Sep 2-4&10-14 2011: Kaghan Valley; A trip to 12 Lakes & Preparation trek of Miranjani

[aesiege]

[aesiege]

[aesiege]

[aesiege]

Last climb before end of first part of the trek

[aesiege]

Team arriving at midway break point and end of first part of the trek

[aesiege]

[aesiege]

Doing his best to keep up with others

[aesiege]

Midway posing session

[aesiege]

[aesiege]

[aesiege]

Telling Molvi my friend that the lakes are very near so be brave and atleast reach till the first two so that all this effort isn't wasted

[aesiege]

Now from this point we had couple of options.

• Either go straight to the bank of Fairy Lake; or

• Climb on left side mountains and reach second lake and see Fairy Lake from there.

Clouds were hovering all over our heads so we decided to climb for second lake as i wanted to complete the trek till Surkhail before it started raining.

Rain was very obvious as clouds were quite dark and its usual pattern in Kaghan Valley that it rains in afternoon.

So, on our way up to the second lake which was the steepest climb so far.

[aesiege]

Streams coming down from the lakes

[aesiege]

Approaching another plain area before the big climb

[aesiege]

Trying to spot Fairy Lake

[aesiege]

Growing out of stone cracks

[aesiege]

The last relief of flowery plains before we will start the 2nd leg of climb & climb & climb

[aesiege]

Our destination is straight while Fairy Lake is towards right of this view.

[aesiege]

[aesiege]

Terrain is getting tougher but spirits are still high