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K2 Base Camp Trek opens again
We are pleased to say that the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) have amended their travel advice regarding Gilgit, Skardu and the Karakoram Mountains in Pakistan, making it possible once more to trek to the base of the world's second highest mountain.
We are pleased to say that the British Foreign & Commonwealth
Office (FCO) have amended their travel advice regarding Gilgit, Skardu
and the Karakoram Mountains in Pakistan, making it possible once more to
trek to the base of the world's second highest mountain. K2 is often
regarded as far more beautiful and impressive than Everest. It stands
surrounded by a host of some of the world's tallest peaks laced together
by the largest glaciers outside the Polar Regions. Reaching K2 Base
Camp is an expedition in its own right because once the roadhead is left
behind the Balti villages are soon lost from sight and the trek takes
you into a vast uninhabited region of granite peaks and pinnacles. Huge
glaciers lead the visitor to Concordia - a vast junction of many of the
largest glaciers, including the famous Baltoro Glacier. K2 stands alone
presiding over its acolyte peaks, a vast awesome pyramid creating its
own weather systems and a holy grail for the world's toughest and
bravest mountaineers.
Mountain Kingdoms is pleased to offer treks into the region again and is offering one departure this August.
To read our K2 Base Camp Trek itinerary, please click here.
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