Before You Die: Raft Pakistan's Ghizar River. by Steve Jermanok

Raft Pakistan's Ghizar River. Originating in the remote Hindu Raj, with 23,000-foot Tirich Mir looming just to the north, the Ghizar is a Class V river (the most challenging) that whips its way through lofty peaks and narrow canyons toward the frontier town of Gilgit. Startled villagers still appear on the shores of this off-the-beaten track destination to cheer rafters on. Steve Jermanok