Category Pakistan 2024
Pakistan trip part 3: Hunza Valley
We made our way from from Minapin to Karimabad. For a desert town, it was remarkably green. The Hunza Princely State was established around 1200AD and acceded to Pakistan on 3 November 1947. The fort commands great views over the town. When we arrived, the mountains were still hidden in the clouds. One summit was […]
Pakistan trip part 2: Rakaposhi Basecamp
Classification of mountain ranges is something I’ve had strong feelings about for many years, so when I heard that we’d be traveling through the location where the Karakoram, Himalaya and Hindu Kush meet – I naturally had to do some homework on this location. Claims like this often disregard observable facts in favour of marketing. […]
Pakistan trip part 1: Nanga Parbat Basecamp
If you ask ten people who are knowledgeable about the greater ranges what their favourite 8000er is, most will give you the same answer: K2. But if they had to provide a second answer, Nanga Parbat would likely be the most common response. I first learned about the existence of Nanga Parbat in my early […]
Ghaznavid Hiking 
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