During June 2013 we started our trek through the Karakoram Mountains. Mike Horn, Fred Roux, Kobie Reichen and Adrian de Fay trekked from Askole in the Braldo River valley along the Baltoro Glacier to K2 base camp at an altitude of 5400m. The Baltoro Glacier is the longest glacier on earth outside the poles. We spent 2 months in Pakistan where we experienced memories that will stay with us forever. No one managed to summit K2 in 2013 and tragically 31 people died in attempting to climb K2 and the surrounding mountains of Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II, and Nanga Parbat during our stay.
Here are some of the photos taken during our journey from Islamabad and our trek to K2 :
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Bisham a small town at dawn.
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The goat rides on top.
Most transport vehicles in Pakistan are heavily decorated.
One of the many peaks in the Karakoram range above 8000m.
Skardu at 2500m is the Capital of Baltistan.
Hotel Concordia Skardu.
Shigar Valley and Karakoram range.
Driving to Askole.
Already seeing snow from Askole.
Future mountain guides?
One of the many suspension bridges.
Horses bred in Askole are used on expeditions as each horse can carry 100kg.
A porter carries a minimum of 35kg.
Paiju Camp.
Views from Paiju.
Paiju Peak.
Gasherburm I.
Paiju Peak and the surrounding mountains.
The start of the Baltoro Glacier.
The Trango Towers.
Broad Peak 8047m.
The ever moving glacier.
Porters trekking across the Baltoro.
Approaching Concordia camp.
Our group leader Hassan. A special person.
A late evening picture.
A glacial lake.
A rare sighting of K2 with a light circle of clouds.
The goat which we later ate at K2 base camp.
Dino making chapatis for our dinner.
Dinner in the middle of the Baltoro glacier, near Broad Peak base camp.
Fred getting ready to fly at K2 base camp.
My tent and drum with the majestic K2 in the background.
Our kitchen and dining room tent at K2.
A first class dining room.
Some of the memorial plaques at the K2 cemetery.
A glacial cave.
Hassan standing on the cave.
Glacial rivers.
Mike's office (green tent) and Kobie's tent.
Dino and Khalil, fine cooks and fine men.
Kobie, Fred, Adrian and Mike ready to eat.
Hassan, Mike, Gulnawaz, Fred, Adrian, Khalil and Dino.
Below I have added some further photos which are in random order.
