for rescue operations, rangers, supervisors of the ecological wellbeing of the territory, etc.). A Course to teach how to teach. Candidates for such a course should be chosen only among the young people of the valleys speaking Wakhi and having already a real mountaineering experience. Pretty soon this first group of well trained instructors could be asked by the Aga Khan Organization to go regularly to the Wakhan area, in order to help train local candidates. This would be the way to make sure that the initiative has a long-term sustainable future. Another important in favour of this suggestion is that both the trainers and the trainees speak the same language, belong to the same faith and have the same cultural background. Obviously, this new group of instructors may display the acquired know-how also within Pakistan, organizing courses of various level for youngsters living in other valleys or mountaineering fans coming from the flatland and from big cities, or leading trekking groups in their valleys and glaciers. In the presence of such a group of well trained mountaineers it will be easier to obtain by the Pakistani authorities concerned efficient measures to stop Nepalese Sherpas (who, by the way, are paid a much higher salary by the foreign agencies than the one asked for by the Pakistani high altitude porters) to worm their way into the country. Moreover once the service offered will be of similar or equal quality, there would be no reason for the foreign organizations to pay a higher price for the qualified but illegal staff from Nepal. The Course for future instructors should be restricted to 20 trainees having Wakhi as mother language and some real knowledge of mountaineering. They should also own at least part of the necessary equipment required at high altitude. We would be in favour of accepting some among the trainees (in Shimshal there is already a small two girls but strong-minded group of girls practicing mountaineering).
for rescue operations, rangers, supervisors of the ecological wellbeing of the territory, etc.). A Course to teach how to teach. Candidates for such a course should be chosen only among the young people of the valleys speaking Wakhi and having already a real mountaineering experience. Pretty soon this first group of well trained instructors could be asked by the Aga Khan Organization to go regularly to the Wakhan area, in order to help train local candidates. This would be the way to make sure that the initiative has a long-term sustainable future. Another important in favour of this suggestion is that both the trainers and the trainees speak the same language, belong to the same faith and have the same cultural background. Obviously, this new group of instructors may display the acquired know-how also within Pakistan, organizing courses of various level for youngsters living in other valleys or mountaineering fans coming from the flatland and from big cities, or leading trekking groups in their valleys and glaciers. In the presence of such a group of well trained mountaineers it will be easier to obtain by the Pakistani authorities concerned efficient measures to stop Nepalese Sherpas (who, by the way, are paid a much higher salary by the foreign agencies than the one asked for by the Pakistani high altitude porters) to worm their way into the country. Moreover once the service offered will be of similar or equal quality, there would be no reason for the foreign organizations to pay a higher price for the qualified but illegal staff from Nepal. The Course for future instructors should be restricted to 20 trainees having Wakhi as mother language and some real knowledge of mountaineering. They should also own at least part of the necessary equipment required at high altitude. We would be in favour of accepting some two girls among the trainees (in Shimshal there is already a small but strong-minded group of girls practicing mountaineering).
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