Karakorum Tre-K2-ing June 28 - July 17, 2027
- Destination
- Pakistan
- Country
- Pakistan
- Starts
- 28.06.27 - 17.07.27
- Duration
- 21 zile
- Group size
- min 4, max 8 persoane
- Skill level
- trekking greu
- Guide
- Română si Engleză
- Price
- $ 3500/persoana
Pakistan is one of those destinations where photography begins before you even reach the mountains. From the first images of Islamabad to the long road toward Skardu, the landscape keeps changing, and the approach to the Karakoram brings before the camera a spectacular and still little-known world. The Indus Valley, villages suspended on mountainsides, roads cut into rock and, finally, the great massifs of the Karakoram create a photographic scenario in which landscape, people and daily life meet naturally. We won't only be searching for spectacular images, but also for those frames where light, atmosphere and the presence of people tell the story of the place. This tour is built around high-altitude landscape, morning and evening light, and encounters with the local world. The Karakoram offers an impressive scale of landscape: immense valleys, glaciers, rock walls and peaks over 7000 meters, which change radically with the light. We will have time for sunrises and sunsets, for observation, and for returning to a place when photographic conditions call for it. And between the great landscapes there will be villages, people, portraits, markets and details of a culture that still preserves much of its traditional identity. Trekking is the part that lets us truly enter this landscape. The road to the mountain is not a simple succession of kilometers, but a slow crossing of territories that change from one day to the next. We will walk through narrow and wide valleys, on mountain trails and through isolated villages, gradually climbing toward the high altitudes of the Karakoram. The roughly 17 days of the journey include both the access to and return from the Skardu area, as well as the actual trekking days, so that the pace allows for both acclimatization and photography. The Islamabad–Skardu road journey and back is part of the experience: it is longer than flying, but it offers a much richer perspective on Pakistan and on the way the landscape transforms as we head into the north of the country. This is a tour for those who want to combine two passions: photography and mountains. It is not an expedition where the goal is to reach the destination as quickly as possible, but a journey in which every stage can become a photographic story. We will walk, we will climb, we will wait for the light, we will photograph and we will continue on. And in the end, what remains is not just the image of spectacular mountains, but the story of a journey through one of the most impressive and least explored mountain landscapes in the world.
Day-by-day plan
Day 01 - Arrival in Islamabad – Acclimatization and rest day. Hotel accommodation. Day 02 - Islamabad - Skardu transfer – Transfer to Skardu (transfer). Hotel accommodation in Skardu Day 03 - Skardu (2,228 m) – Group briefing, equipment check and obtaining administrative permits. Accommodation at Skardu hotel Day 04 - Skardu → Askole (3,000 m) – Private transfer by 4x4 jeeps through the Braldu Canyon (6–7 hours). Camping accommodation in Askole. Day 05 - Askole → Jhola (3,200 m) – Warm-up trek along the Braldu river valley (5–6 hours). Camping accommodation in Jhola. Day 06 - Jhola → Paiju (3,450 m) – Trek toward the gates of the Baltoro Glacier (6–7 hours). Camping accommodation in Paiju. Day 07 - Paiju → Urdukas (4,050 m) – Entry onto the majestic Baltoro Glacier and trek up to Urdukas (7–8 hours). Camping accommodation with a direct and spectacular view of the Trango Towers. Day 08 - Urdukas – acclimatization & photo day – Full day stationed in Urdukas. This serves as the main altitude acclimatization stage and as a day dedicated to photographing the granite towers under changing light conditions. Day 09 - Urdukas → Goro II (4,380 m) – Trekking on the glacier into the heart of the wilderness of the Karakoram range (6–7 hours). Camping accommodation on ice. Day 10 - Goro II → Concordia (4,600 m) – Trekking toward Concordia, the "Throne Room of the Mountain Gods" (4–5 hours). First sunset photography session, targeting the peaks of K2 and Broad Peak. Camping accommodation. Day 11 - Concordia – first photography day – Broad Peak BC Day 12 - Concordia – second photography day – Abruzzi glacier area Day 13 - Concordia – third photography day – reserve day for weather conditions or viewpoints over the Concordia junction. Day 14 - Concordia → Ali Camp (4,800 m) – Trekking along the upper Vigne glacier toward the base of the pass (5–6 hours). Early rest in preparation for the night crossing. Day 15 - Ali Camp → Dalchangpa (4,150 m) via Gondogoro La pass (5,585 m) – Alpine departure at night (approx. 01:00). Technical crossing of the Gondogoro La pass and steep descent toward Dalchangpa (8–10 hours). Camping accommodation. Day 16 - Dalchangpa → Saicho (3,350 m) – Relaxed descent into the green alpine pastures of Saicho (4–5 hours). Camping accommodation. Day 17 - Saicho → Hushe → Skardu – Short trek to the village of Hushe (approx. 2 hours), followed by a private transfer by 4x4 jeeps back to Skardu (5–6 hours). Hotel accommodation. Day 18 - Skardu - Islamabad transfer – Return transfer from Skardu to Islamabad (domestic flight or travel on the Karakoram Highway depending on flights). Hotel accommodation. Day 19 - Islamabad – Reserve day in Islamabad. Hotel accommodation. Day 20 - Departure to Romania.
Included
Cazare cu mic dejun in Islamabad si la Skardu Cazare in tabara de corturi pe munte cu 3 mese pe zi, cazare in regim dublu Porter - limita de greutate 20 kg Ghid local de limba engleza Transfer cu masini 4X4 in zona de plecare si sosire din traseu. Asisienta la trecrea penste pasul Gondogoro 5585 m alt Taxa de traversare a pasului Gondogoro Ghidare si indrumare foto Mihai Moiceanu.
Not included
Mesele altele decat cele specificate ca fiind incluse. Biletul de avion zbor international Asigurarea medicala/de calatorie Asigurarea de storno Taxele de parc si cea ecologica ( 150 + 190 usd) Taxa de viza pakistaneza Transfer Islamabad - Skardu si retur (acesta se poate face fie cu avionul aprox 375 usd/pers sau cu microbuz inchiriat aprox 175 usd/pers) Echipamentul de ghetar (bocanc 4 anotimpuri, coltar, ham, blocator, lonja asigurare, coborator, carabiniera cu filet) Aceste echipamnete sunt obligatorii. Ele se pot inchiria la Skardu in caz ca nu le aveti sau nu doriti sa le aduceti. Tips pentru ghizi si porteri
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