Grade

Challenging

Accommodation

Hotel

Transportation

Jeep, Bus

Max Altitude

8611 m

Air Ticket

Included

Meal

Included

K2, also known as Chogori / Qogir (Native Balti Chogori meaning ‘Great Mountain’) and Mount Godwin-Austen is the second highest mountain in the world at 8,611 meters (28,251 ft), after Mount Everest. It is located on the border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, and the Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China. K2 is the highest point of the Karakoram Range and the highest point in Pakistan.

K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the extreme difficulty of ascent and the second-highest fatality rate among the eight thousanders. It is more difficult and hazardous to reach the peak of K2 from the Chinese side, thus it is usually climbed from the Pakistani side. K2 has never been climbed in winter.

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 up to 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.

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.

There are a number of routes on K2, of somewhat different character, but they all share some key difficulties: First is the extreme high altitude and resulting lack of oxygen: in fact there is only one third as much oxygen available to a climber on the summit of K2 as there is at sea level. Second is the propensity of the mountain to extreme storms of several days’ duration, which have resulted in many of the deaths on the peak. Third is the steep, exposed, and committing nature of all routes on the mountain, which makes retreat more difficult, especially during a storm. Despite many tries there has been no successful ascent during the winter.

Day 1
Arrival in Islamabad
Day 2
Fly to Skardu / Drive to Chilas
Day 3
Drive to Skardu
Day 4
Free day for final preparation and briefing session
Day 5
Drive to Askole by jeeps
Day 6
Trek to Jhula
Day 7
Trek to Paiju
Day 8
Rest day in Paiju - Acclimatization day
Day 9
Trek to Urdukas
Day 10
Trek to Goro-II
Day 11
Trek to Concordia
Day 12
Trek to K2 BC
Day 13 _ Day 51
Climbing Days
Day 52
BC Clean up and Trek to Goro II
Day 53
Trek to Khuburste
Day 54
Trek to Jhula
Day 55
Trek to Askole
Day 56
Drive to Skardu
Day 57
Debriefing at Skardu
Day 58
Flight to Islamabad or drive to Chilas
Day 59
Alpine Club Certification / Farewell Party
Day 60
Departure from Islamabad

Checklist

  • Toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash.
  • Hair brush or comb, hair ties, barrettes/bobby pins.
  • Deodorant.
  • Shampoo and conditioner
  • Sunscreen and face lotion with SPF 60 and higher.
  • Night time Moisturizer/Lotion.
  • If under any medication, enough stock

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