Hingol April 2007 (4x4 Offroaders Club Karachi)

Landscape

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:03:04 +0500

Beautiful shot by Richard Seck.

GPS

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:46:52 +0500

TM CJ7

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Plains

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Campsite at Hingol

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:12:14 +0500

Coastal highway mileage sign

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Enroute to Hingol on the Makran coastal highway.

Ford Jeep 1942

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As one turns of the Hingol bridge, heading for Nani Mander.

Two donkeys

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:20:04 +0500

Clearing the way

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:21:09 +0500

The rains had cut away the old trail, so we had to cut the river bank to make it passable.

TM CJ7 descending to the river bed

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:24:49 +0500

Crossing a trick patch

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:27:37 +0500

This area was very tricky, 2-3 jeeps got stuck. The people standing in the middle are there to guide the jeeps, as they crossed one by one.

Land rover Stuck

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:30:28 +0500

It doesn't look stuck, but the sand was very slippery, and the car bogged down here and couldn't get moving easily.

Well and truly stuck

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:33:09 +0500

That's what happens when you're up front of the other vehicles!

Well and truly stuck

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:35:49 +0500

This was quicksand!

Egyptian Vulture

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:38:15 +0500

Salman, what is this flying bird?

Pushing

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:39:40 +0500

Trying to push it out while winching. These are Dunlop all-terrain tyres - tyres which don't have wide groves loose their grip completely in muddy terrain. For muddy areas you need true mud tyres with wide grooves, all-terrain tyres don't cut it.

River

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:43:14 +0500

Campsite

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:44:47 +0500

M38 climbing up a hill

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:46:13 +0500

We were trying to get to Goran Gatti mountain, but head to turn back here. The going was getting touch, and time was short, so decided to leave it for next time.

M38 trying to go up a hill

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:48:41 +0500

It took a few attempts as there just wasn't any traction.

Trying to roll over

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:51:06 +0500

The people hanging on the side are trying to prevent it from rolling over!

Breakfast

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:53:19 +0500

Omellete being cooked.

Wildlife tracks

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:55:28 +0500

Another job for Salman to name the tracks.

What have we here

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:56:58 +0500

Winching

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:58:44 +0500

There is a steep slope ahead, and I was winching up some of the jeeps up it.

Hingol landscape

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:01:00 +0500

There is a mud volcano right on top of the hills.

Village

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:04:15 +0500

Flower

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:05:23 +0500

Creepy Crawly

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:06:57 +0500

skims across water, crawls on sand and gives a bite in stereo - In these waters if you survive the croc attack this guy will surely get you.

Diving

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:08:03 +0500

Taking a swim in the crocodile infested river.

Hingol river

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:12:10 +0500

Hingol valley

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:14:33 +0500

Hingol bridge being rebuild

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:16:23 +0500

Each rain washes away the bridge. In this picture the bridge is being rebuilt yet again. A few months later, since the bridge wasn't up yet, the rebuilding effort was washed away!

Hingol bridge

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:19:59 +0500

The main bridge was intact, only the approaches had been washed away in the previous rains.

Sea shells

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:22:08 +0500

Jellyfish at Kund Malir

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:23:27 +0500

Kund Malir

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:26:17 +0500

M38 winching a CJ7

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:27:21 +0500

It had gotten badly stuck.

Doc stuck

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:29:07 +0500

Everyone was getting stuck here. Except KO, or course, who was winching all of them out.

1942 Ford

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:31:00 +0500

Mudbath

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:32:12 +0500

Hilux surf descending down to the river bed

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:33:58 +0500

Crossing a river

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:36:18 +0500

Preparing dinner

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1942 Ford

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:38:42 +0500

A sandy patch.

TM CJ7 by Hingol river

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:40:03 +0500

This is about 15 minutes after turning off the Hingol bridge. The Hingol river is the longest in Baluchinstan, approx 380km long.

Guide's hut

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:41:49 +0500

Waiting for the guide

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Waiting for the guide

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:45:34 +0500

Camel

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:46:27 +0500

The original 4 wheel drive for the desert. It's still widely used, and there are still many places where this is what u need.

Driving along the Hingol River

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:47:56 +0500

Finding a place to cross the river bed

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:48:57 +0500

Making a rasta

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:50:15 +0500

The descent into the river bed was too steep, so we're smoothing it down here.

Dry river bed

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:52:11 +0500

Goats!

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:53:28 +0500

Crocodile tracks

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:54:48 +0500

Fresh tracks - we disturbed a couple of crocs by swimming in their stretch of the river.

Group photo

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:56:41 +0500

Idol at Nani Mander

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Nani Mander

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Inside of the temple at Nani Mander

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Discarded clothes at Nani Mander

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1942 Ford going up a slope

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42 Ford decending into the river bed

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:05:31 +0500

This slope was a lot trickier than it looks in the picture!

River bed

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:07:16 +0500

Vigo stuck

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:09:11 +0500

Being winched out by TM's CJ7

Sitting in the shade

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:14:29 +0500

Sitting in the shade

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:15:33 +0500

It was very hot. Very, very.

Filling up a punctured tyre

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:16:40 +0500

A frequent occurrence on all our trips.

Filling up water

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:18:25 +0500

Driving up a steep slow

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:19:29 +0500

A trick ascent, 4 jeeps had to be winched up here.

Hingol national park sign outside Nani Mander

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:20:37 +0500

Idol at Nani Mander

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Temple at Nani Mander

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:22:24 +0500

Rock Outcrop

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:36:28 +0500

Sunset behind the mountains

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Signboard at Kund Malir

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:38:40 +0500

Proud owner of a stuck Hilux

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:39:45 +0500

Hilux Surf in action

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:50:46 +0500

Toyota Surf, recently acquired, on it's first offroad trip. It's now being upgraded with ARB Old man emu suspension (to raise it a couple of inches) and metal front and rear bumpers - to make it more fit offroad.

M38 front view

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:51:33 +0500

most powerful jeep according to Google!]]>

Landrover taking a swim

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