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Skardu High Frontier

Six summer days through Skardu's lakes, cold desert and Deosai, ending with an optional, clearly flagged expedition-planning session for the K2 corridor.

6 days Skardu MID RANGE

What’s inside

A simple, workable arc.

  1. 1

    Day 1

    Katpana Cold Desert

  2. 2

    Day 2

    Lower Kachura Lake (Shangrila) · Upper Kachura Lake

  3. 3

    Day 3

    Shigar Fort · Satpara Lake

  4. 4

    Day 4

    Deosai Plains

  5. 5

    Day 5

    Basho Valley

  6. 6

    Day 6

    K2 Base Camp & Concordia Trek

Places on this route

Valley

Basho Valley

Skardu

A green side valley of pine forests, river crossings and open meadows east of Skardu, rewarding a full jeep day.

2,900 mFour Wd Required
Glacier Permit

Biafo Glacier Trek

Skardu

A demanding multi-day glacier traverse from Askole toward Snow Lake, with wilderness logistics far beyond the paved road network.

4,300 mFour Wd Required
National Park

Deosai Plains

Skardu

A vast high plateau of wildflowers, streams and brown-bear habitat, often called the Roof of the World.

4,114 mSeasonal Closure
Glacier Permit

K2 Base Camp & Concordia Trek

Skardu

Pakistan's iconic multi-day Baltoro Glacier expedition to Concordia and the base of K2; this is not a day excursion from Skardu.

5,000 mFour Wd Required
Viewpoint

Katpana Cold Desert

Skardu

Silver sand dunes edged by snow-lined mountains just outside Skardu, particularly atmospheric near sunrise and sunset.

2,226 mPaved
Lake

Lower Kachura Lake (Shangrila)

Skardu

A calm lake south of Skardu framed by poplars and steep brown mountains, with easy paths and classic first-day scenery.

2,500 mPaved

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