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Nanga Parbat, at 8,126 metres, is the ninth highest mountain in the world. One of its most scenic approaches is through Rupal Valley in Astore Distric...

Rakaposhi is famous not only because of its height but because of the way it rises from the surrounding landscape. Its enormous vertical rise from the...

Beyond Minapin Glacier, the wider Rakaposhi glacier system covers the upper slopes and valleys surrounding the mountain. These glaciers shape the land...

There are mountains that you see from a distance, and then there are mountains that make you feel their presence long before you reach them. Rakaposhi...

Spring in Chitral and Gilgit Baltistan, northern Pakistan, is a season of exceptional natural beauty. It arrives after a long and harsh winter, liftin...

The Eurasian Magpie is not a merely common bird, but an integral thread in the natural and social fabric of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan.

The landscape of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan is a spectacular destination for birders. This area sits where three major mountain ranges—t...

Shams Uddin has two new intelligent lunch companions. Image: Tyler Quiring on Unsplash

Shams Uddin shares experiences from growing up close to nature in rural Pakistan. Image: mountains in Chitral by Shams Uddin

Shams Uddin shares his very rare encounter with a snow leopard in 2007, together with a BBC documentary team. 

The Story of Marmot Pups, by Shams Uddin. Oblivious to the lurking shadow of a brown bear, the marmot pups play in the meadows of Deosai, where grass ...

Snowflakes are a striking feature of the Chitral & Gilgit Baltistan’s mountains in northern Pakistan, shaping the region’s climate and replenishin...