Tirich- The valley that leads up to Tirich Mir!!

Great view of Tirich Mir- On the way to Trirch valley

Ask someone where is Tirich and you get a eyes wide open, jaws drop and complete blank look in amazement. Who doesn’t know about Tririch!! The valley that will leads up to Tirich Mir~ the highest mountain of the Hindu kush range, and the highest mountain in the world outside of theHimalayas-Karakoram range, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, near the Afganistan–Pakistan border.

Tirich Mir- The highest mountain of the Hindu kush range

 It is believed the origin to the name Tirich Mir is "King of Tirich".  According to Wakhi language trich means shadow or darkness and mir means king hence Tirich Mir means King of Darkness. It could have got this name as it causes long shadows on the Wakhan side of its face. Other than that it is local myth that there are fairies living.  

Trirch Valley

My visit to Tirich was based on a visit to IREAD ECD Center with my dad and uncle. The center was currently under construction. The people there speak the Khowar Language. We were warmly welcomed by the village leaders and after visiting the ECD Center we had our lunch at one of our friend. The food was traditional and delicious. In Tirich, more like other villages of Chitral people prefer dairy products and foods. 

We left the valley at 5pm. Although I couldn’t get much near to highest mountain but I came back with this great feeling of being to the valley of Tirich. Hope to visit the valley again.