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DISPATCH: 005 // EXPEDITION LOG·LAT: 36.8500° N, LONG: 75.4200° E·TERRAIN: HIGH KARAKORAM
RECORD: VERIFIED·DESTINATION: KHUNJERAB PASS (4,693M)
EXPEDITION LOG// ARCHIVAL DISPATCH 005 // ROUTE: ISB → KHJ
SERIES: OFF-SCREEN EXPLORATION
Roads, Altitude and Everything Between.
I’m originally from Karachi and currently based in Islamabad. Outside software engineering and product design, I explore Pakistan on my motorcycle, following roads into high-altitude mountain passes, unfamiliar valleys, and places that make the map feel real.
DESTINATION RECORDSUMMIT PASS
KHUNJERAB PASS
PAKISTAN–CHINA BORDER // 4,693 M
One of the world's highest paved international border crossings, traversed by motorcycle along the Karakoram Highway.
COORD: 36.85° N, 75.42° EPEAK: 15,397 FT
FEATURED FIELD JOURNAL // THE ROAD TO KHUNJERAB
ROUTE: N-35 KARAKORAM HIGHWAY
The Road to Khunjerab
N-35 Karakoram Highway to the Pakistan-China Border
Mahad rode to Khunjerab Pass, one of the world’s highest paved international border crossings, on his motorcycle. An expedition through the high-altitude Karakoram mountains.
FIELD NOTE REFLECTION:"Long-distance motorcycle touring teaches humility, endurance, and systems awareness. When riding through remote high-altitude terrain with zero connectivity, your preparations, hardware health, and situational judgment are all that exist."
Read Complete Field JournalEXPEDITION PARAMETERS
ORIGIN:Islamabad
DESTINATION:Khunjerab Pass
TRANSPORT:Motorcycle Touring
PEAK ELEVATION:4,693 M
REGION:Karakoram Mountain Range
DOCUMENTARY ARCHIVE // 35MM FRAMESKARAKORAM FIELD RECORD
35MM EQUIV
4,693 M
Plate 01 // High Pass Ascent: Standing with motorcycle on Karakoram Highway.
Karakoram Mountain Range, PakistanRAW CAPTURE
MACRO ARCHIVAL
High Altitude
Plate 02 // Cockpit Cockade: Handlebars, strapped duffel, and road grime.
Karakoram Highway (N-35)RAW CAPTURE
PANORAMIC LANDSCAPE
3,800 M
Plate 03 // Highway Through Scree: Winding tarmac beneath jagged northern peaks.
Gilgit-BaltistanRAW CAPTURE
35MM DOCUMENTARY
4,693 M
Plate 04 // Field Transit Spec: Motorcycle equipped with soft saddlebags and gear.
Khunjerab National ParkRAW CAPTURE