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Nanga Parbat Photo Gallery - Deosai Plains

Drive from Skardu across the Deosai Plains to Tarashing with a view of Nanga Parbat Rupal FAce.

01 Skardu Passing Lake Satpara Climbing To Deosai Plains And Stop For A Coke We leave Skardu early in the morning and climb on a very poor dirt road, past Lake Satpara shining perfectly blue in the early morning sun, and up and up to the Deosai Plain, where we stopped and had a coke.

01 Skardu Passing Lake Satpara Climbing To Deosai Plains And Stop For A Coke

02 Deosai Plains Above Skardu The Deosai Plain is a high alpine plateau scattered with small tufts of grass and small flowers.

02 Deosai Plains Above Skardu

03 Crossing Deosai Plains From Skardu To Nanga Parbat Rupal Face The suspension bridge is not set up yet for the summer in the Deosai Plain, so we had an exciting crossing of the river by jeep.

03 Crossing Deosai Plains From Skardu To Nanga Parbat Rupal Face

04 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Above Sheosar Lake On The Deosai Plains We came over a hill and there in front of Sheosar Lake on the Deosai Plains was the Rupal face of Nanga Parbat. The mountain stands alone on the horizon, shining brilliantly white in the sunshine.

04 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face Above Sheosar Lake On The Deosai Plains

05 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face From The Deosai Plains The enormous Rupal face of Nanga Parbat remained in view from the Deosai Plains.

05 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face From The Deosai Plains

06 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face From The Deosai Plains The Mazeno Ridge leads to the enormous Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat, seen from the Deosai Plains. From the summit, the ridge leads down then ridge, past the North Peaks to the Southeast Peak and East Peaks and then plummets to Rakhiot Peak.

06 Nanga Parbat Rupal Face From The Deosai Plains

07 Verdant Green Valley On Descent From Deosai Plains Towards Tarashing We then descend from the Deosai Plains through forests with green hills and rivers flowing down.

07 Verdant Green Valley On Descent From Deosai Plains Towards Tarashing

08 Chongra Peak Towers Above Green Valley And River On Drive From The Deosai Plains To Tarashing After descending from the Deosai Plains, we drove along a verdant green valley with rivers flowing and a distant view of Chongra Peak.

08 Chongra Peak Towers Above Green Valley And River On Drive From The Deosai Plains To Tarashing

09 Chongra Peak Close Up On Drive From The Deosai Plains To Tarashing Chongra Peak (6830m) close up on the drive from the Deosai Plains to Tarashing.

09 Chongra Peak Close Up On Drive From The Deosai Plains To Tarashing


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