PBC: A journey to the world's highest polo ground to the world's 3rd highest plateau

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bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-23 11:31:20 +0500 #301

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-23 11:32:33 +0500 #302

After some requests, we were managed to get an iglo belonged to WWF on rent for the night... which gave us hope and sense of security due to the weather situation...

asifcae (asifcae) 2011-08-23 11:34:08 +0500 #303

great clouds yara
deosai looks great in clouds like this

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-23 12:20:26 +0500 #304

Yup Deosai is really a lovely place...

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-23 12:22:42 +0500 #305

Inside view of the top of the Iglo (made out of fiber glass)...

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-23 12:25:10 +0500 #306

Inside the Igloo alongside the luggage Bhatti sb resting...

And me sitting and relaxing...

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-23 12:29:26 +0500 #307

Enjoying the Igloo...

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-23 12:30:31 +0500 #308

Hareem Khan trying to get warm at the dining place of the night...

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-23 12:31:26 +0500 #309

Our cook...

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-23 12:33:06 +0500 #310

Eagerly and shiveringly waiting for the dinner as were hungry for quite some time...

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-23 12:35:42 +0500 #311

Finally the dinner arrived... (Our ONLY option of MENU in THE ONLY hotel available in DEOSAI)

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-23 12:37:13 +0500 #312

Finally nap time... sleeping...

farhan_khetran (Muhammad Farhan Khan Khetran) 2011-08-23 15:07:53 +0500 #313

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bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-23 16:56:56 +0500 #314

The inside temperature of the Igloo was pretty cozy because it was a pure wind breaker... and outside very very cold breeze was on the move... The igloo was much more cozy than our tent...

But we had hareem with us... and his sleeping style is very unique... he changes sides very awkwardly, which created a lot of sound in that structure... but for people like me these things doesn't matter as "main khotay koray waich kar sota hoon" but Bhatti sb noticed it pretty well...

farhan_khetran (Muhammad Farhan Khan Khetran) 2011-08-24 03:45:10 +0500 #315

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bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-24 05:46:04 +0500 #316

Haha... lolx...

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-24 17:45:03 +0500 #317

Day 10

Got up early in the morning as had to cross the bara pani with our bikes... and the best time to cross it is early in the morning... because due to cold temperature, the melting of glaciers has reduced and the level of water is less... otherwise when the sun is up, the water level also rises...

But still in that early morning the water level was at knee height and damn cold...

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-24 17:53:42 +0500 #318

Standing by the first portion of the obstacle... and trying to figure out a less deeper part from where we can cross it with our bikes... remember the water was so cold that after 1-2 seconds one could not feel that body part with himself that touches water... and we had to walk in it... but that was really a fun part... ( tough painful but really fun and memorable part... )

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-24 17:57:03 +0500 #319

In the background a small view of a 4x4 can be seen which was stuck in the later part of the stream... so you can imaging what was under that water... So, water was not the only problem there...

bilalzubairy (bilalzubairy) 2011-08-24 18:04:27 +0500 #320

Others preparing to cross the stream... like putting off the shoes, folding trousers above knee height, securing stuff that was damageable from water... etc... (because wet shoes and clothes can be more teasing...)