Livestock barns in Minapin village in North Pakistan. This village is the setting off point for the base camp and ascent trails of the 7788m Mount Rakaposhi . As such it attracts mountaineers from around the globe. John hiked to base camp while I went up to a high altitude meadow to get views of the summit and the giant Minapin Glacier. At 2600 meters Minapin village has extreme winters. The animals winter in the stone barns, which keep off wolves and snow leopards. The ladder is to the roof, where dried grasses collected over the year are stored for winter food for the livestock