Around Nanga Parbat Trek

Destinations Covered

Fairy Meadows

Gilgit

Hunza Valley

Islamabad

About This Trip

• Experience all three faces of Nanga Parbat, Rupal, Raikot and Diamir TOUR BACKGROUNDAround Nanga Parbat trek actually does not go all the way around the Nanga Parba. It goes halfway around Nanga Parbat at the beginning on the south side of Nanga Parbat from Tarashing in the Rupal Valley. The route heads west up to the Rupal Valley and turns north to Mazeno La via the Mazeno La we trek to Fairy Meadows. Nanga Parbat 8126 m the westernmost peak of the Himalayan range is one of five 8000 m peaks in Pakistan and is the 9th highest peak in the world. The 20 km long series of peaks and ridges form a huge massif. Its solitary white appearance visible from the south for at least 100 km the name Nanga Parbat means The Naked Mountain and the Killer Mountain because of the difficulties level of reaching the summit. The first ascent was solo ascent without oxygen in 1953 by the German Herman Buhl. Its sheer south face called the Rupal face rises over 5000m from the valley floor to the summit and offers trekkers breathtaking close-up views. The north Raikot face plunges over 7000m from the summit to the Indus river forming one of the world’s deepest dramatic gorges. The Rupal Valley on the south side of Nanga Parbat is accessed via the Astore Valley which leaves the Karakoram highway at Jaglot 60 km south of Gilgit. Rupal Valley offers short easy treks with incredible views. Beside the glaciers, there are pine and fir forests, sparkling streams, and open grasslands that have enchanted visitors and prompted the name, Fairy Meadows. The view of Nanga Parbat from Indus The river is one of the most awesome sights in Gilgit Baltistan. This largest land escarpment in the world consists of a rise of about 7000m from the base camp of the mountain to its summit. On the other side of Nanga Parbat, we have the famous Rupal Face the highest wall in the world with a sheer 4500m cliff. Nanga Parbat has three main faces known as Rupal face, Diamer face, and Raikot face which are totally

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