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Baltistan
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Nirth Pakistan


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Happy Stone Fence Friday

Happy  Stone Fence Friday
From the remote Baltistan village of Machlu in the Hushe Valley on the treacherous dirt road to K2 trek start point. A very conservative area of remote Baltistan, but friendly and welcoming to polite visitors. Many Western mountaineers come up along here to climb K2 or one of the other multitude of 7-8000m plus peaks in this region. . But it is much quieter and less mountaineered than Nepal or Everest. A few die up here on the peaks each year.
The stone walls are their fencing here as timber is in short supply. These are poor subsistence farming villages.
Have a fab Friday and a spectacular photographic weekend!

Berny, Denis Croissant, Petar Bojić, J. Gafarot and 44 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Doug Shepherd
Doug Shepherd club
Absolutely stunning landscape composition Diana. The contrast of greens of the valley and the ruggedness of those almost unbelievable mountains is very eye-catching. A hard life for the local people I imagine, but they are probably more content with their lot than many of us in the West.

HFF Amelia Diana and enjoy your weekend
3 weeks ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Diana
A wonderful and interesting picture, which I like very much!
Very nice composition, great colours too.
Hard to comprehend the modern looking houses with the backdrop of the mountains!
Best Wishes, HFF, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter
3 weeks ago.
 photosofghosts
photosofghosts club
This is, undoubtedly, a "spectacular photographic weekend", dear Diana !
A wonderful view, with the village nestled between the mountains and vegetation.
Nice Sunday
Fabio
3 weeks ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
It takes courage and control.
Thank you so much.
Um abraço.
2 weeks ago.
 Denis Croissant
Denis Croissant club
Just look at them peaks!!!!
8 days ago.

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