Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would love to see that area, but I would never ever get a visa (-: Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Spencer Cheng <spencer at aotera.org> wrote: > Thanks for looking and commenting everyone. > > Jayanand, it is a difficult place in more than one way. We had to ride > across the desert near Chilas and that was brutally hot. The scenery is > spectacular. More spectacular than any other alpine areas I have visited > in North America, Asia or Europe. > > Hugh, > > If you get the chance, it's worth the detour. There use to be an > unreliable flight into Gilgit (which basically only flies when the weather > is good enough to land on VFR rules). The hostility which is almost > palpable even back in 1998 was mostly south of Gilgit. Very unfortunate. > > Regards, > Spencer > > On Jan 4, 2010, at 23:25, Hugh Thompson wrote: > >> Spencer - wonderful photo. ?I doubt if I can get up there, but this >> conveys the physical majesty of this troubled area. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >