Pakistan, after driving driving driving and AK47s

four days of driving and i feel like i am still moving in motion. we had a couple of long days to get through the 'dodgy' parts as quickly as possible, but we actually had no trouble. there were plenty of police check points and police escorts along the way. we had a couple of men with AK47s riding in the cab of BiRT at various points on the journey. one of them sat on the roof of the cab and posed for pictures whilst we were driving along. he then fired a shot as demonstration! the first night we had beef for diner!! it tasted amazing, and was very exciting after so long living mainly as a vegetarian with the odd bit of chicken. we had an uncomfortable night sleeping on BiRT as it got too late and we couldnt find a hotel. this was made up for the next night, wih a nice hotel. the bouldering wall on the back of BiRT has also been completed while we were in Amritsar so we had a go and added some holds. a long next day- driving from 5am- 8pm to a smelly hotel, and finally arriving after lunch today in Gilgit. its not that nicer town, but we are heading straight to Skardu tomorrow- another 6 hours drive but this time without the truck as BiRT will meet us in Passu. Its unclear at the moment what is at Skardu as hot rock hasnt previously been there, but there are roomers of scary loose trad, bouldering and trekking. we shall see!

Pakistan, after driving driving driving and AK47s

Gilgit, Pakistan