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Preparations of the expedition in Pakistan are over

15.01.2012

Preparations 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:

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:


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

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