The route to K2 base camp took us through wonderful mountain country and past remote nomad Uighur shepherding camps then up the mighty Shaksgam River which drains the north side of the Karakorum range. This involved regular river crossings, many of which could only be achieved by riding on the already loaded camels. 
 
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