Along the Karakoram highway

This is a series of pictures along the famous Karakoram Highway from Karimabad to Khunjerab Pass. This is the highest paved border crossing in the world at just under 4,700 meters.
A few highlights:
The 4th picture is Rakaposhi. at 7,788 meters it is the 27th highest mountain, and the summit is almost 6,000 meters above where I took the picture.
The 9th picture is the Hussaini Bridge, which seems to be a suspension bridge to nowhere and is a tourist attraction. It seems typical of old pedestrian bridges here.
The 10th picture is Lake Attabad. This lake was formed behind a large landslide and flooded the Karakoram Highway. The highway has been rebuilt with a series of tunnels higher up the side of the ridge.
The 14th picture has yaks grazing on the hillside just below the border crossing.
The last 2 pictures are at the border: the world's highest ATM, and the gate into China.Læs mere