021 Cycle Touring Pakistan

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20 Besham – Skardu The following day, we were on our way by 05h00 as the drive to Skardu was l ...

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22 Skardu – Askole - 3000m asl I further discovered I was the sole guest. It felt strange ...

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24 Askole – Jhola Camp - 3200m asl The weather was beautiful, warm and quite hot at times as I set off ...

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26 The porters were exceptionally superstitious and performed their usual rituals and prayers even d ...

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30 Khuburtze – Urdukas - 4200m asl Our next stop was Urdukas camp, reached by walking along ...

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32 Goro 2 – Concordia - 4700m asl The next day was a relaxed (albeit slow) walk featur ...

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34 Concordia A day of rest was spent at Concordia. No one had the energy to walk around. The day was ...

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36 Urdukas – Paiyu It had become the norm to be awakened with a cup of coffee. Soon afterward ...

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38 Jhola – Askole Coffee was, as each morning, brought to my tent at around 07h00, by which tim ...