Concordia: The world's greatest museum of shape and form
"The world's greatest museum of shape and form" is how Italian mountaineer/author Fosco Maraini described Concordia in his book, Karakoram. Galen Rowell called it the "Throne of the Mountain Gods". Come 2007, somehow or the other, 5 of us from Karachi ended up hiking to Concordia, and on to K2 base camp.
Click here to see the pictures of the hike along with captions, and go here to see the travelogue of the hike.
July 2, 2008 | Blog | Comments (4)
Vehicle Preparations before and after a trip
Road trips don't require much preparation, but 4×4 trips off the beaten track are a different thing altogether. There is no help available off the highway, so the vehicle has to be in good shape and the driver must be well prepared to deal with any eventuality. Of course, the idea is to avoid breakdowns in the first place, so a number of things have to be looked at when setting out on a 4×4 trip out into the wild.
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April 2, 2008 | Tech | Comments (4)
30 years after the Indus River Expedition
Sir, in December 2008 it will be the 30th anniversary of the historic "Indus River Expedition". This Expedition of three people started from Amb- Darband, upstream of Tarbela Dam, and covered 1,600 miles in 30 days right up to the "city of lights" - Karachi.
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March 30, 2008 | Blog | Comments (13)
Medical Camp at the Hingol National Park, March 14-17, 2008
Our group has been approached by the Management of Hingol National Park to help them in organizing a free medical camp at Jhal Jhau for the villagers living along the Hingol River in the Northern Part of the Park. We are going for 4 days to Hingol, Baluchistan, March 14-17, 2008 and setting up a medical camp. Read on for the details.
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March 7, 2008 | Blog | Comments (0)
Goran Gatti Jan 2008
Click here to see the complete picture gallery of the Goran Gatti trip. This trip involved hardcore 4wheeling, as we made our way to the highest mountain, Goran Gatti, which is deep inside Hingol - no vehicle has made it there before. We didn't make it there either, but it was a lot of fun trying!
February 16, 2008 | Travels | Comments (1)
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Ali Khan says in Offroaders - Friday Times Article:
Nice club, I'd like to know who founded it ?
talat altaf says in Chasing Storms in Thar Desert:
i live in islamabad .i m a big fan of jeeps . so i want to b a member of your club . what can i do ?
Khurram says in Vehicle Preparations before and after a trip:
Nice article, really helpful as i will be on a lengthy road trip soon.
thanks
kevin says in Free Wheeling Hubs: Why Have Them?:
I have a ford maverick gls 1997. i dont seem to be getting traction in 4 wheel drive . it is fitted with automatic FWH are there any tips for me to lock these wheels up because i cannot even drive up a small hill with new snow tyres on driving me crazy , i must be overlooking something.
please help
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