Hindu Kush

The high mountains above the upper Indus rise near Chilas and the great massif of Nanga Parbat. The river cuts a narrow passage through a country of bare slopes and snow-covered heights, while the Babusar Pass opens a route towards the Kaghan valley. Along the Indus, travellers and local people left carvings on the rocks, including ancient hunting scenes and later Buddhist images, marking a route through the mountain barrier.