Passu Peak Expedition 2013

Passu peak is situated at the extreme west of Batura Muztagh in upper Hunza beyond Passu village. At a distance of about one hundred kilometers from Chinese border and 150 kilometers from Gilgit, it is clearly visible on the Karakoram Highway. It was first climbed in 1978 by joint Pakistan Japanese expedition and one of their members Mr. Toshio Takahashi lost his life by felling into a crevasse on the lower glacier at c5800M. Passu, a long but gently angled climb from the Passu Glacier to the east has so far have a number of ascents. The surrounding peaks are Batura-I 7885m, Shishper 7619m, Balter Peak 7400m and Kampir Deyor Peak 7611m.

Itinerary

Day 1 Islamabad/Briefing Day 2 Islamabad-Chilas Day 3 Chilas-Passu Day 4-6 Trek to Base Camp Day 7-25 Climbing Day 26 Camp-Passu Day 27 Passu-Karimabad Day 28 Karimabad-Besham Day 29 Besham-Islamabad Day 30 Debriefing Day 31 Departure

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