New housing near epicentre of 2005 Kashmir Eathquake, KKH
Near Batgram on Karakoram Highway, Pakistan
Hospital at confluence of Batgram and Indus Rivers, Karakorum Highway
Karakorm Highway marker, near Besham, 5425km from Beijing
Karakorum Highway Marker, near Besham
Traffic on the KKH, Near Besham
The Indus River, near Besham, N Pakistan
The Indus River
Besham, early morning
Looking to the Shang La pass to the Swat valley from the KKH
Truck load of yellow hatted chinese workers off to build a dam, Besham
Traffic jam, Chaki on the KKH
The Indus Gorge, near Pattan, (Note KKH)
Boys with a chook, near Dassu, KKH
Indus River, near Dasu, KKH
KKH near Dasu
Indus near Chilas
On the KKH near Chilas
Nanga Parbat (killer mountain) 8126m
Junction of the Himalaya, Hindu kush and Karakoram ranges, near Gilgit
looking to Rakaposhi,(7788m) near Gilgit, KKH
KKH near Gilgit
Indus River near Gilgit
View point on the KKH
Gilgit, N Pakistan
Gilgit River
Trout Fishing, Gilgit River
Suspension bridge, Gilgit
Gilgit
Polo pony, Gilgit
Pony, Gilgit
On the way north on the KKH
Cherry blossoms and barren hillsides north of Gilgit
Kariambad, Hunza valley, looking north
Karimabad, Hunza, looking west
Looking over the Hunza River, Karimbad
U-shaped valley, Hunza
Mt Rakoposhi, Hunza
Mountains, Hunza
Baltit Fort, Hunza
Looking up Ultar Nulla, Hunza
Panorama from Baltit Fort
Panorama from Baltit Fort, Hunza
Hunza river
Hunza River
Hunza valley
Looking to Altit Fort, Hunza
The (new) Mir of Hunza
Inside the Fort
Fort, winter quarters
Summer quarters, Baltit Fort
Fort exterior
Jane and Hunza cannon
Villagers, Karimabad
“john” and part of his family
Other parts of the Hunza family
Baltit Fort
Alley way in Karimabad
Altit Fort, with 300m drop to Hunza River
Altit Fort under restoration
2nd C petroglyphs of ibex hunting on KKH
C2 Petroglyphs of MarcoPolo sheep, KKH
By the Hunza River, northern Hunza
Northern Hunza river
Ridiculously pointed mountains, Northern Hunza
More pointed mountains, Gojal (upper Hunza)
Cold and lonely and a long way from anywhere
Hunza river, pointed mountains and gravel screes. near Gulmit, KKH
Welcome to Pasu glacier
Approaching the Pasu Glacier
Pasu and pointed mountains, Gojal, KKH N Pakistan
Screes and Hunza herder
Frozen lake and moraines at foot of Batura Glacier, northern most point we reached on KKH
Negotiating a landslide on the KKH
Irrigated terraces and poplar trees in the Hunza valley
Altit Fort and poplars
Hunza poplars, terracing and water channels
Truck heading south on the KKH
Mt Rakaposhi, Gilgit
Serena Hotel,Gilgit
Serena Hotel, Gilgit
Guard to look after the car, Serena Hotel, Gilgit
China-Pakistan monument, KKH near Gilgit
Wind up egg timer, near Gilgit
Ambush monument, KKH
Ambush monument looking north
Confluence of the Gilgit (blue) and Indus (grey) rivers from KKH
Close up of confluence of Indus and Gilgit rivers
Meeting point of the Himalayas, Hindu Kush and Karakorum mountains, near Chilas
You are here
Jane and bridge
Mighty mountain ranger
Looking to Nangar Parbat 8124m
Conglomerate cliffs and Indus river
Nangar Parbat range
Objects may be closer than they appear
On the road again
bath time on the KKH, sulfur hot springs at Tatapani
Its quite hot
On the road to Moscow?
C2AD petroglyph near Chilas
More petroglyphs
Petroglyph of stupa and hunting scene, also Dick Whittington at top
Stupa and camels, next to Tardis
Elephant carving near stupa
C 2nd Pilgrim making offerings at a faberge egg stupa on an oil rig about to be mugged
Late afternoon, Indus valley near Dassu
Indus valley near Dassu
Indus reflections
Early morning, Dassu
The zero star Khyber Lodge
waterfall, KKH
Indus gorge, KKH
Suicidal donkey, Indus gorge and KKH
Back at the KKH memorial and route marker, several days later
5425km from Beijing (and 25,000km from home)
Frontier Works Organisation obelisk
Earthquake relief effor, near Battagram, KKH
Crossing the Indus
Earthquake devastation, KKH
Earthquake relief camp and hospital, at confluence of Indus and Nandihar rivers, Kohistan
Dead crane on the KKH
Whoops, someone forgot to put on the handbrake
18 up top, plenty more room inside
UN earthquake relief compound, Battagram
Waiting for a snow plough, near Murree (2450m)
The Pakistani version of katoomba, Murree near Islamabad
Katoomba with tin roofs, Murree
Snowy drive
