Essays and Articles

K2 (Concordia and Gondogoro-La)

Ali Akrams Journal on K2 2001
Journal entries for the K2 2001 trek to concorida

Alis K2 Journal Part II
To concordia from payu and back

K2 or Bust
Ali Reza on his trek up to Concordia and back

Initial Impressions
Concordia Khizer on the 2001 K2 base camp trek, a day by day account

To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before
Ali Pracha writes about his friends and many animals

Baltistan - Snow Lake and Deosai Plains A brief history of the Baltistan region

Skam La (Panmah, Nobande Sobande Glaciers)

Askole to Skinmang
Alis Journal--I Ali's Journal entries for the 2002 trek to Panmah/Skam La

Skam La/Panmah 2002
Ali Akram Journal Entries --II Ali Akrams Journal entries from Skinmang to Skam La and back


Snowlake (Biaf- Hisper Glaciers)


Sometimes the World Looks Perfect- Chapter 1: Meet Ms. Biafo Part I of the Snowlake series. Yasir describes the firt half of the trek till namla. First sight of the Biafo glacier

Sometimes the World Looks Perfect - Chapter 2: Nervous Breakdown From Mango to Karfogoro on the Snowlake trek. Yasir Khokhar describes some of the most demanding times of the trek

Raven (Snowlake) Yasir Khokhar crosses Snow Lake


End of Days (Snow Lake)
Yasir Khokhar writes about crossing Snow Lake


Been There, Done That (Snow Lake 2000) Bajwa finds himself on Snowlake as the very first trek of his life. Find out how he got there and the happenings that followed

Gilgit and Diamer (Nanga Parbat)

Gilgit and Diamir - Fairy Meadows and Nanga Parbat A brief history of the Gilgit and Diamir region

Nanga Parbat- South Face Hasan Karrar on his legendary trek to the south face of the Nanga Parbat's base camp. Summer of 1999

Nanga Parbat - North Face Yasir Khokhar writes about his trip to Fairy Meadows












Northern Gilgit (Shimshal, Hunza and Nagar)

Trek On a Dry Track (Hopar Glacier) Hasan Karrar runs our of water on Pakistan"s fastest moving glacier

Hunza and Nagar - Batura and Rakaposhi A brief history of theHunza and Nagyr region

A Stroll Along the Batura Hasan Karrar stumbles along the Batura Glacier

The Eleventh of July Passu to Shimshal Village
Part 1 of a travalogue describing the trek across the shimshal valley

Numb
Part II of the Shimshal series-Pamirs/Minglik to Shpodeen

Running down a Dream
Last part of the Shimshal series essays by Yasir Khokhar

The Hills are Alive With the Sounds of Trekking
Ameel Zia Khan on the trek to Minnapin, Rakaposhi Base Camp

Rocking the Poshi ( Part I) (Rakaposhi) Yasir Khokar rocks his way to the Rakaposhi Base Camp (part 1)

Rocking the Poshi (Part II) (Rakaposhi) Yasir Khokar rocks his way to the Rakaposhi Base Camp (part 2)

Rocking the Poshi (Part III) (Rakaposhi) Yasir Khokar rocks his way to the Rakaposhi Base Camp (part 3)
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Deosai Plateau

Deosai Ramblings(Part I): At Home on the Plateu A Deosai Plateau/Plains travelogue

Desosai Ramblings (Part II): Encounters with Eternity A Deosai Plateau/ Plains travelogue

Deosai Ramblings: Confessions A Deosai Plateau/Plains travelogue

The Shadow of the Giants (Part1) (Deosai) Rizwan Bajwa visits the northern areas for the first time and is mystified by the land of Deosai

 

 


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