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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

The Magnificent Himalayas and Karakoram Ranges - Northern Pakistan


Trango towers...favorite for paragliding

Rocks near Baltoro glacier

lake Mahudand, swat

near Pak-China border

Ushu Valley

Phandar valley

Spatnik or Golden mountain (mont d'or)

This forms the largest glacier system outside the polar region. Some of the greatest glaciers like baltoro, siachen meet here

This huge amount of ice is known as "snow lake"

Shunter lake

Nanga Parbat("naked mountain" coz its soo steep near its top that snow doenst hold on leaving the top exposed)....also known as "the killer mountain". Hermann Buhl is buried here.

Karambar lake


Mingora in Swat valley


Upper Katchura lake

Sheosar lake , deosai


Lake saif ul Muluk, Naran.

Paras valley, Naran

 

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A general view where the batoro glacier meets the siachen glacier

A camping site

 

From: Dr Muhammad Afzal

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