Sallam:
this year i had planned the Naltar Pass trek primarily because Naltar is the place where i had started Trekking 10 years ago... i had planned this trip for a long time and had drawn many fantasies in my mind abt it but Allah Had other plans.. i turned out a sad story for me as i got high fever at first camp at Lower Shani and could not continue the trek over the pass. this was the first time i could not achieve my objective so was disappointed but alhumdulliha my team completed the trek... it was a wonderful trek overall and shani region is a very lush green and butiful with lakes and meadows and shani glacier to augment it. the overall expenditure was Rs.15500. we were 5 participants.
me
arslan mirza
safeer
naem
ateeq
our guide was Alam and Porter was Sajan... yes u read that rite ooo meray sajan wala sajan.........
obviously i am not overly thrilled to write this travelog and u mite feel that as well... so ill get to the Day by Day activities...
Day1:
Natco zindabad to gilgit and to Naltar by jeep (jeep cost 6000) overnight at PAF base in Naltar... met Alam and discussed tech and financial issues with him......
Day2:
left for naltar Lake by jeep (Rs3500) and trek covering all Lakes including Large Naltar lake... then reach back to Green lake and start for Lower Shani camp after tea break...... reached at abt 6 pm where me and safeer feel horribly sick.....
Day3:
it was decision time.... i sent my team ahead for completion of trek while i and safeer returned with an additional porter and donkey to carry our rucksacks.......... reached naltar lake in evening with naps along the way.... dont recall much of the descend:(..... overnight at naltar lake while our team was camped at Naltar H/C (4200 m)...
Day4:
we reached back to naltar on jeep and stayed that day at Naltar (hiltop hotel).............while our team took marathon session of trekking 16 hrs to reach Pakora.... acording to them the descend from top to lalpathar and pakora is very boring and dry......
Day5:
both teams rendezvous at Gilgit and leave for Bagrote Valley... spend a butiful rainy day at Bagrote valley uptill Farpu waterfall and Bagrote serai hotel.... wahan say hm nai apples khareday 26 Kilo bagh say........(jeep cost was Rs7000)
overnight at gilgit.........
Day6&7:
Natco zindabad to homes....
i still have a few good shots to share.....
Naltar Pass Team by asif saeed, on Flickr