The
Himalaya are a great Mountains range formed by the collision of
Indo-Pakistan tectonic plate with the Asian continent, the central
Himalayan mountains are situated in Nepal, white eastern mountain extent
to the borders of Butan and Sikkim. Nanga Parbat massif is the western
corner pillar of the Himalayas. It is an isolated range of Peaks just
springing up from nothing, and is surrounded by the rivers Indus and
Astore. Nanga Parbat or "Nanga Parvata" means the naked mountain. Its
original and appropriate name, however is Diamir the King of the
Mountains. The Legendary Mountaineer, Hermann Buhl, climbed the peak
first time in June 1953. Nanga Parbat (Main) has a height of 8,126m)
26660 ft. it has three vast faces. The Raikot face is dominated by the
North and South silver crags and silver plateau, the Diamer face is
rocky in the beginning. It converts itself into ice fields around Nanga
Parbat peak. The Rupal face is the highest precipice in the World.
Reinhold Messner a living legend in mountaineering from Italy, says that
"every one who has ever stood at the foot of this face (4500m /14,764ft
up above the Top Alpe, studied it or flown over it, could not help but
have been amazed by its sheer size, it has become Known as the highest
rock and ice wall in the world. Nanga Parbat has always been associated
with tragedies and tribulations, until it was climbed in 1953, A lot of
mountaineers perished on Nanga Parbat since 1895, even today it is
claming a heavy tell of human life lives from the mountaineers in search
of adventure and thrill or becoming its victims in persuit of their
eagerness to find new and absolutely unclimbed route leading to its
summit.
It was in 1841 that a huge landslide falls of to the Indus River
blocked; this created a huge lake 55-km long. The flood of water that
released when the dame broke caused a rise of 80 feet in the river level
at attack swept the Sikh Army, Sometime the same happened in Shayok and
Hunza River.
During
early nineteenth century, Hunza resented
Kashmir's attempts to gain control and its
rulers periodically expelled Kashmir garrisons,
threatended Gilgit, and politicked with
the rulers of Kashgar to the north where
the Russians were gaining influence. Fearing
Russians infiltration into their northern
frontiers, the British took over direct
political control at Gilgit in 1889. Incesant
fratricidal intrigues in Hunza and Nagar
made the areas doubly insecure. This, coupled
with the Mir of Hunza's consistent intransigence
induced the British to march on Hunza in
December 1891, where they fought a decisive
battle at Nilit, 60 km beyond Diaynor Bridge.
After this the British garrisoned Aliabad
until 1897 when Hunza became a princely
state protected by the Government of British
India. After the Pakistan was created in
1947, the people of Hunza also gained liberation
and the princely state was merged in Pakistan.
Beautiful
View of Fairy Meadows:
Fairy Meadows is the lush green
plateau situated in the foot gin of Nanga Parbat at the Western edge of
the Himalayan Range. The name Fairy Meadows is part of the legend that
Fairies have their heaven on this lush green plateau. . The Peak in the
Background is Nanga Parbat. This is considered as one of the most
impressive and beautiful mountain scenery in the whole world.
At an elevation of 1453.90 meter lies the Gilgit valley, offers spectacular
scenic beauty. It is surrounded by lakes, rivers, glaciers and high mountains
ranges. Some of them world's largest peaks, such as Nanga Parbat, 8125 meter and
Raka Poshi, 7788 meter are located here. The best season to visit is from May to
mid October. The local dialect is Shina, however, Urdu and English are also
spoken and understood.
Fairy Meadows is in the
heart of exotic North Pakistan, It is located at the base of Nanga
Parbat which, at 8126 m, is the 9th highest mountain in the world and
second in Pakistan after K2.
The
area in front of Fairy Meadows Cottages is known as Pari Mahal Fairy
Palace named by the famous Japanese photographer, Fujita Heroki. The
Fairy Meadows Cottages are at a distance of eight minutes hike from main
village and other tourist resorts with its breathtaking natural view of
great Nanga Parbat side.
Nanga Parbat is also called the Killer Mountain and locals call it
Daimoryi which is the end of Himalaya. The meadows are lush green alpine
pastures situated in the middle of a pine forest at an altitude of 3,306
m. The meadows have been a thrilling destination for polo love