Warning: include(./conn.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/vertical/public_html/destinations/pakistan/k2_expdition_pakistan.php on line 2

Warning: include(./conn.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/vertical/public_html/destinations/pakistan/k2_expdition_pakistan.php on line 2

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening './conn.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/vertical/public_html/destinations/pakistan/k2_expdition_pakistan.php on line 2

K2 Expedition


Karakoram in Turkish means “Black Rubble”. In 1856 a British officer, Capt. Montgomery, surveyed a number of peaks in the Baltoro region of the Karakoram from a distance of about 200km. He noted a cluster of high peaks and named them K1, K2, K3 upto K37 using the prefix “K” from Karakoram. In 1861 the area was further surveyed by Col. Godwin Austin who recognized K2 as the highest peak of the range and measured it to be 8619m—only three meters more than its official height (1988) of 8616m. Its local name is Chogori, which means Great Mountain.

Thus, K2, the second highest mountain in the world towers majestically above Concordia with the sweeping Godwin Austin Glacier offering an ice highway towards it. It was first climbed by Italians in 1954. The route to K2 goes through the Baltoro region of Baltistan. There are several high peaks which rise from the world’s largest temperate zone glacier. Only the highest or more prominent peaks have been named or climbed. An incredible nineteen of these peaks tower over 7600m while four of them are 8000ers.

Grade :

Itinerary:
Day 01: Arrival Islamabad: Upon arrival, receive and transfer to hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02: Welcome reception at Alpine Club of Pakistan. Overnights at hotel.
Day 03: Fly to Skardu. In case of cancellation of flight drive to Chilas (480 km)
Day 04: Day free at Skardu. If your are driving, complete road journey (07–08 hrs) to Skardu (275 km) En-route has good view of Nanga Parbat (8125m).
Day 05: By jeeps drive to Askole (6-7 hrs).
Day 06 - 12: Trek to K2 Base Camp.
Day 13 - 77: 66 days for acclimatization and climbing.
Day 78 - 81: Trek back to Hushe via Gondogoro La and drive back to Skardu.
Day 82: Skardu - fly to Islamabad. In case of flight cancellation drive to Chilas. Overnight at hotel.
Day 83: Leisure day at Islamabad. In case of driving, complete rod journey from Chilas to Islamabad. Overnight at hotel.
Day 84: Farewell meeting at Alpine Club of Pakistan. Overnight at hotel.
Day 85: Departure. Transfer to airport for your return flight home.
   


Tripspecific ::

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: Access denied for user 'vertical'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in /home/vertical/public_html/destinations/pakistan/k2_expdition_pakistan.php on line 204

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: A link to the server could not be established in /home/vertical/public_html/destinations/pakistan/k2_expdition_pakistan.php on line 204

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/vertical/public_html/destinations/pakistan/k2_expdition_pakistan.php on line 205

Warning: include(./we.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/vertical/public_html/destinations/pakistan/k2_expdition_pakistan.php on line 396

Warning: include(./we.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/vertical/public_html/destinations/pakistan/k2_expdition_pakistan.php on line 396

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening './we.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/vertical/public_html/destinations/pakistan/k2_expdition_pakistan.php on line 396