{"id":2173,"date":"2019-11-24T12:45:51","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T12:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2024-02-15T21:54:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T21:54:55","slug":"passu-first-stop-pakistan-karakoram-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/24\/passu-first-stop-pakistan-karakoram-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Passu \u2013 Our first stop along Pakistan\u2018s Karakoram Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2173\" class=\"elementor elementor-2173\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-509f055a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"509f055a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74b79c2c\" data-id=\"74b79c2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dabf38 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4dabf38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f0b7872 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 23, 2019\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-fcf06e9 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDay 49\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b7f90aa elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-compass\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPassu, Pakistan\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5c90350 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-suitcase\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7626 Km\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5089fe45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5089fe45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"leadin wp-block-paragraph\">Our first two nights in Pakistan we spent in the village of Passu. If it wasn\u2019t that cold, we probably would have gotten \u201cstuck\u201d there for much longer. Even though the village is small, the area offers a lot to do for a nature-lover. Or one could just do nothing and enjoy the peace and calmness of the beautiful Hunza Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Sost to Passu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sost is the first town on the Pakistani side of the Karakorum Highway, and the place where the immigration happens. Even though Sost didn\u2019t seem that uninviting place either, we wanted to continue to Passu. We had heard that this village, 36 kilometers from Sost, would be a nicer place to stay. Our funny Pakistani friends from Tashkurgan were heading to South and offered us a ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before leaving Sost, we had to get some Pakistani Rupees. There are a few ATMs in town. We managed to get some money out of the first machine, but only with Visa credit card. It was the third card we tried, so it is important to carry more than just one card with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s crazy how you can get amazed by the surrounding views over and over again. Just when you think it can\u2019t get any better, there is another snowy peak, surrounded by bright autumn colors, coming to your sight. That\u2019s how our way from Sost to Passu went \u2013 just admiring the views along the road, again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We said our fair wells to our first ever Pakistani friends as they dropped us off at Passu. We promised to visit them at their home city near Lahore when we had made our way that South.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our stay in the beautiful but cold Passu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as we arrived in Passu, we learned that it is a tiny village, consisting mostly of stone houses. Anyway, the reason why most travelers stop here is the nature and the mountains behind the town, known as \u201cPassu Cones\u201d or \u201cPassu Cathedral\u201d because of their shape.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100877-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Passu Cones behind the Hunza River\" class=\"wp-image-2157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100877-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100877-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100877-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100877.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Passu Cones behind the Hunza River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mid-October is already at the end of the tourist season and most guesthouses had closed their doors. After looking around in the village first, we decided to hitch a ride a few kilometers back on the Karakoram Highway to the Passu Peak Inn. Already now it came clear to us how easy it is to hitch-hike in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100858-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Passu Peak Inn along the Karakoram Highway\" class=\"wp-image-2154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100858-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100858-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100858-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100858.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Passu Peak Inn along the Karakoram Highway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passu Peak Inn is a very basic guesthouse run by energetic and talkative 81-years-old Mr. Akbar. We really enjoyed our stay there and the conversations with this ex-army man. He also cooked us some nice vegetarian curries and milk chai. We are happy to be in a country where vegetarian food is available and it\u2019s also tasting really yummy! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100996.jpg\" alt=\"Wonderful Mr. Akbar\" class=\"wp-image-2174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100996.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100996-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100996-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100996-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption>Wonderful Mr. Akbar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100864-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"We could pick as many apples as we could eat from the trees of the guesthouse\" class=\"wp-image-2155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100864-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100864-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100864-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100864.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>We could pick as many apples as we could eat from the trees of the guesthouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it is cold in the Karakoram mountains at this time of the year! The night temperatures were a few minus degrees and the guesthouse doesn\u2019t have any heating. We got an electric heating rod to warm a bucket of water for washing. But it works only when the electricity is on. And the electricity was off 80% of the day. As we both come from countries with cold winters, cold in general is not a problem for us. But still we don\u2019t enjoy feeling cold constantly, night and day. Therefore, we only stayed for two nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skating the Karakorum Highway and visiting the Passu Glacier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we were thinking about this journey back home, we were dreaming about skateboarding on the Karakorum Highway but didn\u2019t know if it would be possible. As there was not a lot of traffic and the road is in a good shape, it was possible, indeed. Skateboarding on the Karakorum Highway was like living our dream! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100865-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Skateboarding on the Karakoram Highway!\" class=\"wp-image-2156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100865-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100865-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100865-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100865.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Skateboarding on the Karakoram Highway!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100928-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"In the distance you can see the Passu Glacier\" class=\"wp-image-2163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100928-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100928-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100928-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100928.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>In the distance you can see the Passu Glacier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We skated the 3 kilometers from our guesthouse to a restaurant called Glacier Breeze. There we could leave our skateboards while we hiked to the Passu Glacier. We promised to come for a cake later \u2013 the place is famous for its juicy apricot cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100922-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Glazier Breeze\u2018s apricot cake\" class=\"wp-image-2162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100922-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100922-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100922-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100922.