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A visual introduction to routes, places, and scale.

Silver 2014 Honda City GM6 reference sedan photographed outside Pakistan
Representative Honda City category photograph only; this is not a Karakoram Routes fleet or assigned trip vehicle.
White 2017 Honda BR-V first-generation reference SUV photographed outside Pakistan
Representative Honda BR-V category photograph only; this is not a Karakoram Routes fleet or assigned trip vehicle.
Two Kalasha community members in traditional dress overlooking Bumburet Valley during Chilam Joshi
Kalasha community members during Chilam Joshi in Bumburet Valley, Chitral.
Deep snow covering the mountain slopes at Naltar Ski Resort
Winter snow at Naltar Ski Resort, Gilgit-Baltistan.
Khoshwakt, a Karakoram Routes team member
Khoshwakt, a Karakoram Routes team member.
Khoshwakt, a Karakoram Routes team member
Khoshwakt, a Karakoram Routes team member.
Yahya, a Karakoram Routes team member
Yahya, a Karakoram Routes team member.
Raja Waqar, Chief Executive Officer of Karakoram Routes
Raja Waqar, Chief Executive Officer of Karakoram Routes.
Beige 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado J120 reference vehicle in a showroom
Representative model-year photograph only; trim, color and physical vehicle may differ from the listed Toyota TZ.
Red 2015 Toyota Corolla E170 S reference sedan photographed outside Pakistan
Representative model-year photograph only; trim, color and physical vehicle differ from the listed Corolla XLi.
A 2000 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado J90 reference vehicle photographed outside Pakistan
Representative model-year photograph only; this is not the Karakoram Routes fleet vehicle.
Silver 2003 to 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado GXL reference vehicle photographed in Australia
Representative model-series photograph only; color and physical vehicle differ from the listed Karakoram Routes unit.
Black 2006 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado J120 three-door reference vehicle photographed in Bahrain
Representative model-year photograph only; this is not the Karakoram Routes fleet vehicle.
Khamosh Waterfall descending from a steep cliff in Kharmang District
Khamosh Waterfall, Kharmang District.
Hispar Glacier, Hispar La and Snow Lake seen from the International Space Station
Hispar Glacier and neighboring ice fields from orbit.
Rush Lake beneath high snow-covered peaks in Nagar District
Rush Lake, Nagar District.
High mountain landscape near Kilik Pass above Misgar
Kilik Pass, Hunza District; used for the combined Kilik and Mintaka guide.
Borith Lake and the surrounding mountain landscape in Upper Hunza
Borith Lake, Hunza District.
Darkot Valley in the wider Yasin Valley of Ghizer District
Darkot, Yasin Valley, Ghizer District.
A panoramic view across Khalti Lake in Ghizer District
Khalti Lake, Ghizer District.
Hushe Valley beneath the high Karakoram mountains
Hushe Valley, Ghanche District.
Steep snow-covered terrain at Gondogoro La
Gondogoro Pass, Ghanche District.
The snow-covered summit pyramid of K2 in the Karakoram
K2 in the Central Karakoram.
Sand dunes and mountains at Sarfaranga Cold Desert
Sarfaranga Cold Desert, Shigar District.
A shepherd beside Blind Lake in Shigar District
Blind Lake, Shigar District.
Road and mountain landscape at Babusar Pass
Babusar Pass, Diamer District.
Historic Kharphocho Fort on its rocky height above Skardu
Kharphocho Fort, Skardu District.
Turquoise Domail Rainbow Lake at Minimarg in Astore District
Domail Rainbow Lake, Astore District.
Mountain road and highland landscape at Burzil Pass
Burzil Pass, Astore District.
The carved Kargah Buddha relief near Gilgit
Kargah Buddha, Gilgit District.
Bagrot Valley beneath steep mountain slopes in Gilgit District
Bagrot Valley, Gilgit District.
Manthokha Waterfall descending beside rocky slopes in Kharmang District
Manthokha Waterfall, Kharmang District.
Snow-covered Rakaposhi rising above the Nagar landscape
Rakaposhi, Nagar District.
The timber and stone exterior of historic Khaplu Palace in Ghanche District
Khaplu Palace, Ghanche District.
Historic Shigar Fort framed by trees and mountains in Shigar Valley
Shigar Fort, Shigar District.
Rama Lake surrounded by alpine slopes in Astore District
Rama Lake, Astore District.
Forested slopes and snow-covered mountains around Naltar Valley in Gilgit District
Naltar Valley, Gilgit District.
Polo players crossing the high-altitude Shandur field during a match
A freestyle polo match at Shandur, photographed in 2006.
A winding river crossing the broad green Deosai plateau beneath distant mountains
Deosai Plains, Gilgit-Baltistan.
Blue water of Attabad Lake between the steep mountains of Hunza Valley
Attabad Lake, Hunza Valley.
Baltit Fort above Karimabad with the steep Ultar Sar landscape behind it
Baltit Fort and Ultar Sar, Karimabad, Hunza.
The Karakoram Highway descending through the open mountain landscape near Khunjerab Pass
The road toward Hunza from Khunjerab Pass.
Phander Lake reflecting trees and mountain slopes in Ghizer District
Phander Lake, Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan.
Snow-covered Nanga Parbat viewed beyond the green grassland of Fairy Meadows
Nanga Parbat from Fairy Meadows, Diamer.
Upper Kachura Lake enclosed by rocky slopes and green vegetation near Skardu
Upper Kachura Lake, Skardu.
Cultivated terraces and settlements across Hunza Valley beneath high mountains
Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan.
The jagged Passu Cones rising above the upper Hunza landscape
Passu Cones, Upper Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan.
A hiker overlooking a turquoise lake beneath sunlit Karakoram peaks — provisional editorial image