Loh Dandi or Dungale Top, a trek route from Muzaffarabad to Balakot

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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:38:27 +0500 #121

A thick haze yet the RIVER KUNHAR can clearly be from kaghan side
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:38:59 +0500 #122

Love this scene
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:39:57 +0500 #123

Irfan ul haq was busy to capture the kaghan side
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:41:08 +0500 #124

Even we can spot River Siran which was much far away than kunhar river but due to haze....
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:42:57 +0500 #125

We have to go to extreme left on the ridge for an estimation of the remaining trek
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:43:55 +0500 #126

And amost same view back...on the top trek
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:44:36 +0500 #127

another tree for a TURNING LAND MARK
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:45:32 +0500 #128

Team was leading now but I m busy for the time being to capture the beauty of the top
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:46:07 +0500 #129

Another view of Kunhar and Kaghan
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:47:24 +0500 #130

Almost there
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:48:11 +0500 #131

Land scape was examplary
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:48:58 +0500 #132

The last peak of the day...Called Shaheedon Wala Meedan
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:49:32 +0500 #133

They already reached there and waiting for us
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:51:41 +0500 #134

Here we discussed many a pros/cons for next days trek. calculated and anlysed different factors and then told our team to go below the Phutti near Noor gali for camping. Me and faraz decided to make a recce mission a bit ahead of the scene
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:52:34 +0500 #135

The Loh Dandi was in front of us but far away:(
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:53:59 +0500 #136

Towards left and a bit further...Butti top is also came into the scene
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:54:33 +0500 #137

Team was going towards the camp site
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:55:43 +0500 #138

A drop of height about 100m and then a quite steep ascend...seems imposible then
DSC_2862 by hmrashid, on Flickr

emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:56:16 +0500 #139

A further move on
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emmaar (emmaar) 2016-05-06 10:57:51 +0500 #140

At that time we were 99% convinced that we have decieved by the Google Earth as our plan was totally based on the GE
DSC_2869 by hmrashid, on Flickr