Robert Matzinger's Cycling Karakoram Highway
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The picture gallery has several parts:
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Part 1: Rawalpindi
An incredible busy town and starting point of our journey.
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Part 2: Hazara and Kohistan
An archaic and sometimes frightening, but still fascinating country.
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Part 3: Gilgit and Nanga Parbat Area
The busy center of Hunza and cycling below one of the highest
mountains on earth.
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Part 4: Hunza
Happy valley under the Rakaposhi Peak.
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Part 5: Upper Hunza and the Khunjerab Pass
Lonesome mountain areas near the border.
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Part 6: Xinjiang Highlands
Highlands of unimaginable size, surrounded by snow-covered mountains.
Crystal clear air and a culture that seems not to have changed since
Sven Hedin has traveled here.
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Part 7: Kashgar
A faszinating and exotic town. A place to relax, but also to discover
"Sunday Market", said to be the biggest market in central asia.
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Part 8: Back to Gilgit, Gilgit-Skardu Road and Skardu
Four days cycling in the narrow valley, the Indus roaring below us,
takes us to the Skardu desert in the center of Baltistan.
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See also the "Faces of the Karakoram Highway" Collection
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Last modified Feb. 97