Thursday, January 31, 2013

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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