Hello guys. Today I will show you the view of Attabad Lake from Baskochi Meadows Ainabad. Ainabad is a village in Hunza and it is a very beautiful village. I have written a very beautiful blog on Attabad Lake before, you can see it here. We went boating there and enjoyed the beauty of the lake. After boating in Attabad Lake that day, we went ahead to see some other locations, but the next day when some of my friends came to know about Baskochi Meadows, they promised that we would go there again the next day and see the view of the lake from Baskochi Meadows and also experience of hiking.
In the picture below you can see the view of the lake from above, there are pictures of attabad lake in winter and summer and the ticket price to go to this Baskochi Meadows was about 150 rupees. We were about 25 boys but only 10 of us could climb all the way to the top.
In this picture you can see that we are all carrying sticks that will help us climb up. The cost of a stick was 30 rupees and this man was guiding us on what to keep in mind while climbing up and in which direction you should place your feet so that you can avoid slipping. He further guided us that it may take you about an hour and a half to reach the top and that you have to come back before nightfall because it may be difficult for you to descend in the dark.
In this picture you can see that the full view of the lake is not visible yet and tall trees are visible in front of the lake. I was very excited to climb up and see the full view of the lake because this was my first hiking that I was doing. You can see in the picture below that all my friends were walking some ahead and some behind with the help of sticks. In the beginning the paths were not very difficult but as we climb higher the paths will become difficult and we will have to climb carefully.
The mountain you see in this picture you are not able to see any paths in it, but there are paths. When we got closer, we saw the paths, but they weren't very big.Whenever I would catch my breath for a few minutes, I would take out my camera and start capturing the view of the lake so that I could create beautiful memories. At this movement, some of my friends gave up and they took the return route and around five of my friends went back.
When I took a breath for a while, I would look at the blue water of the lake and take a deep breath. In the picture below, you can see that some of my friends were sitting and breathing and two friends sitting far away were losing courage, but we encouraged them and told them that there are people above us, keep them in mind and get motivated.
Finally they started climbing again and I also got motivated by seeing them. You can see me in the picture below and you can tell by my face that I was tired but I didn't want to give up because I was so excited to see the full view of the lake from the top.
I stopped for a while to capture the view of the lake which you are seeing in the photo above, and you can see how the mountains have been carved to make hiking easier.
In this picture you can see how scary the mountain looks. Actually I was waiting here for my friend Hamza who is wearing a white shirt. Till then I was enjoying the view of the lake and you can see that the view of the lake is now quite visible and till now we had hiking for about an hour.
One more stay included Ali, Hamza and me. Wherever I stayed, I would take out my camera and start taking pictures because I wanted to make a whole blog about it like I'm writing now.
Right now we were only 10 boys hoping to reach the top. We had been hiking for the past hour and a half and were now quite tired but we still had about 10 to 15 minutes to go. You can see in the picture Hamza and Kazim sitting and breathing and enjoying the beautiful view of the lake in front.
Now the lake was almost complete but the passion of reaching the top and taking pictures was giving me the courage to climb further. We had a water bottle but we were not drinking much water because if we drank more water we would not have been able to walk so we just drank a little water to moisten our throats.
The length of this Baskochi Meadows was about 2300 meters to 2900 meters which is in Ainabad and it can take more than one and a half hours to climb. Now the paths had become quite short and difficult and we kept our feet very firmly and carefully because the feet can slip on these stones. Here I would like to mention my friend @magicmonk, I hope he does not mind. I was reading one of his blogs in which he wrote about his hiking which is proof that he is still quite fit. This was my first hiking in my life and I enjoyed this hiking a lot and there is no doubt that such enjoyable hiking strengthens the body.
I got to see some wild grasses and herbs here and I tried to take some aesthetic pictures of them but I probably couldn't.😄
Finally we reached the peak from where we could see the whole view of the lake and here we saw two travelers who were already there. They gave us some dry fruits and gave us water to drink because our water was gone. They told us that they had also been to K2 which is the 2nd highest mountain of the world but they could not complete it due to some change in weather conditions. They advised us to come down before nightfall and we talked for a while and then they left.
I took these pictures from above and you can see how beautiful the blue water of the lake looks among the high mountains. The sky was quite clear and there were white clouds scattered around. We sat for a while and enjoyed the view and my first hiking experience was very good. You need to be more careful while descending than climbing the mountain and this is my experience.
Now it was time to take pictures and Kazim took some very beautiful pictures of me with his iPhone and I will get these pictures printed very soon. Everyone took turns taking pictures here and most of them were getting their pictures taken with Kazim's mobile because the pictures from his mobile are quite good. You can see the result of the pictures.
My hiking experience was very good and I enjoyed it a lot and made many beautiful memories. I will always remember these beautiful moments and I will continue hiking in the future whenever I get a chance. I hope you liked this blog of mine and the beautiful pictures I took and the beautiful view of the lake. Don't forget to give your feedback about this view in my comment section. I will be waiting for your comments.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME 🌸