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| k2 Base Camp Baltistan. |
The K2 is the world’s second highest peak with an elevation of 8611 meters.Locally in balti language K2 is known as “chogori” which means the king of mountains. The k2 is located in the karakoram mountains and on the border of pak-china. K2 is rocky mountain uptill 6000m but the track transforms into a mountain of snow as you progress. In 1887 first time the k2 and various glaciers were discovered by a bristish surveyor Goodwin Austin. K2 gained international attention when a number of expeditions were failed because of the harsh weather conditions and strenous track.Finally the Lino lacedelli and Achilles Compagni climbed K2 and laid the foundation for other to follow.
The K2 is the world’s second highest peak with an elevation of 8611m.Locally in balti language K2 is known as “chogori” which means the king of mountains. The k2 is located in the karakoram mountains and on the border of pak-china.
Local people who are not professional climbers choose to go up
to the K2 base camp which is also a 21 day extremely difficult trekking route
and one of the famous trekking routes in the world. The journey starts off with
Skardu which is the capital of gilgit baltistan on jeeps and drive as far as
the askore a beautiful valley covered with fruits and lush green trees. The
trekking starts off at the Baltoro glacier through which is surrounded by
monstrous mountains. After an almost trekking of seven days we could reach at
the famous Concordia which is the junction between Baltoro and Godwin Austin a
place which serves at the base for four major mountain Gasherbrum II ( 8035m ),
Broad Peak ( 8047m ) and Hidden Peak or Gasherbrum I ( 8068m ) dominated by the
king of the mountains, K-2 ( 8611m ). This place is far most one of the
beautiful places of the world and the view of K2 on a clear day can be severely
mesmerizing. The return is possible through the same route.
