Golden-hour view from Marsur Rock with a traveller on the ledge above the Indus River and snow-capped Karakoram peaks, Skardu

Marsur Rock Photos: Pakistan’s Trolltunga in Pictures

Marsur Rock — the granite ledge above Hussainabad known as Pakistan’s Trolltunga — is one of the most photogenic spots in all of Skardu. Here is a gallery of Marsur Rock photos capturing the knife-edge ledge, the sweeping Indus River bends and the Karakoram peaks that surround it.

Golden-hour view from Marsur Rock with a traveller on the ledge above the Indus River and snow-capped Karakoram peaks, Skardu
Golden hour at Marsur Rock, with the Karakoram glowing above the Indus valley.
A hiker sitting on the Marsur Rock ledge above Hussainabad, overlooking the Indus River and Karakoram mountains near Skardu
Sitting on the tip of Marsur Rock, high above Hussainabad and the Indus River.
The Marsur Rock granite ledge jutting over the winding Indus River bends and Karakoram peaks near Skardu
The knife-edge ledge jutting out over the winding bends of the Indus River.
A trekker taking in the view from the Marsur Rock ledge above the Skardu valley, Indus River and Karakoram
Taking in the panorama of the Skardu valley from the Marsur Rock ledge.

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