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Climb the world’s second-highest peak with Karakorum Expeditions
At 8,611 meters, K2 is one of the hardest and most unforgiving mountains on Earth. Our 50-day expedition is built for experienced high-altitude climbers who want a well-organized, fully supported attempt on the summit.
The journey
You arrive in Islamabad, where our expedition team takes care of permits, gear checks, and travel to Skardu, the gateway to the Karakoram. From there you trek across the Baltoro Glacier to K2 Base Camp, with some of the world’s most dramatic mountain scenery along the way.
On the mountain
Acclimatization rotations begin around Day 14. The summit window can span 30 to 35 days, depending on weather and how the team is performing. Experienced high-altitude guides, rope-fixing crews, and support staff work together to keep the climb as safe and efficient as possible.
Why climb with us
From airport pickup to summit push to safe return, we’re with you at every stage.
Reserve your place on our next K2 expedition today.
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1st June, 2027 |
K2 Expedition |
$12,000 Starting From |
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1st June, 2027 |
Broad Peak Expedition |
$10,500 Starting From |
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1st June, 2027 |
Gasherbrum I Expedition |
$10,500 Starting From |
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1st June, 2027 |
Gasherbrum II Expedition |
$10,500 Starting From |
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15th May, 2027 |
Nanga Parbat Expedition |
$10,500 Starting From |
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10th August, 2027 |
Spantik Expedition |
$5,500 Starting From |
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20th May & 21st Sep, 2027 |
Manglik Sar Expedition |
$2,600 Starting From |
•Day 01 Arrive Islamabad.
•Day 02 Briefing at Ministry of Tourism. Meeting with LO (Liaison Officer)
•Day 03 Fly to Skardu (1 hr) or drive to Chilas
•Day 04 Day free at Skardu or drive Chilas – Skardu (8-10 hrs)
•Day 05 Free Day at Skardu for final preparation
•Day 06 Skardu – Askole (6-7 hrs)
•Day 07 Trek to Jhula near Domardo River. (8-9 hours)
•Day 08 Trek to Paiyu provides good views of Baltoro South, Cathedral Towers and triangle of K2 at far view (5-7 hrs)
•Day 09 Day free at Paiyu for acclimatization (3600 m)
•Day 10 Trek to Urdukus: To Khuburtze (8-9 hrs): A gradual climb up Baltoro Glacier on the southern edge. The walk mostly along the crest of lateral moraine, with stunning views of Paiyu Peak, Chorichi, Uli Biaho, Trango Towers and so on. A good camp site at 4200 m
•Day 11 Goro II: The first hour walk is across difficult side crevasses; however the way is smoother and easy in the center. Continue opposite of Yermanendo Glacier for 3-4 hrs to the camp site at 4500 meters pitched in the center of the glacier.
•Day 12 Concordia: 5-6 hours slightly easy walk, with spectacular views and gigantic mountain panorama, including Mustagh Tower, GB IV, Mitre Peak and the mighty K2. Camp at Concordia at 4700 m
•Day 13 4-5 hours trek to K2 base camp
•Day 14-49 Climb K2. No. of days depends on weather, fitness, and experience of the climbers
•Day 50-56 Return to Askole or Hushe and drive to Skardu. In case of trek via Gondogoro number of trekking days can be lesser
•Day 57 Fly to Islamabad or drive to Chilas.
•Day 58 Day free at Islamabad or drive to Islamabad.
•Day 59 De-briefing at the ministry of tourism.
•Day 60 Fly to destination.
Equipment List We are providing you with three lists for the Trek. List 1 and 2 contain items and equipments that you must bring. The third list contains optional items you might need on your trekking holiday. Based on your own judgment you can select things that you might need from the third list.
List 1 – Must Bring Items:
List 2 – Mountaineering Equipments:
List 3 – Optional:
Minimum Group Participants and holiday Status The required number of participant bookings i.e. six (6) registrations are required to conduct the “Fixed departures”. Although we receive several guests for each fixed departure, we feel that it is important to mention it. You can make sure of the trip status on this page. Status “available” means we are registering guests and “guaranteed” means we have crossed the required number of participants and the trip will commence on the given dates. We will constantly be in touch with all our guests who register. We will timely guide you step by step regarding visa applications and flight reservations to Pakistan etc.
