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Crossing the broad Chitral River in a local cable car….like the one this last week which had a dramatic rescue of 8 people from high above a gorge in a nearby part of Pakistan. These are very frequently the only means of transport across stretches of rivers, or over very high ravines where bridges would be impossible or impractical. They bear very little resemblance to the western idea of a cable car, frequently just being put together and run by locals with little funds at hand. Nevertheless they transport thousands of people a day across the mountainous north of Pakistan, and also India and Nepal. And yes, I have crossed in these.
I hope your Friday is a really splendid one. And your weekend superb.

Andrea Ertl, Erhard Bernstein, photosofghosts, aNNa schramm and 33 other people have particularly liked this photo


27 comments - The latest ones
 William Sutherland
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Marvelous capture! HFF!

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9 months ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Merci beaucoup pour ce superbe partage bien documenté et bien informé .
HFF et agréable fin de semaine salutaire.
9 months ago.
 ©UdoSm
©UdoSm club
An adventurous way to cross the river... but it seems also 'a little' dangerous...
9 months ago. Edited 9 months ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
A means of transport which surprises us but which is the daily life of the people of this region!!!!
A very nice share, Diana!!!!!!
All the best*****
9 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
a beautiful image

Happy weekend!
9 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Stunning; doesn't look very safe.
hFF
9 months ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
Great pic Diana. It was a shock to see how high the "cable car" was last week. This looks lower but no less flimsy!
HFF and have a very enjoyable weekend.
9 months ago. Edited 9 months ago.
 Makrofan
Makrofan club
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende! Danke für die Informationen!
9 months ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
a very strange cable car indeed!!! wish you a beautiful WE, Diana!!
9 months ago.
 David Slater (Spoddendale)
David Slater (Spodde… club
I wouldn't fancy a trip in one of those Diana! HFF and best wishes for the weekend.
9 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
A wonderful image that gives a much better idea of this week's near disaster D
they must be subject to bad weather especially winds which is a scary prospect I must say,
HFF and a great weekend,
9 months ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Ooh that looks a little cramped in there Diana. It also looks quite flimsy but it must be stronger than it looks if it used so much. Hard to imagine getting 8 people in one of these, - or did they have to make more than one journey? That must be quite an experience crossing the river in one of these cable cars. I hope you enjoyed it - you are braver than me!!!!! Beautifully captured

HFF and have a lovely weekend
9 months ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
Wow, brave DIana!! I guess only one thing helps: stay confident and keep your fingers crossed;-))) HFF Diana.
9 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Da zeigst du wieder eine tolle Aufnahme von diesen Leben dieser Menschen,wie sie diese Hürden überwinden liebe Diana,ich glaube,über Schluchten oder Berge würde man den Güni nicht reinbringen,grinsssss :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
9 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Not for the faint hearted Diana. Another great capture from this area by you. Well done.

HFF, enjoy the weekend. Herb
9 months ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
This week's news (which fortunately came out well) certainly highlighted the risks of operations such s this, Diana. A fine illustrative image. Big huggss, HFF and I hope you and John have a great weekend. XX
9 months ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
HFF, Diana! Must be fun!
9 months ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Very fragile cable-car. but essential to mobility between steep mountainsides! HFF, Diana!
9 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
A fascinating and very topical image Diana...........it brings home how lucky the people in the cable car over the ravine were to be rescued.

I suppose it's easy for people like me to say "I would never use anything like that" but some people have no choice but to do so. Scary stuff..!!

Take care............and have a good weekend.
9 months ago.
 Dinesh
Dinesh club
Wonder how long they had wait for rescue. I am familiar with such situations in many Eastern countries HFF and have a nice day
9 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
An experience that makes us realize we can live in a simpler way too and be happy with it. Accidents can arrive with very sophisticated means of transportation too…
Big huggggggs Diana
9 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
HFF, Diana ! Wish you a great weekend ahead !
9 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Für uns kaum vorstellbar, aber für die Menschen dort eine Bereicherung.
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende, Diana!
9 months ago.
 Hubi
Hubi club
Für dieses Verkehrsmittel braucht man schon ein gewisses Gottvertrauen.
9 months ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
Very well photographed, Diana. Watched all the drama on tv and didn't sleep at all well. So thankful to find out in the morning that all had been rescued.
Have a good week.
8 months ago.
 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
C'est une belle expérience bravo de l'avoir fait !
Bonne semaine Diana. Amitiés.
8 months ago.
 photosofghosts
photosofghosts club
Another important testimony of local life.
Beautiful detail of the river current.
Nice Sunday from Italy
Fabio
8 months ago.

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