The Rest House at Siri

Sarmad · Jan 4, 2015

Located in Siri, The Kaghan Valley in Northern Pakistan. This place is at an altitude of about 8500 feet.

Siri Rest House by Sarmad8bit, on Flickr

The_Traveler · Jan 5, 2015

Is this a resting place for hikers or mountain climbers?

Rick58 · Jan 5, 2015

Beautiful place. Thanks for sharing

Michael Robinson · Jan 5, 2015

Beautiful view! Thank you.

spiralout462 · Jan 5, 2015

8500 ft.? Wow! I can only imagine the walk/drive up there! I like how it feels "in the clouds" in number 2.

Sarmad · Jan 7, 2015

Thanks for all the compliments guys!.

The_Traveler said:
Is this a resting place for hikers or mountain climbers?

It's actually a government place, when government guys come to these areas they bunk here. But there's no restriction if anybody wants to spend some time here for the exchange of money. But as far as I know, this rest house is not that popular among hikers. It is not even a serious climb despite being at 8500 feet. However at about 3 km from this place, there is another place Paya at about 9500 feet. Which can be considered as a base camp to a higher peak, Makra at over 13000 feet.

The_Traveler · Jan 7, 2015

Even 8500 or 9000 feet requires some acclimitization.
It looks like a lovely place to spend a couple of days.
Thanks for the response.

Sarmad · Jan 7, 2015

The_Traveler said:
Even 8500 or 9000 feet requires some acclimitization.

I agree, the hike is quite easy itself because of a pre-formed jeep track, but I could feel myself losing my breath and desperately gasping for air especially when I got to 9500 feet.