Braldu
| Braldu | ||
 The Braldu, in the background is the Baltoro Glacier |
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| Data | ||
| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| River system | Indus | |
| Drain over | Shigar → Indus → Arabian Sea | |
| origin |
Baltoro Glacier 35 ° 41 ′ 28 ″ N , 76 ° 9 ′ 18 ″ E |
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| Association with |
Basha zum Shigar Coordinates: 35 ° 35 ′ 32 " N , 75 ° 32 ′ 43" E 35 ° 35 ′ 32 " N , 75 ° 32 ′ 43" E
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| Right tributaries | Biafo glacier | |
The Braldu River , also Braldo , is located in Baltistan in Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan .
It flows through the Karakoram and arises from the meltwater of the Baltoro Glacier . Here it is initially called Biaho . The similarly large Biafogletscher penetrates a few kilometers downstream on the orographic right side from the north to the Braldu Valley. The river separates the Baltoro Muztagh , Panmah Muztagh and Spantik-Sosbun Mountains in the north from the Masherbrum Mountains in the south. In the west, the Braldu joins the Basha coming from the northwest to form the Shigar , which flows south in a wide river valley and flows into the Indus at Skardu .
The river carries extreme white water and was first used by Mike Jones with a kayak sail. The river is best known for the fact that Jones, who is considered the pioneer of white water rafting, drowned in 1978 while trying to rescue a friend who had fallen into the river.
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Canoe adventure in the Karakoram and Himalayas. Englishman Mike Jones' last trip. In: alpinism. Magazine for mountaineers, skiers and canoeists. 11/81, p. 76f.