Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts

Tuesday 5 April 2016

Uli Biaho Tower, Pakistan

Uli Biaho is a steep mountain near Trango Towers and Baltoro Glacier in the Gilgit–Baltistan area of Pakistan. It consists of two main peaks, Uli Biaho Tower, 6,109 m feet, and Uli Biaho Peak 6417 m. It was first climbed by the American Expedition team, John Roskelley, Bill Forrest, Kim Schmitz and Ron Kauk, in the Alpine style on July 3, 1979. Moeover, Roskelley included a chapter on Uli Biaho in his 1993 book Stories Off the Wall.

Then in 2006, Uli Biaho Tower June 23–25, 2006 climbed by Gabo Cmarik and Jozef 'Dodo' Kopold. In 2013, Uli Biaho Tower July 21, 2013 climbed by Matteo Della Bordella, Luca Schiera and Silvan Schüpbach. It’s one of those natural attractions that you can’t afford to miss if you’re traveling to this part of Pakistan. If you’re not daring enough to climb the peak, that’s fine, otherwise many have tried and failed. But you can still enjoy its scenic views by watching it from afar.

Moreover, Uli Biaho Tower in the Baltoro region of Pakistan new route climbed a long snow and ice gully to the foot of the left side of the upper tower, and then traversed onto the face behind the left arête and climbed the face for 18 pitches to the top. A recurring phenomenon you’ll experience in Himalayan very special some fleeting, magical moment in the mountains. World famous rock walls are here in Pakistan inviting the rock climber to test their skills.

This is the place to love, because wonderful view to Great Trango with 2000 vertical metres from base to summit, Uli Biaho tower and its never-ending avalanches, stunning Nameless tower, wild Hainabrakk tower and others. There is no doubt that this is the right place for climbers who are looking for something special. Uli Biaho demanded a spirited team not peoples, who went there just for fun and party.

Wednesday 24 February 2016

Mysterious Ranikot: The World's Largest Fort



The Ranikot Fort is also famous as Dewar-e-Sindh (Great Wall of Sindh), with a massive circumference of 26KM is believed largest unexplored fort in the world. Ranikot Fort is located at Kirthar Range in Jamshoro District Sindh, Pakistan. The fort is most impressive wonder of Sindh, also included in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The massive walls can see from five kilometers away, are built with dressed sandstone and reinforced with 45 bastions along the outer wall. Some walls are rectangular and few are round, but modified though the ages to utilize the gun power. It is believed, Ranikot Fort is largest Fort in the world.  

The original purpose and architects of Ranikot Fort is not cleared yet, however attribute to Arabs or may be Persian noble built this fort. In spite of the fact this is a prehistoric site of Amri is adjacent, there’s no trace of any old city inside the fort and the present structure has little evidence of prehistoric origins. The Fort stands in the middle of nowhere, defending nothing. So, why this fort was built still a curious exploration to many researchers? However, the ruler of Sindh built for safe and secure place where they can send their families and spend times during difficult times. The unsolved question baffled all researchers to defy all reasons. Nevertheless, this has not been enough to convince the authorities to develop it as a major tourist attraction. 

The fort is easily accessible from Karachi through and excellent road of The National Highway. The internal key features include “Sann Gate”, “Meeri” “Shergarh” “Paryun jo talao” and “Mohan Gate”. The Villagers says, scattered animals, skeletons and prehistoric fossil are highly rumored be found here and there. These days, a number of visitors including families are visiting Ranikot Fort to see the marvelous architects. Hence, it is highly suggested to go there early morning, spend the noon there and get back to Hyderabad before sunset. Hope it will be safe and promising.

Saturday 3 October 2015

Bibi Jawindi, The Most Ornate Monuments at Uch-Sharif

The Tomb of Bibi Jawindi is one of the five monuments in Uch Sharif, in the Bahawalpr state and Punjab province of Pakistan. Uch is an important historical city, having been founded by Alexander the Great, previously located at the confluence of the Indus and Chenab rivers. The Bibi Jawindi is considered one of most ornate monuments in Uch, and on the tentative list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The tomb was submitted by the Department of Archaeology and Museums Pakistan in Jan 2004 to be inducted in the World Heritage Sites along with four other monuments in the region. In 1493, Iranian prince, Muhammad Dilshad Of khorasan has built shrine for Bibi Jawindi, who was great-granddaughter of Jahaniyan Jahangasht, who was famous Sufi Saint. The Personage Lying buried here was the pious lady popularly Known as “Bibi Jawindi”,The site Uch, is locally recognized as Uch Sharif, is famous for the home of the "shrine culture" because of its cultural importance and the presence of numerous monuments and shrines.

