South of the Pamirs, there is a knot of mountains formed by the Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Kuen Lun ranges. Emanating from the mighty Karakoram range, which forms the northern crown of India is the Siachen: the second-longest glacier (76 kms) in the world. The Siachen glacier is joined by many smaller glaciers and is the source of the Nubra river, which flows into the Shyok and then after entering Pakistan Occupied Kashmir joins the Indus river. This frozen landscape has craggy and rocky pinnacles and a sea of ice and snow with moraines on both sides. The people of the region have a saying, “The land is so barren and the passes so high that only the best of friends and the fiercest of enemies come by.” Read More…
Glacial Mistrust
