A distant view of Patau Sar, it's to the extreme right

The first solo ascent of Patau Sar in Upper Dir, Pakistan

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February 28th 2016
The first solo ascent of Patau Sar in Upper Dir Upper Dir, a mountainous district lying in the northwest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bounded by Swat to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Chitral to the north and Lower Dir to the south, is inhabited by Yousafzai Pashtuns. The terrain here is mostly rocky, alpine and hilly. The narrow valleys at the foot of the mountains, wherever water an ... read more

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The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan have fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disput... ... read more