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Glazier Breeze\u2018s apricot cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passu Glacier is visible from the highway, but we wanted to get closer. The trail towards the glacier is starting from the Glazier Breeze Restaurant. The trail followed the river and the path was getting stonier and sandier on the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100882-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"View over Passu from the trail\" class=\"wp-image-2158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100882-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100882-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100882-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100882.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>View over Passu from the trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100887-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Here the path was still easy to walk\" class=\"wp-image-2159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100887-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100887-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100887-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100887.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Here the path was still easy to walk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After 1,5 hours of walking we came to a place with nothing but huge piles of loose stones left from the landslides. We saw and heard more stones falling from the steep mountain walls all the time. We couldn\u2019t find a good path and it started to feel quite dangerous. Johanna refused to walk any further but Seri insisted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100904-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"This is where the stone piles started\" class=\"wp-image-2160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100904-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100904-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100904-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100904.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>This is where the stone piles started<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were already really near to the glacier, but at some point, we just had to give up and turn back \u2013 we didn\u2019t want to get smashed by a falling stone. When we had climbed the huge stone piles a few meters down, we realized that we had reached the glacier already. We just didn\u2019t see it because it was under us, covered with stones. So at least we could see the point where the glacier starts and admire it from below, but there was no way to get all the way to the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100907-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The beginning of the glacier\" class=\"wp-image-2161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100907-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100907-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100907-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100907.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The beginning of the glacier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later we heard that there would have been another trail leading to the top from the other side of the river. But the much easier way to get on top of the glacier is to approach it from the next village, Hussaini. Anyway, it was a nice day hike, even though Johanna might have gotten a little bit traumatized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The thrilling suspension bridges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Hussaini Suspension Bridge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next day, before leaving Passu, we (Seri) wanted to visit some suspension bridges nearby. We hitched a ride from another nice local man and visited the Hussaini bridge first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100956-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"One of the first psychedelic Pakistani trucks we saw\" class=\"wp-image-2167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100956-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100956-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100956-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100956.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>One of the first psychedelic Pakistani trucks we saw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100931-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The houses in Hussaini were very similar to the ones in Passu\" class=\"wp-image-2164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100931-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100931-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100931-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100931.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The houses in Hussaini were very similar to the ones in Passu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100942-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Hussaini Suspension Bridge\" class=\"wp-image-2166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100942-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100942-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100942-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100942.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Hussaini Suspension Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was some 20 cm gap between every step, but the bridge still felt relatively stable. Johanna was fine waiting and taking pictures, while Seri crossed it. The only potential danger was when a group of Thai tourists showed up. They all wanted to get on the bridge, but it was written on the signs that the bridge can only take 7 persons at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100934.jpg\" alt=\"Seri crossing the Hussaini Bridge\" class=\"wp-image-2165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100934.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100934-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100934-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100934-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption>Seri crossing the Hussaini Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Passu Suspension Bridge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hussaini Bridge has been dubbed as one of the most dangerous bridges in the world, but the one in Passu was a lot scarier. The gaps between the steps were bigger, the steps were more unstable and the bridge itself, hanging in the wind, several meters over a flowing river, was longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100962-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The looong Passu Suspension Bridge\" class=\"wp-image-2168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100962-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100962-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100962-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100962.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The looong Passu Suspension Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100964-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Breath-taking views on the way to the bridge\" class=\"wp-image-2169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100964-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100964-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100964-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100964.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Breath-taking views on the way to the bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like when visiting the glacier, also this time we ended up taking the more difficult path. It started from the road, going steep down towards the bridge. We met two Italian guys there and they joined us for the way down. At the point where we needed to climb, instead of walking, some meters along a steep cliff, Johanna got too scared again. So, she stayed and waited while Seri and the Italians went to the bridge and crossed it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100988-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Passu Suspension Bridge\" class=\"wp-image-2171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100988-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100988-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100988-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100988.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Passu Suspension Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though crossing the bridge was very impressive &#8211; hanging in the air, over the big river, feeling the wind blowing and shaking the bridge, it didn\u2019t feel scary or unsafe to Seri at all. Instead he felt calm and free in some way. It is coming more and more clear to us, that our fear factors are the complete opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100978-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Happy Seri on the other side\" class=\"wp-image-2170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100978-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100978-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100978-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100978.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Happy Seri on the other side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leaving Passu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next we were headed to Karimabad. 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