Highlights
- Accommodations: Hotels and Camping
- Grade: Strenuous
- Location: Karakoram range
- Glaciers: Hispar and Biafo Glacier (3rd longest outside polar region)
- Passes: Hispar La-5149m
- Snow Lake: high altitude glacial basin – 16kms wide
Itinerary-Snow Lake and Hispar Biafo Trek
Day 01 :
Arrive at Islamabad International Airport, Islamabad
Day 02 :
Fly to Skardu, Karakoram
Day 03 :
Spend free day in Skardu
Day 04 :
Drive to Askole village (3020m)
Day 05 :
Trek to Namla (3,571m)
Day 06 :
Trek to Mango (3,715m)
Day 07 :
Trek to Baintha (4,041m)
Day 08 :
Acclimatization and rest (4,041m)
Day 09 :
Trek to Morfogoro (4,298m)
Day 10 :
Trek to Hispar La Base Camp (4,585m)
Day 11 :
Cross Snow Lake and trek to Hispar La (5,149m)
Day 12 :
Trek to Kani Basa (4,468m)
Day 13 :
Trek to Jutmal (4,168m)
Day 14 :
Trek to Bitanmal (3,765m)
Day 15 :
Trek to Bitanmal (3,765m)
Day 16 :
Trek to Hispar Village (2,297m)
Day 17 :
Drive to Karimabad (2,440m)
Day 18 :
Contingency day/sightseeing
Day 19 :
Fly to Islamabad
Day 20 :
Contingency day for flight cancellations
Day 21 :
Fly to home country