We started in teams of 2 from Lahore and Faisalabad. First meeting was at Bhera interchange as both bus timings were almost same.
Finally, we reached Mansehra early in the morning and Qari sb picked us at 5:30 a.m.
The plan was to cross Babusar Top and reach Chillas by 3-4 p.m.
We spent some time in Balakot for breakfast, shopping and jeep work. Then jeep tyre got punctured in Kiwai and finally got stuck in Eid rush in Naran for 3.5 hrs.
All this process took 7-8 hours and we quickly packed lunch from Naran and left for Babusar.
It started to rain near Jalkhad so we stopped for tea there. Once rain stopped, we left for Babusar at 5: 30 p.m.
But last adventure was yet to happen ...
Just one turn before Babusar Top, our jeep fuel intake started to give problems. Jeep was low on fuel but whatever was in there wasn't going to the engine through fuel pipe. So, we borrowed a litre diesel from one of the jeeps and took out remaining fuel from tank and put it in bottles. Eventually, i managed three 1.5 litre bottles of fuel with direct pipe till Chillas.
We reached Babusar Top at 8 p.m. without any warm clothes and it was very chilly up there at night. Since, 3 vehicles were there so the checkpost allowed us to move in convoy otherwise they don't let the vehicles cross from Kaghan to Chilas after maghrib.
We reached Chilas around 10 p.m. and took a room. Dinner was not a good experience due to late night arrival.
Night stay in Chilas in hotel.