However, the tomb of Bibi Jawindi is famous place for visitor. The exterior of the tomb building is octagonal in shape and has three tiers with the top one supporting a dome, while the interior is circular due to thick angled walls rising up two stories. Therefore, both the interior and exterior of the building are splendidly decorated with Islamic scriptures, with beautiful carved timber, and bright blue and white mosaic tiles recognized as faience. Moreover, the base tier is well supported by eight tapering towers in each corner, and compound encompassing the shrine is preserved in its original desert-like conditions and is regularly covered with cemented graves. The surrounding area is exquisite covered with green vegetation due to a network of river tributaries and canals crossing the area. The other important monuments in this area are the Tomb of Baha'al-Halim, Tomb of Ustead, Tomb of Jalaluddin Bukhari, and the Mosque of Jalaluddin Bukhari.

From last several centuries, the tomb of Bibi Jawindi has poorly disintegrated due to environmental conditions, and during torrential floods in 1817 even half of the structure washed away.  Presently, only the remaining half of the structure is still standing, although the Conservation and Rehabilitation Center of Pakistan invited international bodies and city officials to work on the conservation of the place in 1999. Though, due salt infiltration, humidity and erosion the complex monuments are still disintegrating. Moreover, inappropriate techniques of repair have further damaged the complex. The World Monuments Fund placed the structure on their Watch in 1998, 2000 and 2002 to gather international attention and managed to obtain grants to conserve the tombs.










Sunday 5 October 2014

Batura Muztagh is Ultra peak of 7,388 meter in Pakistan



Batura Muztagh is Ultra peak of 7,388 meter, and a sub-range of the Karakoram Range in Hunza Valley, GB Pakistan. It is ranked 70th highest peak of world and 31st highest peak in Pakistan.  Moreover Ultar Sar is the southeastern most foremost peak of the Batura Muztagh, a sub range of the Karakoram range. It lies about ten kilometers northeast of the Karimabad, a town on the Karakoram Highway in the Hunza Valley, part of the Gilgit District of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. Batura Muztagh has notable features and climbing history. 

Though it is not one of the highest peaks of the Karakoram, Ultar Sar is notable for its exciting rise above local terrain. Its south flank rises over 17,388 feet above the Hunza River near Karimabad, in only about 10 km of horizontal distance. Combined with its strategic position at the end of the Batura Muztagh, with the Hunza River bending around it, this makes Ultar a visually striking peak.

Ultar Sar also gained fame in the 1990s as supposedly the world's highest unclimbed independent peak. This was improper, as Gangkhar Puensum in Bhutan is higher, and remains unclimbed in 2007. Moreover; two other higher peaks are also reputedly unclimbed and of independent stature. However that perception did increase to the appeal of the peak, and a numeral of expeditions attempted to climb it. Therefore during the 1980s and 1990s over 15 expeditions made attempts, resulting in no success, but in a number of fatalities; the peak proved to be quite tough.

The first two ascents were made in July 1996 by two separate Japanese expeditions, the first from the Tokai section of the Japanese Alpine Club led by Akito Yamazaki who summited, but unluckily died on the descent and the second led by Ken Takahashi. The first summit team consists of Yamazaki and Kiyoshi Matsuoka who also died one year later on the adjacent peak Bublimotin. They climbed the peak from the southwest in alpine style, doing much of the climbing at night to evade danger from falling rock and ice. After their successful summit, they faced strong storms and bivouaced several days without food before returning to basecamp.

Nevertheless, Akihito Yamazaki died at basecamp of an internal disease due to the relentless stress of climbing. The 2nd summit team comprised Takahashi and 4 others: Masayuki Ando, Ryushi Hoshino, Wataru Saito, and Nobuo Tsutsumi. They climbed the south ridge. Then after 1996, there have been no recorded ascents of the peak.