Modern mountain biking started in the US in the 1970s and is now one of the most popular outdoor recreational activities in the world. Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.
Completed in 1979 and opened to the public in 1985, the Karakoram Highway, formally known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is a 1,300km road which links Hasan Abdal (located a few kilometers beyond Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan) with Kashgar, the second most important city in Xinjiang province, China.
What was once an important ”Silk Road” route which used to link the Indian sub-continent with China, is today considered the 8th wonder of the world, since the altitude and the hard conditions in which it was built made it become an architectonic masterpiece.
Therefore, the Karakorum Highway has attracted travelers from all over the world for decades; not only because it is the highest paved road in the world (4,800m at Khunjerab Pass but also because it goes through the three greatest mountain ranges on Earth:
Location: Hunza, Gilgit Baltistan
Duration:15 Days
Min Age:16
Max People:12
Procedure for applying for permission |
II. CANCELLATION |
III. BRIEFING / DE-BRIEFING |
IV. LIAISON OFFICER (L.O.) |
V. KIT & EQUIPMENT |
VI. IMPORT/EXPORT OF EQUIPMENT/KIT |
VII. WAGES OF PORTERS AND TRANSPORT HIRE CHARGES |
VIII. INSURANCE |
IX. MEDICAL TREATMENT |
X. ROYALTY
(These rates are subject to periodic revision). |
XI. PHOTOGRAPHY |
XII. JOINT EXPEDITION PARTIES |
XIII. ACCIDENTS |
XIV. FOREIGN EXCHANGE |
XV. OBSERVANCE OF SECURITY AND CONDITIONS FOR PUBLICATION OF MATERIAL |
XVI. ENVIRONMENTAL CARE CODE |
XVII. MISCELLANEOUS
103. While carrying this load beyond a base camp a porter shall make only one trip from one camp to another. This trip would be inclusive of going up and coming down. Leader of a party shall use his discretion in setting up of camps beyond the said base camp by taking into consideration the location of mountains, terrain and areas of avalanches. |
Duration: 15 Days
Location: Karakoram Highway,KKH
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Location: Chillas KPK
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Duration: 15 Days
Location: Chitral,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, KPK
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