding the volcano covered by seven glaciers that spread out along its slopes until falling violently off of cliff faces; its height which makes it by far the highest peak in the surrounding area more than 100km to the north; its three regal-looking peaks; the gigantic cracks that cross its glaciers and are always a threat to mountaineers; and the remarkable environment in which it is located surrounded by spectacular lakes and symmetrical volcanoes All of this means that Tronador is a mountain that is difficult to forget for anyone who has gazed upon it Tronador is located to the east of Todos los Santos Lake it has three clearly distinguishable summits: the main summit lies on the border and is shared by the two countries; the Chilean summit Patagonia is home to some of the most attractive terrain in the world for exploratory mountaineering as there are still many mountains awaiting their first ascent An exception is the great Monte San Valentín considered the highest peak of the Patagonian Andes San Valentín is located at the northern limit of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field It is surrounded to the north by the Circo Glacier to the east by the San Valentín glacier and Cerro Cuerno de Plata to the west by the San Rafael Glacier and Cerro Pirámide; and to the south by Cierro Fiero and the glacial extension of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field Located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region within the Laguna de San Rafael National Park the Northern Patagonian Ice Field is an area of continental ice located entirely in Chilean territory and it has a length of approximately 120km and a width of 50km It is delimited to the north by the Tranquilo Bayo and Exploradores rivers; to the east and south by General Carrera Lake and the course of the Baker River; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean the Ofqui Isthmus and the Baker River Delta the Lautaro Volcano is not only the highest peak in the Magallanes Region but in the entire Southern Patagonian Ice Field This active volcano is part of the Pío XI cordon It is located in the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park northwest of the Cuatro Glaciares plateau from which the Viedma northeast of the Caupolicán plateau and south of the Todas las Madres plateau It last erupted in 1979 and there are abundant ash deposits on the surrounding glaciers (O'Higgins and Chico) which is why it is considered an active volcano For more information: AndesHandbook Meet "Chiri-Chan", Chile's mascot for Expo Osaka 2025 Global Cherry Summit 2025: Chilean cherry season is marked by an increase in shipments Chile-Brazil: 180 years of cooperation and a renewed economic agenda Chile projects itself in Asia with strategic presence in Expo Osaka 2025 one of the most pleasant urban parks in the city of Lisbon The project includes new leisure and recreational areas and equipment and the extension of pedestrian and cycling paths One of the most pleasant urban parks in the city of Lisbon is going to grow The promised construction of the second phase of the Mountain Valley Urban Parkin Areeiro which with this expansion will grow until it is very close to the Bela Vista Metro station The first works involve the removal of the debris that over the years has been accumulating on the slopes of that valley and the opening of new paths which currently occupies parts of the territories of the parishes of Areeiro and Marvila The expansion will complete the park with a second kioska lane intended for the sportive use of the bicyclean area of urban agriculture a large lawn for different sporting activities There will also be an extension of pedestrian and bicycle paths making it possible to reach areas that are currently inaccessible safely by these means The work is expected to last one year and is accompanied by one year of maintenance; will cost 3.38 million euros and is the responsibility of the company Decoverdi - Plantas e Jardins S.A.which won the public tender launched later in 2020 The second phase of the Mountain Valley Urban Park will follow the philosophy of the existing park: will be a space where Nature will be left in its most natural state possibleThis will promote the self-regulation of the ecosystem thus providing the city with a large urban park the city's recycled water network will be used the intervention will privilege the use of dryland biodiverse grassland and native species increasing the success of the vegetation installation and reducing maintenance costs and existing trees in good phytosanitary conditions and compatible with the program will be maintained (namely olive and fruit trees) The clearing area covered with grass will have a high load capacity in order to ensure an informal recreational use and stay and at the same time can be used as a recreational field The Mountain Valley Urban Park will be bordered to the south by the Estrada de Chelas/Largo de Chelaslinking to the old Convent of São Felix and São Adriãoof high heritage and historical value and also with the Santo Condestável Avenuewhere the designated Swiss Palace which today can be taken from both Alvalade and Areeiro will end at Avenida da Ucrânia and will assume different configurations along the park from a bidirectional design to areas shared with pedestrians It will be possible to use this green corridor to walk or cycle to Bela Vista or Chelas from Areeiro or Alvalade Remember that the Vale da Montanha Urban Park is directly connected to two other urban parks where festivals like Rock in Rio take place The first phase of the Mountain Valley Urban Park was completed in 2017 The work now underway should be completed by the summer of 2024 MB Way: 933 140 217 (indicar “LPP”) Ou clica aqui Podes escrever-nos para [email protected] O LPP / Lisbon For People é um jornal local dedicado à cidade e à área metropolitana de Lisboa editado de forma totalmente independente e sem fins lucrativos Let’s deep dive into the world of kickboxing, check out the match between Butterbean and Montanha Silva This fight was truly a clash of the titans with both fighters boasting ridiculous physiques that made for an unforgettable spectacle This was Butterbean, standing at about 180 cm (5’11”) and weighing around 168 kg (370 lbs) standing at an astonishing 210.82 cm (6’11”) tall and weighing in at 142 kg (312 lbs) Butterbean is a legendary figure in the combat sports world Known for his robust build and punching power Eric Esch has had a storied career in both boxing and kickboxing Brazil’s ‘The Amazon Goliath’ Montanha Silva is a giant of a man at nearly seven feet in height His towering height and massive frame made him a formidable opponent in the kickboxing arena The match between Eric Esch and Montanha Silva took place at K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizuoka Despite the American’s powerful punches Montanha Silva’s size and reach proved too much and he won the fight by unanimous decision After this match, Eric Esch continued to fight in various disciplines, including MMA and boxing Butterbean’s career has been marked by his charismatic personality and his ability to entertain crowds with his aggressive fighting style Montanha Silva competed in various kickboxing matches and professional wrestling Timothy Wheaton is a combat sports writer who covers MMA He has been an avid follower of these sports since 2005 Tim also works with a host of other media sites such as Calf Kick Sports Tim is the authority on kickboxing and an MMA journalist who has covered K-1