Nanga Parbat, Gilgit-Baltistan (Formerly Northern Areas), Pakistan - 2005 Trip Photo Gallery by Waqas Usman at pbase.com

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Nanga Parbat, Gilgit-Baltistan (Formerly Northern Areas), Pakistan - 2005 Trip

These are the photographs from my 2005 trip to Fairy Meadows base camp (Nouth Face) of Nanga Parbat (8126m, the 8th highest of the world). The trip starts in Islamabad at the NATCO (Northern Areas of Pakistan Transport Co) Bus station. The NATCO bus takes about 20 hours to reach Raikot Bridge where we have to leave the luxuries of aircondition and jump on the pre-booked rugged 4x4's. Here starts the roughest 15km road I've ever been on; the road to Tato Village! The jeeps take us to the Tato Village where the trek starts...

See the map for the trail and download this collection of 700+ Northern Pakistan placemarks (Google Earth file). This collection marks many towns, rivers, glaciers, peaks, passes and base camps in Northern Areas and NWFP.

To be continued...

Nanga Parbat Tilted Map- Marked Trails.JPG	Raikot Bridge - Leaving Karakoram Highway (KKH) now - 181-11.jpg	The Road to Fairy Meadows the longest 15km on earth :) - 182.jpg	The road winds, steep ascent ahead - 187.jpg
Gained quite a lot of height - 190.jpg	The Bridge is too far down now!! - 193.jpg	Must grip it tightly!! - 197.jpg	That is quite a fall! - 199.jpg
KKH and the Indus far down (left) - 201.jpg	Gained a lot of height in less than 20 minutes!! That's KKH down there!! - 204.jpg	KKH - Zoomed in - 210 .jpg	Not the safest of bends :) - 218.jpg
It's all dry and barren - 183.jpg	KKH - 202.jpg	Jeep Breakdown forced all three jeeps to stop coz there wasn't enough clearance to pass - 224.jpg	Looking back towards Karakoram - 225-2j.jpg
We stopped for the other Jeep to pass - 232.jpg	Local guides and porters coming back from Nanga Parbat - 234.jpg	First view of Nanga Parbat - 246.jpg	This is where we started the trek, near Tato Village - 252.jpg
Looking back at the track - 260.jpg	It's a long way to go - 264.jpg	Raikot Glacier and Nanga Parbat in the background - 305.jpg	At Fairy Meadows, Nanga Parbat - 321.jpg
Our Camp Site - 325.jpg	View from the Camp Site - 349.jpg	Cows along a stream - 363.jpg	Fairy Meadows - 383.jpg
Fairy Meadows - 384.jpg	Cutting wood for huts - 386.jpg	Nanga Parbat Covered in Mountains - 389.jpg	P1060427-2j Me.jpg
Raikot Glacier - 432.jpg	Nanga Parbat bathing in sunlight- 489.jpg	A pond at Fairy Meadows - 444.jpg	Looking North at Karakoram (Rakaposhi?) - 499.jpg
Panorama of Nanga Parbat, Raikot Glacier and Fairy Meadows Camp Site - 433.JPG	Nanga Parbat - Crossing the Glacier - Panorama 16.jpg

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wessongroup		18-Jul-2011 16:23
Can only say, what a backyard you have to play in ... thanks much ... just super

Tom Tang		10-Apr-2011 06:10
Wow! What an experience!

Dilawar Butt		27-Jan-2011 09:48
Thanks for ur pics though i had already enough bcz i am too a khubti like you. I have also visited Nanga parbat from rupal and fairymeadows also. ur pics reminded me the pleasant and hard memories of that visit.This year I intend to visit K2 via Gondogorola in july 2011.

nasir jabbar		16-Oct-2010 15:55
hi every one.this is me nasir jabbar from nanga parbat at tareshing vally. if any one like to visit nanga parbat i like to guide them and i wish when ever u will go at nanga parbat side stay 1day at tareshing vally at front of nanga parbat. hotels are avail able at there. and also vally is too beautifull. when u will visit there send me mesage how does it look like my email is {nasir_jabbar123@yahoo.com) nasir jabbar tareshing

Guest		26-Jun-2010 11:47
nice pic keep it up

Azfar Rashid		24-Jun-2010 14:49
Mahshallah ! beautiful pics waqas bhi ! hi i am azfar aged 22 from lahore doing software engnerring i am highly impressed by your photography i am going to nanga pabat on 4th of july 2010 seeing your pics have made me prepare for the diffcult terrain as well has made me even more desprate to visit our beautiful country !

