Rock Climbing in Charakusa Valley
Hushe, the road-end village of Baltistan opens some of the ideal trekking and mountaineering opportunities for deferent ages and tastes. Charakusa Valley glacier is situated in area of magnificent mountains just few kilometers from Hushe. The K6 (7281 m), K7 (6934 m), Link Sar (7041m), Drifica (6650m), Kapura Peak (6545 m), Niza Peak, Namika (6325m), Laila peak 6400m provide unique opportunity to climb rock and ice pinnacles in the heart of Karakorum.
There are also many of the peaks are less than 6000 meters, which means no permit fee and no liaison officer, and with just a three-day walk from the end of the road makes an affordable Karakorum expeditions.
All the approach treks to these peaks starts from the Hushe village and passes through some best trekking routes in Karakorum. Base camps are located in stunning verdant site surrounded by high granite spires and enormous snow covered mountains. There are certain reasons to lure your imagination.
Welcome at Islamabad airport and transfer to hotel. Afternoon proceed for city tour of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, which includes famous Faisal Mosque, Shakar Parian, Pakistan monument, Damen Koh, Lok Versa, Museum, Rawalpindi old bazaar, Raja Bazaar.
Altitude: 540m.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drive to Naran 6-7 hours 239 km, after lunch continue drive to Chilas 3-4 hours 113.3 km via Babusar Pass 4,173 m.
Babusar Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 4,173 m (13,691 ft) above the sea level. The pass is the highest point in the Kaghan Valley, Pakistan. The pass connects the Kaghan Valley via the Thak Nala with Chilas on the Karakorum Highway. It’s one of the famous hair pinned roads in the world.
Altitude: 1,265m.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drive to Skardu along with Indus River 8-9 hours, 290 km. En-route stop at junction point of three great mountain ranges meet, the Karakorum, Himalaya and Hindukush and stop at Thalichi for photography from Nanga Parbat 8,126m.
Altitude: 2,228m
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drive to Hushe by jeeps via 6-7 hours 120 km.
Hushe is starting point of our trek. It is a spectacular drive from Skardu to Hushe. The jeep road crosses the Shyok River and passes the villages of Khaplu, Macholo, Kanday and Khaney.
Altitude: 3,050m
Accommodation: Camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast meet porter and start our trek from Hushe to Saicho 4-5 hours, 9.3 km.
Altitude: 3,330m
Accommodation: Camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Trek to Spangser 4-5 hours 8.5km.
Head east from Saicho into the ablation valley north of the Tsarak Tsa Glacier. The sharp spires of K7 and Link Sar are visible ahead. Tikchumik (small spring), which is in the ablation valley at the base of the ridge west of the Chogolisa Glacier’s, has good water. Continue along the base of the ridge to the Chogolisa glacier’s west margin. Cross this glacier to the green and flowered Spangser above the confluence of the Chogolisa and Tsarak Tsa glaciers. Spangser (4000m) is the highest pasture and is used mid-July to mid- August. Granite slabs rise above Spangser and Namika (6325m) towers across the Tsarak Tsa Glacier.
Accommodation: Camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Trek to base camp 4 hours 11km, through the ablation valley north of the Tsarak Tsa glacier, at the time over difficult terrain to K7 base camp.
Altitude: 3,330m
Accommodation: Camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
24 days in Charakusa base camp for climbing.
Accommodation: Camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Trek back from Charakusa base camp to Saicho.
Altitude: 3,330m
Accommodation: Camping:
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Trek from Saicho to Hushe 4-5 hours 9.3 km.
Altitude: 3,050m
Accommodation: Camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drive from Hushe to Skardu 6-7 hours.
Altitude: 2,228m
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We fly back to Islamabad. Afternoon is free for exploring.
Note: If our flight is cancelled due to bad weather, we will start the drive to Islamabad travelling for 9 hours along with Indus River to reach Chilas.
Altitude: 540m.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Enjoy a free day in Islamabad for exploring, sightseeing and shopping. Note: If our flight on day 18 cancelled we will spend 11-12 hours driving from Chilas to Islamabad via Babusar Pass 4173m
Altitude: 540m.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Transfer to Islamabad airport for return flight.
- All domestic flights and road transfers
- All hotel accommodation (twin sharing room)
- All trekking accommodation during trek and at base camp
- All camping site and bridge fees
- Assist import/export permit from Ministry of Tourism.
- Cargo handling and storage in Skardu office.
- Electricity generator
- First aid medicine kit (basic)
- Satellite phone for emergencies
- D3V sleeping tent, Toilet Tent, Shower Tent and store tnet.
- Kitchen equipment, crockery, cutlery, fuel and related community gear.
- Licensed professional guide (government requirement)
- Support staff (cook, assistant(s) etc)
- International airfare and airport taxes.
- Visa fee for Pakistan and personal insurance of the clients.
- Tips for drivers, porters and staff
- Single Supplement
- Transfers to and from airports for participants making individual air arrangements
- Optional excursions or deviations from the scheduled tour
- Sleeping bag and all personal expenses such as telephone charges, liquor or soft drinks,
- Room service, gratuities for personal services, items of a purely
- Any other service that is not mentioned in the list above.