Travel Documents & Visa In order to apply for visas to Pakistan, you generally need a passport expiring later than (6) months. For more reliable and updated information, we suggest you to contact the nearest Pakistani consulate or embassy in your country. We expect that you will take full responsibility for ensuring you have the right travel documents. Normally if you are visiting non-EU countries, you must check for 2 vacant pages in your travel document (passport) for every country you plan to travel. A tourist visa (visit visa) is required to come to Pakistan for trekking. People on work visas (already in Pakistan/abroad) require a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) which normally takes up to 6 weeks. The requirements and fee for tourist visas to Pakistan is normally around 200 USD but for accurate information you should consult Pakistani consulates nearby. To apply for a tourist visa, you will need a Letter of Invitation from our company and sometimes a duplicate (copy) of the “government trekking permit” for the group, processed by us. We will help you with all necessary documents to obtain the visa once you register with us.
1. Team building: It takes time to formulate a good team. We go through all incoming applications and formulate the best team of mountaineers (on the basis of experience). Although our vet process is not very strict, our top priority is always the safety of fellow climbers. We will not accept all applications only to maximize the number of the mountaineers.
2. Logistics: Our climbing adventures involve a lot of logistics. This includes reserving/assigning high altitude porters, guides and other staff in advance. It also involves a lot of procurement (equipment, food etc). This is not possible during the last hours. During winters expeditions, most of the supplies are transported to base camps two to three months prior to the expedition because winters in the mountains of Pakistan are very harsh and it becomes almost impossible to for porters to walk through the trail with heavy supplies.
3. Climbing Permit: Pakistani government tourism laws require tour operators to submit applications for climbing (along with all documents e.g. passport copies, photos, etc) at least 55 days prior to arrival in Pakistan.
4.Domestic Flights: We might not be able to get you on the domestic flight to Skardu if you do not pay your deposit on time. Domestic flight seats are sold very fast way ahead of time because there are only two flights to Skardu during peak season. This is a very serious concern.
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICIES
By the Joint Expedition Team:
If the minimum requirement of 6 participants not be met by April 30, 2025, deposits will be refunded within 7 days, subject to the deduction of transfer fees and based on the prevailing exchange rate at the time of the refund.
By Participants/Clients:
Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Refund Requests after cancellations from the client (for balance payments)
All international climbers are charged in US Dollars (USD) or equivalent in GBP or EUR.
Due to the nature and heavy costs of government and operator permits, Pamir Crest Adventure Tours must follow a precise refund policy.
The route to K2 goes through the famous Shigar Valley and Baltoro Glacier region of Baltistan. There are several high peaks, which are situated in this world’s largest temperate zone glacier. Only the highest or more prominent ones have been named or climbed. An incredible nineteen of these peaks in the Baltoro region tower over 7,600m while four of them are 8000ers.
As we know K2 to be the 2nd highest mountain on the planet but the “Savage Mountain” is the king in the mountain realm. Among the 8000 peaks. It is a very strenuous and tough climb. It is 10x less climbed and highly technical compared to the Mount Everest. Only those who dare to conquer the Savage Mountain will be remembered in the books of history.
The first route ever taken for the K2 Expedition was attempted via the Abruzzi Ridge or the Standard Route. This is most used route for the K2 Expedition via the Abruzzi Spur (Southeast Ridge) although there are other routes to climb but this one is sound and has higher chances of the ascent. In 1909, K2 Expedition was first attempted by Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi but was its first successful K2 Expedition was completed by an Italian Team on July 31, 1954. The K2 Expedition was led by Ardito Desio and the two climbers who actually reached the top were Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni.
We will use the Aburuzzi Route for our ascend. This spur begins at an altitude of 5,400 m/17,700 ft, where Advanced Base Camp is usually placed. The route follows an alternating series of ice fields, rock ribs, snow slopes and some technical rock climbing on two famous features, “House’s Chimney” and the “Black Pyramid”.
Above the Black Pyramid, dangerously exposed and difficult to navigate slopes lead to the easily visible “Shoulder”. The last major obstacle is a narrow couloir known as the “Bottleneck”, which places climbers dangerously close to hanging seracs. It was partly due to the collapse of one of these seracs around 2001 that no climber’s summitted the peak in 2002 and 2003 and most of the eleven people lost their lives due to the breaking of huge ice blocks from this cliff and often on their way down.
