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Trek to Paiju (Day 6)

Trek to Paiju (Day 6)

14 Miles / 10,400>10,600 ft  My appetite is back! I know so because I woke up to my stomach growling and was craving a big breakfast burrito. Unfortunately for me, I’m in the middle of Pakistan, so I’m going to have to take whatever I can get but hopefully it isn’t...

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Trek to Johla (Day 5)

Trek to Johla (Day 5)

13 Miles / 9,800>10,400 ft Guess I spoke too soon... I woke up around 1 AM this morning with a relapse of the chills. I tried to convince myself that it was just the cool ambient temps but I knew the truth. My alarm was for 5:20 but by 4:45, I couldn’t take it...

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Jeeps to Askole (Day 4)

Jeeps to Askole (Day 4)

Jesse’s alarm went off at 6:45 but I had already been up off and on for the past 3 hours. At this point, I had been in bed for 18 hours and despite all of the rest, I still had the chills and was a bit nauseous. I couldn’t figure it out because I had all BUT the...

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Sunnyside-Up was a bad choice… (Day 3)

Today started out innocent enough. Not only did I sleep great but I woke up to wonderful weather and a fantastic view of the Indus River. I was looking forward to having a side of breakfast with my coffee and was psyched to see a somewhat traditional American...

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Call June 27

Call June 27

  Happy Wednesday. Everybody should be Wednesday morning back in the States. We are just finishing up where we just finished up dinner about to head to bed. Hope everyone is make it through the week. Well, but it work is going well or Corley, at least you're not at...

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Skardu (Day 2)

Skardu (Day 2)

Skardu: June 21 (Day 2) I made it to Skardu, the last settlement that can be classified as a city before we head up-valley and what I have learned is one fo the few Shiite communities in Pakistan! It’s Thursday night here and it’s hard to believe that over the past 72...

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The Long Road to Islamabad ( Day 1)

The Long Road to Islamabad ( Day 1)

I’ve always considered myself a realist and few friends, if any would call me an optimist, which is probably why I can’t help but laugh at the fact that I thought that my satellite modem connectivity would go off without a hitch. In my defense, the satellite service...

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Call June 26

Call June 26

  Good evening from Pakistan. It's me again. I am currently in the 10th or I should say an hour 10 time with Jessie say yes, you know, we are in 30th, which is boxing Italy house where we guess you sleeping 3. Yeah, if she's in 13300 we had a long day moving in moving...

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