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The icon of Toyota, but also the icon of Pakistan (and all the other places in the world where the roads are really tough):
the Landcruiser BJ40.
Here at the polo festival on the Shandur Pass. |
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Another icon of Pakistan: the over-the-top decorated Bedford trucks. Here on the Karakoram Highway (KKH). |
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| One of the obstacles of the extremely dangerous road through Kaghan Valley. |
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In 2003 the road to Shimshal was not finished yet, and a few tractors where the only mechanised vehicles in the valley. |
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| Children in Naltar valley. |
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Children in the Kalash Valley.
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| Borith Lake, a superb camping spot not far from the KKH.
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The Karakoram Highway with the Passu Cones.
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The famous bridge at Deosai Plains, Pakistan.
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The Girdas Pass at 4300 meters, marks the end of the awesome Kaghan Valley.
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| Trekking in Pakistan is not as easy as in Nepal. |
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Rockcrawling at the road to Naltar valley, Pakistan.
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| On the road to Deosai Plains: difficulties with a bridge cable. |
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Camping in Naltar Valley. |
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| Yaks above the Shimshal Pass. |
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Goats at the small summer village at Shimshal Pamir, 4700 meters above sea level. |
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Not a Nepali teahouse trek!
Staying overnight at a shepherd's shelter in Shimshal. |
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An odd place to camp: at the police station of Tahkt-i-Bahi next to the prison. |
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| Public transport by Bedford. |
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The most popular sport in the Northern Areas: polo. This picture is taken in Gilgit. |
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| Nice and quiet Islamabad. |
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The Gilgit river, Pakistan. |
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| The Lowari pass on the road to Chitral. |
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Deosai Plains, Pakistan. |
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Our crash in the Hindu Kush.
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Recovering 2.5 tons of Landcruiser. |
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| The final stretch to Peshawar. |
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Changing transport in Chitral. |
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| Hammering the car back into shape. |
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The miracle job at Toyota Frontier, Peshawar. |
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