The Kachura Lakes are two lakes in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakistan. The lakes, at 2,500 meters (8,200 ft) in elevation, are Upper Kachura Lake and Lower Kachura Lake. The latter is also known as Shangrila Lake and is within a tourist resort named Shangrila Resort outside the town of Skardu. Shangrila was named after a book titled “Lost Horizon” by James Hilton. In the novel, the author narrates a tale in which…
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Pearl of Karakoram, Rush Lake of Pakistan
Rush is one of the highest lakes in the world. Also Known as A pearl of Karakorum. Rush Lake, Nagar Valley is a high altitude lake located near Rush Pari Peak (5,098 m). It is located about 15 km north of Miar Peak (in the Nagar valley) and Spantik (Golden Peak). Rush Lake is a wonderful and high altitude lake of Pakistan which lies in the magnificent mountain range of Karakorum. You can Reach Rush…
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Wide-Grip Chins You don’t see too many people doing wide grip chins anymore. Everyone does lat pulldowns, but they seem to have forgotten about chins in recent years. Back in the day all of us—Arnold, Franco, Ken Waller—we all used to do them religiously. What’s really great is supersetting chins with bench presses. That’s what Arnold and I used to do; back and forth, one to the other. You’re working antagonistic muscle groups, like when…
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