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RE: trip to hunza pakistan and kashgar

by chitralguyimran 29 May 2012

After the riots in Gilgit-Baltistan when the curfew was lifted and KKH was again open for the traffic they introduced that permit for…
RE: Solo Female Traveller going to Pakistan HELP!!

by ocean_pacific 28 May 2012

The only official border between the two countries is Wagha (Lahore-Atari) no Kargil-Skardu or anywhere else.
Re: Bicycle trip from Lahore to Kunjrabpass over KKH

by rakaposhipahar 27 May 2012

Sibi hits as high as 53 or 54 C sometimes in June if you check the official meterological data. Up from Chilas there is no vegetation…
Getting to Trango Towers cheaply

by funk_e 27 May 2012

Yes, I made a similar post a few days ago but this one needs a separate thread. I was planning on mountain biking from Skardu as far as…
Re: Getting to Trango Towers

by rakaposhipahar 25 May 2012

There is a military checkpoint between Baha and Dassu which is about 5 km after you turn right up the Braldu Valley from the Shigar Valley…
Getting to Trango Towers

by funk_e 25 May 2012

I will be travelling in Pakistan ON A BUDGET. I can't afford the trek to Concordia but am considering going by myself to Trango Towers…
Re: K2 base camp trek Pakistan;

by buckmab 24 May 2012

My guide friend Hatamk2 has his own company in Skardu. He has groups of Pakistanis who will be trekking to K2 in both June and July and…
update on lahore and Gilgit

by buckmab 22 May 2012

I went to Lahore a week after the bomb went off in the railway station. Things were peaceful while I was there and felt no threat. There…
RE: Security Situation in Islamabad, Gilgit, and the KKH

by chitralguyimran 20 May 2012

Bonjour from Hindu Kush, Islamabad is absolutely safe, however, Gilgit and surrounding areas were badly hit by the sectarian violence…
RE: where to blog or reflect ?

by vistet 15 May 2012

Put up a blog on wordpress , afterwards you can tinker with the look etc. One major advantage of a blog is that you can edit afterwards…
RE: Solo Female Traveller going to Pakistan HELP!!

by emmeff 15 May 2012

Other than the obvious _what_? There's one road through Skardu, or you can use the airport. You can't enter Azad Jammu Kashmir in Pakistan…
Re: Solo Female Traveller going to Pakistan HELP!!

by naillig46 15 May 2012

Thanks for the reply...but Kargil is NOT a restricted area for foreigners. You can go there but how you get there is another matter.…
RE: Solo Female Traveller going to Pakistan HELP!!

by chitralguyimran 14 May 2012

Kargil is not an area for foreign travelers, it's in restricted zone. No entrance for any foreign traveler to that close of the border…
Re: Solo Female Traveller going to Pakistan HELP!!

by naillig46 14 May 2012

Great information in this thread...... have been following avidly as I am entering Pakistan also as a single female traveller. I noticed…
Re: Solo Female Traveller going to Pakistan HELP!!

by k2trek 09 May 2012

Hi, Hope you fine, i read your comments here. I am hundred % confident to info you that, there is no problem for a women to travel in…
RE: Solo Female Traveller going to Pakistan HELP!!

by chitralguyimran 05 May 2012

And Mushabroom Hotel K2 Motel In Skardu.
RE: Altitude problems with Deosai

by chitralguyimran 04 May 2012

Bonjour , If you stay overnight at Skardu 2400 m,it means your body is to some extent acclimatized but for Deosai you'd need to go slowly…
RE: leaving gear/srew on fuel canister

by chitralguyimran 04 May 2012

Bonjour , You can leave your extra gear in the hotel you stay before the excursion. Fuel canister at some shops in Gilgit, Skardu &…
RE: Islamabad to Skardu

by ocean_pacific 03 May 2012

Thanks for update....
RE: Islamabad to Skardu

by dztang 02 May 2012

Gilgit curfew is just lifted 4 days ago: http://pamirtimes.net/2012/04/29/gilgit-curfew-lifted-cellular-networks-restored/
RE: Islamabad to Skardu

by chitralguyimran 01 May 2012

Bonjour, It normally takes 24 to 28 hrs from Islamabad to Skardu. Kaghan,Babusar pass route is scenic and lush green. The flights t…
RE: Best trekking during April?

by chitralguyimran 01 May 2012

Bonjour mes amis, I'd not agree with the suggestions for trekking in April in Skardu, even one can't approach Deosai plains how come…
RE: Trekking in Baltistan

by KarakorumExplorers 29 April 2012

Hi derwent123 Greetings from Pakistan!! The situation in the region has calm down... Extra security has been deployed in Chilas an…
RE: Adventure in Pakistan: 8000 m Mountains Base Camps Trip Report

by mozumbus 25 April 2012

Great that you had a great time. Thanks for sharing. Btw, you were lucky with the PIA Skardu flight like us back in 2009 as the flight…
Trekking in Baltistan

by derwent123 24 April 2012

I am about to book on a UK organised trek in the Skardu/Baltoro area (Concordia/Gondogoro La) in July/August and am a little concerned…