Fairy Meadows

Fairy Meadows is a high alpine meadow at approximately 3,300 metres on the western flank of Nanga Parbat (8,126 m), the ninth-highest mountain in the world. The meadow provides an unobstructed face-on view of Nanga Parbat's Raikot Face, one of the world's tallest mountain walls rising approximately 4,600 metres in a single continuous face. Access requires a jeep drive on a notoriously narrow track from Raikot Bridge, followed by a three- to four-hour trek through forest. The meadow is an obvious base for Nanga Parbat base camp treks and photography of the mountain at dawn.