Title se ghabrayye mat! Itna khatarnak kuch b ni hai…
Fairy Meadows ka mainy sirf naam sun rakha tha aur itna pata tha k trekking tough hai, isky ilawa koi idea ni tha k kya experience hony wala hai!
Safar ka aghaaz hua rat ko Lahore se, subha pohnchy Balakot, aur wahan kia nashta.
Nashty k bad aur ek aadh suttay k bad aagay ka safar, music, pahaarr, zig zag sa road kafi haseen lagny lga. Dekhty hi dekhty Naran pohnch gye, phir Babusar pass b aagya, wahan pe chai pi aur sham tk pohnch gaye Chilas, safar zyada ni bs koi 20 ghnty ka tha, isliye thodi thakan feel ho rhi thi.
Dinner kia aur soty soty 2 bj gye, ku k company b achi ho aur sb ikthy b hon tu 2 bjy early night sleep consider hota hai.
Subha uth k, sb ko uthany k bad 8 bjy breakfast kia aur Raikot bridge ki trf nikal pdy, Raikot bridge Chilas se 2.5-3 ghanty k faaslay pe hai, Rasty se SCOM ki SIM li, is umeed k sath k Fairy Meadows pe shayd is k signal aa jayen (magar SIM, aur 200 ka balance kahin b kaam ni aya).
Raikot bridge pohnche, garmi b thi, aur jeep b koi available nahi thi. Patharon pe beth k koi 30 minute jeeps ka wait kiya aur backpacks me 2 din ka saman liya ku k carry ko carry kr ni skty thy, trekking tough thi aur porter hire krny ka koi mood ni tha.
Driver bht trained aur sober sa middle aged man lg raha tha, jeep track World’s second most dangerous track hai pr dar ni lgta unless apko height phobia na ho ku k drivers are extremely trained. Kher, 1:45 ghantay k bad hum Tato Village pohnchy, jeep track wese tu kaafi sunsaan lg raha tha pr Tato Village pe tang se jeep track pe jiski ek side pe paharr aur dusri pe sirf gehri khaaiyyan thi, jeeps ki lmbi lines park thin, hum jeep se utry, na jaany mjhy ku esa lga k driver apni league ka bnda hai, mainy usse Chars k 2 cigarette mangy, wo jeep se form utra aur hmary sath aagy side pe aagya, usny foran jaib se packet nikala, kuch hamen de di, aur ek cigarette foran hath pe khol k lga lia, magar ye bat strange ni thi ku k as a traveler, mjhy itna tu pta tha k drivers gaadiyan diesel pr aur khud ko chars pr ‘keep on running’ rakhty hain.
Kher, trekking start ki, start me 10 minute hi hue thy k meri bss hogyi, socha k joint lga k lga k trek bht smoothly guzry ga lekin ye shayd sb se badi ghlti thi. Trek shuru me kafi steep tha aur bht narrow, ek side pe siwaye khaiyon k aur kuch b ni tha but dangerous vibes ya feeling ni atin ku k atleast trek clearly bna hua tha.
1 ghnty bad rah guzar logon se pucha k “kitna baqi reh gya hai?” aur har dusra bnda ye keh k shadeed na-umeed kr deta tha k abhi tu 10% hua hai sirf.
Humny per person ek 1.5ltr water bottle li thi, jo k hmary hisab se enough thi, pr ye trek k 10% hissy me hi khatam ho gyi, phir rasty me jahan chashma ata, wahan se refil krty aur sb strangers ruk ruk k pani share krty hue jaa rhy thy.
Is rasty ki sabbb se haseen chez, jisko dekh k thakan ka ehsaas b ni tha hota, wo thi NANGA PARBAT, the second highest mountain in Pakistan after K2, jisy pyar se ‘The Killer Mountain’ b kehty hain.
Aur trekking krty hue 4 ghnty guzr gye, stamina is qadar jawab de chuka tha k ek bench pe lait gya, aur views jo thy, wo stunning thy.
Jab sunset ka time qareeb ata hai aur sun rays sirf Nanga Parbat ki peak pe parr rhi hoti hain aur wo golden peak, jis qadar haseen lgti hai, wo picture me dikhaa tu ni skta lekin anyhow,
Mid point aya, bhook se bura haal tha, chai pi, biscuit khaye aur trekking phir se shuru.
trekking ka ye matlab nahi hai k main bs trekking krty hi jaa rha hun, iska matlb hai 2 minute trekking, 3 minute stay, phir shuru.
