Preparations of the expedition in Pakistan are over
15.01.2012Preparations of the expedition in Pakistan are over and at dawn on January 15 we are leaving Skardu in jeeps and going to Askole, from where on January 16 a caravan is going to set off towards the base camp. According to reports, conditions in the mountains on our caravan’s route are very good. There is no snow till Urdukas and fortunately the temperature does not fall below -10°C.
On a bus going to our hotel in Skardu
Reaching the Baltoro Glacier’s toe should take one or at most two days and then we are going to travel on the glacier for approximately five days (70 km).
The plan of reaching the base camp looks as follows:
- January 16 – Jola (or Payu)
- January 17 – Payu (or Urdukas)
- January 18 – Urdukas (or Gore II)
- January 19 – Gore II (or Concordia)
- January 20 – Concordia (or Sharing or the Base Camp)
- January 21 – Sharing (or the Base Camp)
- January 22 – Deadline for reaching the Base Camp
KThe caravan is going to consist in Artur Hajzer, Janusz Gołąb, Adam Bielecki, Agnieszka Bielecka and approximately 20 porters; moreover, two of our high altitude porters are going to join it:
- Ali Muhhamed Sadpara
- Shaheen Baig from Shinshal.
Artur and Ali (our high altitude porter) in Skardu
On our way to the base camp we plan to join our forces with international expedition of Gerfried Goschl. We will try to provide current information concerning our progress.
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Regards,
GI Team – 2011-12