Fairy Meadows is at 3,300 m and is a huge grassy meadow. It is on the way to a base camp for the 8,0000+ meter Nanga Parbat ( The Killer Mountain). The huge Raikot Glacier feeds into it, and one has superb panoramas of this and of Nanga Parbat. It is very difficult to access. First, a jeepable track of 15km only driven by locals, and named by the WHO the second most dangerous road in the world. This ends at a village where there is a 5 km trek on a hair raising track which ascends 800 meters. As I am still recovering from a torn meniscus in my knee, I ended up on a horse…ascending, and descending. I have never been so scared in my life. The horse slipped occasionally and generally walked right at the edge of the precipices. All I had to hold onto was the saddle…
Was it worth it? Yes…..and I will share some shots at a later stage.
For now enjoy seeing me being terrified , taken by dear Sher Baz!