Anyhow, trekking pe ye tu soch lia tha k Fairy Meadows ka first and last trip hai ye. Sham 7 bjy hum hotel pohnch gye, cottage me gye aur bass ese lait gye jese Fairy Meadows ka trek kr k aa rahy hon…
Dinner kia, sutta lgaya. Relax hue.
Tab tk mene ek bat note krna shuru kr di thi k Fairy Meadows k log intehai hospitable ku hain, (Trekking k rasty me jo mules aur porters hain, wo isky opposite hain). Kitchen se khany ki khushbu k sath chars ki b khushbu aa rhi thi, khana b shadeed tasty tha jo k totally unexpected tha is jagah pe. Hotels me jitny b guests thy, mostly bachelors boys and girls, ku k families k liye yahan ana isn’t that easy.
Koi lawn me beth k chars k cigarette bna raha hai, koi cottages k bahir beth k. Ye chez intehai dil-kush thi k koi hi shyd bnda ho jo is kaam me mulawis nazar na aye. Shayd sardi ne “dawai” ko actually medicine bna dia tha.
Bonfire set tha, music loud tha, boys high thy aur…
Cottage me thakan, srdi, smoke, sb ese mixup thy k pta hi ni chla lait’ty hi neend aa gyi.
Subha uthy, nashta kia aur beyal camp ki trf nikl pdy.
Subha uth k jo views milty hain, unko dekh k dil krta hai k next week dubara is trek ko brdasht kr k yahan aya jaye.
Fairy Meadows se Beyal camp ka trek almost 1.5 hrs ka hai, Beyal camp se Viewpoint 1 ka trek around 2 hrs ka hai aur Viewpoint 1 se Nanga Parbat base camp ka trek almost 3 hrs ka jo k extreme qism ka hai.
Beyal camp ka trek kafi pleasant hai, ek water stream apky bilkul sath flow krti hai jismy jab dil chahy pani pi lo ya rest kr lo pathar pe beth k.
Nanga Parbat itni massive aur huge hai, jisky liye ye ek safar nama boht kam hai, anyhow, hmara local guide hm se b slow tha aur wo hum se zyada stays le raha tha.
Kisi trh beyal camp tk pohnchy, ye ek village tha jiski 3 sabse mazy ki baten thi,
- Kitchen gardens thy har ghar k sath
- Bchy cute thy pr paise mangny ki buri adat ka shikar
- Har banda chars pita tha, chahy uska tea stall ho ya guide ho
Beyal camp se Nanga Parbat boht clear aur, aur b zyada khoobsurat lag rhi thi, hum ghaas pe lait k views enjoy krrhy thy k
Bas ab aagy jany ki himmat ni thi, blue sky issy zyada khoobsurat pehly kbhi ni lga. Foreigners ki aksariyat mojood thi aur unky drones hr jgh ghoomty nazar aa rahy thy.
Jin me viewpoint jany ki himmat thi, unky phone se li gyi photo…
Fairy Meadows me active rehny k liye 3 chezen bht zururi hain aur in reality, sirf yehi 3 chezen yahan available hain,
1. Chai
2. Cigarette
3. Noodles
Har tea stall pe noodles available thin aur jitna aagy tk jaty jayen gy, utna unki price brhti jayegi.
Anyhow, beyal camp me hi ek restaurant numa jgh pe gye, daal chawal order kiye, wahan hi restaurant owner mila, jisny appetizer k tor pe khudi chars ka ek cigarette bna k diya, aur phir daal chawal khaa k wapis.
Rat ko bonfire hua, dinner aur same hr cheez repeat…
Sb se heraan-kun bat ye thi k wahan apko kisi se cigarette lena ho, chahye tourist ho ya local, CAPITALS me explain krna pdta hai k simple cigarette chahye, chars wala ni. Ni tu esi charsi mehman nawazi apko kahin b aur nazar nahi ayegi…
Next morning breakfast kia, trekking start ki, mazy ki bat ye thi k wapsi ki trekking intehai easy thi, ek tu downwards thi, isliye, dusra motivated boht thy hum…
5-6 hours ka trek sirf 1.5 ghnty me cover hogya, phir jeeps pe wapis, driver ne hmary any se phly hi ek good bye joint bna k rkha hua tha, actually ek ni, 2-3, jo k jeep start hoty hi usny hamen thama diye.
Raikot aya, phir wapis Naran pohnchy, night stay Naran kia aur next day wapis Lahore…
