Sunday, September 13, 2015
Biafo Hisper/Snow Lake Trek 2012
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Range: KarakorumDuration: 21 days
Altitude: 5151M
Altitude: 5151M
Region: Biafo Glacier
Grade: Strenuous
Grade: Strenuous
The Name Snow Lake was given in 1892 by W Martin Conway, the first foreign visitor, in 1899, the husband wife team of William Hunter Workman and Fanny Bullock Workman came and speculated that Snow Lake might be an ice -cap like those in the polar region, from which glaciers flowed out in all directions, and estimated its size at 300 square miles (777 square kilometers).
Dates: Price: 1620 Euro
June, 20, July 10, 2012: July 08, July 29, 2012: August 5, August 25, 2012
Day-01 | Islamabad | Day-12 | Cross Hisper Pass 5151m |
Day-02 | Drive to Chilas 11-12hrs | Day-13 | Trek to Yutmaru Glacier 4470m |
Day-03 | Drive to Skardu 8-9hrs | Day-14 | Trek to Red Star camp 4170m |
Day-04 | Drive to Askoli 6-7hrs | Day-15 | Trek to Bitanmal 3660m |
Day-05 | Trek to Namla 3566m | Day-16 | Trek to Hisper village 3383m |
Day-06 | Trek to Mango 3639m | Day-17 | Drive to Karimabad |
Day-07 | Trek to Baintha 3990m | Day-18 | Free day in Karimabad |
Day-08 | Free day in Biantha | Day-19 | Drive to Besham 9-10hrs |
Day-09 | Trek to Morfogoro 4410m | Day-20 | Drive to Islamabad 6-7hrs |
Day-10 | Hisper La 5151m | Day-21 | Fly back |
Day-11 | Free day at Snow Lake |
Services included list
Hotels: | |
Islamabad: Embassy Lodge, Chancery guesthouse, Heritage Lodge | Chilas Shangri-La , Panorama hotel |
Skardu: PTDC Motel, Concordia Motel, Masherbrum hotel | Transport: Islamabad, Skardu, Hunza, Islamabad |
Jeeps: Skardu, Askoli, Hisper, Karimabad | Staff: Guide, Cook, Assistant cooks |
Equipment: Sleeping tent, mess tent, kitchen tent, toilet tent, mattresses, Chairs | Camp food: Askoli, Hisper village |
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