Meet the shepherdesses whose unique way of life is dying out

Deep into Pakistan's Karakoram mountains lies the scenic Shimshal Valley, home to the Wakhi shepherdesses. Every year, over many generations, these women have taken their flocks to high pastures, where they prepare dairy products to barter while their animals graze during the warmer season.

Their income has brought prosperity to the village and allowed them to build roads and provide an education for their children - but their tradition is about to end.

BBC 100 Women follows the last shepherdesses on their journey up the mountains, on a dangerous trek 4,800m above sea level.

Produced by Farhat Javed. Filmed by Nayyar Abbas and Sajjad Beyge. Edited by Derrick Evans. Storytelling by Sarah Dias.

Watch the full documentary on YouTube.

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