Never mind dear. This mismanagement is part and parcel of the adventure. Just enjoy the atmosphere and keep taking long long breaths.
Excellent brother it was a dream which never came true for me,, majborian,,, you ppl did a traffic job. Salute to you & team.
Awesome.Kumrat is a real beauty. U did a marvelous trek. Congratulations.
Zabardast trekk and good effort .... i like these type of tours .... may be i ll plan it but next year
Excellent tour.. Congrates
sunny brother why u did not completed this thread.. plz complete it as it will be helpful for all adventure seekers!!
Got busy in everyday routine and forgot that I started that thread.
Day 3. Before the start the of trek guide warned us about the hardship of day 3 when we had to cross Thallo pas. It was a vertical climb of about 45° and from base we started at 3500m and at at the top recorded 4200m. There was no wood at basecamp and the gas cylinder wasn't working properly so we had boiled eggs and some leftover from last night as breakfast. Started the trek early at 7am and by 11 I was at the tail of the group due to my slow speed. Being left last is the most demoralizing part for me whenever I'm trekking. Reached the top at 2pm with the amazing view of Thallo base and the mesmerizing glacier and the lake at top. I thought that was it for the day and it was time for camp and rest but that was not all. We had to trek another 6km from the top to the 2nd Zaghi Chat Lake for a feasible camping site. Starved and broken start the downhill walk firstly along the lake on rocks and Zaghi Chat Glacier. At the end of lake there is one Km walk on the glacier with huge crevasses where I twisted my ankle twice . I had no energy left in me and my foot was not allowing me to walk and the group left me behind and was wondering what to do next. It was 5.30pm and sunset was near. I had given up. I started moving slowly and at around 6 the guide and a porter returned for me and helped me get off that glacier. After that it was another 2km of trekking till the lake with amazing water streams and natural flowerbeds. I reached the campsite at 8pm with the news that there is no food yet and boiled rice were to be served. Ate some chocolates and dry fruits for a goodnight sleep.
Thanks for introducing this Trek on Pakwheels.Awesome coverage so far.
I'm a silent reader of PWs since 2013 but some threads tend to break one's silence.
Day 4. Living under 1500 calories for 2 days and about 50000 steps on my pedometer things were not looking great for me with blisters allover my feet. Only had an egg and tea for breakfast in morning and start of the day which I thought was going to be easy as it started to go downhill but things weren't as simple as I thought they would. The Zaghi Chat Lake was looking Magnificent with million of flowers around it. Today our goal was to reach Bashkargol lake which was quite an ambitious one. The morning was a pleasant one but decline in altitude was inversely proportional to the temperature. The landscape changed altogether. From the lush green meadows to to the rugged glacier trail to very hot dry and barren plains but still that place had its own charm and beauty about it. There was something about that area which i never experienced in my life. As usual i was left to the last of the group and there i started hearing my name from behind even with noice cancelling headphones on and whenever I looked back there was no one and then i stopped looking back. At one point on a very narrow path the land bellow my feet slid and the rock i held wasn't fix and it came on to me scratching me knee and shin. The guide had to rescue me again with not so pleasant mood. We couldn't reach the lake as the water level was high in the river and we had to cross it twice in order to reach Bashkargol lake so decided to camp in some kind of forest where couple of wildlife officials were already camping. That night at about 12 am I went out in the jungle to find the thing calling my name but there wasn't any:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:.
Morning Group Photo at Zaghi ChatLandscape along the trek.
Where I almost died.
Campsite Day 4.
Wonderful photography excellent narration keep it up bro now u started once again the thread don't stop we want more
good to know that you are completing this thread.. will ask you more questions about this track..
Glad you are writing this blog buddy that trek had been a best experience of life and places we explored together were earthly heavens. There is feeling comes in mind which cant be described in words whenever I see pictures of that trek. From the beauty of Meadows to the wilderness of glaciers, I miss every damn place, the scent of flowers and the feel of serene breeze <3
Day 5. It was a wonderful morning as it started with some nice breakfast which was omelet and pratha with tea. That day we were moving towards Bashkargol lake which comes after crossing the externally cold river with reasonable pressure. By the look of the river was looking calm but crossing it was quite tough and we had to use rope for the safety of the group. After crossing it for couple of time we reached the tail of the Bashkargol lake which at start looked like a dirty swamp and i was a bit disappointed with the lake. After a couple of hours trekking reached the head of the lake and the things completely turned around. Bashkargol is so huge the ripples gives a feel of a beach. For a couple of hours we just sat there and some were photographing it and other just looked at the beauty of the lake and surroundings. When we started trekking again our guide told us to fill up the bottles but everyone thought how could there be need of water in such area and no one took that seriously and that was a mistake. After a couple of hours all bottles were empty and we were looking of water but there wasn't any. For the next 4 hours we were bone-dry and it must be 40 degrees and the sun wasn't going down. Finally we reached a water stream at 6pm and that gave us our lives back. Camp was at another 90 minutes. I was the last one to reach there at around 8. The river crossings.
Bashkargol LakeAbsorbing the scenery.
Bone dry but that water wasn't drinkable.
These crossing gave everyone a scare. Campsite day 5.
Day 6. It was quite a depressing day to start as we were at the end of our journey. Weather was a bit hot and we dipped to 1200m from 4200m in 3 days. The trek that day started with a couple of river crossings followed by a small forrest filled with thorns and every path took us to a closed end. That forrest scuffed us quite badly specially the one in shorts and t shirt. For the next 3 hours the trek is dry barren and hot with the river moving along at its fullest and finally the first signs of human civilization after 4 days. There are small settlements before Sor Laspur which are quite hard to cross as they are designed in a way that their animals can't escape and even our guide was a little baffled on getting lost numerous times. Reached the town at around 4pm and it was full of hospitable people. Everyone was inviting us to their homes for a cup of tea and welcoming us to their town which was a treat. A boy took my luggage to carry it to the end of town where we were suppose to get our transportation. On our way back a guy in mastuj gave us a box full of fresh apricots. From Sor Laspur to Booni we traveled in the back of a pickup truck from Booni to Dir in a hiace and from Dir to Rawalpindi in Coaster. Im total it took us 24 hours to reach from Sor Laspur to Rawalpindi through Lowari tunnel. At the end I would like to thank everyone for bearing my terrible narration and taking one year in completing this travelogue.
Some random leftovers.
Great Trip bro.tracking like this need more then average fitness level you should also keep some dryfruirts with you all time Operator should improve the arrangements of food & security
at the end you did a great track
wonderful pics bro.... really butiful trek this one.....
Really enjoyed the narration and the beautiful pictures. I'm glad you eventually made it back in one piece after enduring the hardship of the trek
Hi, Mr Nasrullah Shah. I am an ambitious hiker and the trek from Kumrat to Sor laspur is next in my ToDo list. I have been to Shahzor banda, that was day 2 of your track. I want to ask if it is possible to go weightless from shahzor banda to sor laspur in one day without any camping equipment (I travel at speed sometimes exceeding the local guide). If there is 1% chance of doing that starting at 4am and till 10-11pm than please tell me. I also want your contact number to ask some minor details if you be so kind to provide. Bundle of Thanks