Izaz ul Mulk		22-Dec-2009 16:07
no one can forget the beauti of the nature when the people like Waqas Usman are present amonge us .thanks for the collection

adeel qureshi		16-Nov-2009 19:15
nice pic i will be there inshalla July 2010, when i see this pics i have decided to go naga parbat base camp no body can stop me to reach the nagaparbat base camp its my dream.

Gervan		31-Oct-2009 17:19
Thanks for showing us the beauty of this Pakistani region. V.

Faizul Bari Quraishi		13-Aug-2009 10:35
Pakistan is Paradise on Earth, Northern Area i.e Gilgit, Hunza & Skardu are very Peaceful ,

gary singh		03-Nov-2008 02:44
keep it up Waqas great pictures and amazing breathtaking scenery. May be one day I could plan a trip there. Its nostalgic because some of my ancestors had lived and served in these areas. G Singh

Salman Ali		24-Sep-2008 08:05
Very nice and impressive pictures,

khizar		10-Sep-2008 03:46
Also what will b the place .And amazing pics

khizar		10-Sep-2008 03:44
Is there any trip planned in summmer 2009 .I want to join u .Tell me on my mailing address .I m from Wah Cantt . It will b n honour 4 me .

Zeeshan Ullah Khan		12-Jul-2008 10:48
During Seeing a Pics i Feel Im in Heaven Good Photography Waqas Welldon next time u visit these places plz i also want to join ur Team plz dont for get me.

idrees		22-Jun-2008 13:21
Amazing pics of northern areas.interesting to see ur collection

Muhammad Furqan		17-Oct-2007 06:01
I have been very much pleased to see what i want to search from the www. Thanks Waqas Usman. I have just check your collection regarding Mangla Dam.

Waqas Usman		06-Oct-2007 08:43
Thanks, the best pics of the trip are the Panoramas from the Glaciers and the base camp... "coming soon"...

Adeel A. Qureshy		12-Sep-2007 11:01
Salam Waqas Usman! One of my friends send me this link. You have done a great job. Its amazing pictures and i am ready for Tour De Pakistan :) keep it up friend. regards

Waqas Usman		09-Sep-2007 07:41
Assalam o Alaikum Asad, Thank you for your comments. It's my dream to visit K2 base camp and Ansoo Lake! I've been to Nanga Parbat Base camp twice, and these photos are from the 2nd visit. I didn't take many photos at Bial Camp because it wasn't interesting for me, I took a couple of Panoramas at the glacier and at the base camp (one of them is online) because the scenery was so huge that it couldn't fit in one picture! I took a couple of panoramas at the base camp and some photos of me and my friends, but that panorama is not online yet... I have to do some touching and resizing. I'd love to see your pictures from K2, Ansoo Lake and Babusar etc, and would like to host some of them at my galleries if you don't mind. Thanks, Waqas

Khawaja Asad		08-Sep-2007 12:45
gr8 Work....i have been there 2 times and i know what u have seen.its really a heavenly place.we 7 frnds track feary meadows-bial camp-base camp 2 times.i have also track k2 base camp last year.Aansoo lake track is one of hardest track i have ever met.jhalkhand-llalusar-babusar-chillas track in 2 days. i have pictures of all these tracks.n i want 2 share it with u. sir u dont display the nanga parbat base camp photo which is the best part of fairy meadows tour.dont u track there?? i have those pics n i want 2 share all.so do contact wth me.

Guest		06-Sep-2007 04:54
Post more please. It is a wonderful gallery.

Tarik		01-Sep-2007 07:32
Amazing pictures! Inshallah, I shall visit this area too... Thanks for sharing. Tarik

Waqas Usman		27-Jul-2007 08:46
Thanks everyone for the appreciation, more pics are awaiting some processing, especially 180 degree panoramic view.

Noor Khan		27-Jul-2007 08:01
Cool gallery. Feels like I'm there. Shahbash!

faisal		26-Jul-2007 17:27
its great................. waqas

Nadeem Mushtaq		13-Jul-2007 08:37
ZABERDUST WAQAS BEAUTIFUL PICS NEXT PROGRAM KA HA ...............

Fareeha		14-Jun-2007 08:22
WELL DONE Waqas!!!!!!!!!

Mubasher		05-Jun-2007 09:01
Waiting for the next episode.... Nice pics.

Zubair Bilal		21-May-2007 04:58
good pics Waqas keep it up

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