Heart-stopping switchbacks plummeted downwards between dark cliffs into a gorge cut by the Khunjerab River.

BBC: Following the Silk Road to the end of China

St Thomas turned up to preach the gospel, while Chinese pilgrims, following the route that I had taken over the Khunjerab Pass, came looking for Buddhist scriptures.

BBC: Following the Silk Road to the end of China

Beyond the town we climbed toward the Khunjerab Pass.

BBC: Following the Silk Road to the end of China