It is even possible to catch a fleeting glimpse of K2 and the other high peaks of the Baltoro in the distance before landing at Skardu. We take the early morning 1-hour flight from Islamabad to Skardu, skirting breathtakingly past the Rupal and Diamir faces of Nanga Parbat. If there is the opportunity to include a sightseeing tour today, either in the modern city of Islamabad or in nearby Rawalpindi, a city from the days of the British Raj, it will be optional and there will be a charge payable locally.įly to Skardu (2500m) and after lunch drive to Khaplu (2600m). The first group get-together will be at lunch, during which the tour leader will provide a pre-trip briefing. The majority of international flights arrive in the early morning and you may want to rest before lunch. Transfers from Islamabad Airport are provided. Your holiday starts at the hotel in Islamabad. Transfers are provided from Islamabad Airport. Previous technical mountaineering experience is not required and the mountaineering techniques used on the climb will be taught and practiced during the acclimatisation day prior to the ascent. Some previous experience of walking on snow slopes using crampons is also highly recommended. Previous trekking experience is required for this holiday as we will be wild camping in a very remote area. The climbing on Gondogoro Peak is technically very straightforward meriting an alpine grade of PD minus. Distances and times will be longer on the return from the peak when we are fit and acclimatised and travelling mostly downhill. This is usually of the order of four to six hours, which equates with around 10 to 14 kilometres per day. Our trekking pace in Pakistan is dictated by the altitude, by the sometimes difficult terrain and by the distances that the porters are prepared to walk each day. On the steeper slopes, the group will be safeguarded by fixed lines placed by the guides. On the peak itself, we will encounter snow slopes of between 30 and 45 degrees inclination with the occasional short steeper section. The terrain encountered on this holiday will vary from shepherd’s paths through grassy valleys to loose scree and boulders on and beside the Gondogoro Glacier. Transfers to Islamabad Airport are provided.
Trek to Hushe Village and drive to Skardu.Trek down valley via Gondogoro Village to Saitcho.Climb Gondogoro Peak (5650m) return to Huisprung then trek to Dalsan.Trek on the Gondogoro Glacier, passing beneath Laila Peak, to Huisprung (4600m).Trek up beside the Gondokoro Glacier to the lovely camp at Dalsan (4150m).Trek up above Saitcho on a moraine ridge to Gondogoro Village (3700m).Trek to the mouth of the Gondogoro Valley at Saitcho (3350m).Acclimatisation day with the option to hike up into the Honboro Valley for possible K2 view.Drive across the Shyok River and follow the Hushe River to Hushe Village (3050m).Fly to Skardu (2500m) and after lunch drive to Khaplu (2600m).
0 kommentar(er)
