An evening with Nanga Parbat and Karakorum Highway The mes…| Destination Pakistan

An evening with Nanga Parbat and Karakorum Highway
The mesmerizing view of The Giant Nanga Parbat mountain and Karakorum Highway.

Credits: Usman Bukhari

The Karakoram Highway is simply one of the best roads in the world to drive. We Have been on a road that really excited us with Incredible views, death defying drops. It holds the record as the highest paved road in the world reaching an altitude of 4,693m and cuts through some of the most dramatic mountain scenery on the planet, cutting through three of the world’s highest ranges; the Karakoram, Himalaya and Hindu Kush mountains. Its construction started in 1966 and took 13 years to complete.

29 Mar

Trek to Hachinder Meadows, Hunza

Admin | Gilgit Baltistan |

This is how Rakaposhi looks from the top of the mountain, right opposite her! This mountain can be scaled from Nasirabad and Hassanabad however we started the trek from our home in Nasirabad. The meadows at the top are called Hachinder where the cattle and shepherds of Nasirabad spend most of their summer.

15 Mar

Time Travel: when only the real explorers existed

Awais Jibran | Gilgit Baltistan |

In the month of March 2018, the TKC (The Karakorum Club) started a prize theme and asked people to share their stories that go decades back into the history of traveling and exploring. Those were all good stories, the stories which should not be limited to the theme. The purpose of sharing these some of the stories which all liked to remember for a long time. Time Travel: when only the real explorers existed