1ª Etapa Trek Baltoro. De Askole a Jhula Camp
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 12.35 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,401 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,047 ft
- Max elevation
- 10,385 ft
- TrailRank
-
99
5
- Min elevation
- 9,764 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 5 hours 24 minutes
- Time
- 8 hours 33 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3503
- Uploaded
- August 24, 2019
- Recorded
- August 2019
near Surungo, Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)
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More information about the complete Baltoro Glacier Trek at this link:
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/trek-del-glaciar-baltoro-de-askole-a-ali-camp-ida-41264283
And more information by stages here:
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/2a-stage-trek-baltoro-de-jhula-camp-a-paiju-camp-40463551
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/3a-stage-trek-baltoro-de-paiju-camp-a-khoburse-40471093
https://en.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/4a-stage-trek-baltoro-de-khoburse-a-urdukas-40496130
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/5th-stage-trek-baltoro-de-urdukas-a-gore-ii-40496303
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/6th-stage-of-trek-baltoro-de-gore-ii-a-concordia-40484773
https://es.wikiloc.com/alpinismo-routes/7th-stage-trek-baltoro-de-concordia-a-ali-camp-40496452
https://es.wikiloc.com/alpinism-routes/8th-stage-trek-baltoro-de-ali-camp-a-gore-i-40496512
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/9a-stage-trek-baltoro-de-gore-ia-paiju-camp-40496671
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/10-stage-trek-baltoro-de-paju-camp-a-korophon-camp-biafo-40587418
IMPORTANT NOTE: THE DIFFICULTY WITH WHICH I CATALOG MY ROUTES IS REFERRED TO MOUNTAINEERS USED TO WALKING, WHO WORK WITH EASY OVER ALL TERRAINS, NOT FOR OCCASIONAL HIKERS. IF YOU HAVE LITTLE EXPERIENCE, ADD ONE MORE DEGREE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF MY ROUTES SO YOU DON'T GET SURPRISES.
First day of our trekking through the Baltoro Glacier, in the heart of the Karakorum, in Baltistan, in the north of Pakistan (bordering with China to the north and the disputed area of Kashmir in India).
We previously spent the night in the village of Askole, which we had reached by jeep from Skardu, after a good day on the road in the rain. We sleep in an area set up for camping on the outskirts of the town, just before the entrance control to the area through which we are going to travel these next few days. The camp has bathrooms. It spent the whole night raining, which presaged that we were going to have bad weather on our trekking.....and that's how it would end up being.
We started walking a little later than what was established with the guides to wait for the rain to stop. The first kilometers of the walk are along a wide path (suitable for off-road vehicles, as we would verify on the return), although sometimes we avoid it by taking alternative pedestrian paths. The path takes us to a point where they are working to continue it but they have found a good wall that has made it difficult for the workers, since it falls sharply onto the Braldo river, without giving many alternatives for passage. Shortly after going up the path to save this wall, we cross a bridge under construction over one of the many tributaries of said river that we will find on the route. Then we continue on flat and easy terrain along the banks of the main river. At one point we reach the terminal moraine of the impressive Biafo Glacier, which comes from our left. Here there is a camp at the foot of said glacier (where we would spend the last night of our trek, when we turned around) in a wooded area next to one of the branches of the river that comes out of these ancient snows. The dimensions of everything that can be seen around here are incredible and it is hard to get an idea of how big everything is, the glaciers, the rivers and the mountains...you have to be there to try to understand it. And walk it to give it its fair measure.
After eating in said Korophon camp, we continue the comfortable march always along the Braldo River, before turning left through the Dumordo River Valley, where after taking a good detour to cross a bridge, we find the Jhula Camp. Just as we turn left to enter said valley and leave the much larger Braldo valley, a small clearing opens up (the only one of the day) and I can see in the distance the Masherbrum or K1 massif (since it was the first highest peak). high that the expedition that explored these mountains of the Karakoram found for the first time, they would later find K2, which is substantially higher). At Jhula Camp we will do our first night of trekking. It has fountains and latrines. And impressive views of Bakhur Das ..... when the clouds let us see it and the beautiful full moon was able to illuminate it!
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/trek-del-glaciar-baltoro-de-askole-a-ali-camp-ida-41264283
And more information by stages here:
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/2a-stage-trek-baltoro-de-jhula-camp-a-paiju-camp-40463551
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/3a-stage-trek-baltoro-de-paiju-camp-a-khoburse-40471093
https://en.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/4a-stage-trek-baltoro-de-khoburse-a-urdukas-40496130
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/5th-stage-trek-baltoro-de-urdukas-a-gore-ii-40496303
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/6th-stage-of-trek-baltoro-de-gore-ii-a-concordia-40484773
https://es.wikiloc.com/alpinismo-routes/7th-stage-trek-baltoro-de-concordia-a-ali-camp-40496452
https://es.wikiloc.com/alpinism-routes/8th-stage-trek-baltoro-de-ali-camp-a-gore-i-40496512
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/9a-stage-trek-baltoro-de-gore-ia-paiju-camp-40496671
https://es.wikiloc.com/hiking-routes/10-stage-trek-baltoro-de-paju-camp-a-korophon-camp-biafo-40587418
IMPORTANT NOTE: THE DIFFICULTY WITH WHICH I CATALOG MY ROUTES IS REFERRED TO MOUNTAINEERS USED TO WALKING, WHO WORK WITH EASY OVER ALL TERRAINS, NOT FOR OCCASIONAL HIKERS. IF YOU HAVE LITTLE EXPERIENCE, ADD ONE MORE DEGREE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF MY ROUTES SO YOU DON'T GET SURPRISES.
First day of our trekking through the Baltoro Glacier, in the heart of the Karakorum, in Baltistan, in the north of Pakistan (bordering with China to the north and the disputed area of Kashmir in India).
We previously spent the night in the village of Askole, which we had reached by jeep from Skardu, after a good day on the road in the rain. We sleep in an area set up for camping on the outskirts of the town, just before the entrance control to the area through which we are going to travel these next few days. The camp has bathrooms. It spent the whole night raining, which presaged that we were going to have bad weather on our trekking.....and that's how it would end up being.
We started walking a little later than what was established with the guides to wait for the rain to stop. The first kilometers of the walk are along a wide path (suitable for off-road vehicles, as we would verify on the return), although sometimes we avoid it by taking alternative pedestrian paths. The path takes us to a point where they are working to continue it but they have found a good wall that has made it difficult for the workers, since it falls sharply onto the Braldo river, without giving many alternatives for passage. Shortly after going up the path to save this wall, we cross a bridge under construction over one of the many tributaries of said river that we will find on the route. Then we continue on flat and easy terrain along the banks of the main river. At one point we reach the terminal moraine of the impressive Biafo Glacier, which comes from our left. Here there is a camp at the foot of said glacier (where we would spend the last night of our trek, when we turned around) in a wooded area next to one of the branches of the river that comes out of these ancient snows. The dimensions of everything that can be seen around here are incredible and it is hard to get an idea of how big everything is, the glaciers, the rivers and the mountains...you have to be there to try to understand it. And walk it to give it its fair measure.
After eating in said Korophon camp, we continue the comfortable march always along the Braldo River, before turning left through the Dumordo River Valley, where after taking a good detour to cross a bridge, we find the Jhula Camp. Just as we turn left to enter said valley and leave the much larger Braldo valley, a small clearing opens up (the only one of the day) and I can see in the distance the Masherbrum or K1 massif (since it was the first highest peak). high that the expedition that explored these mountains of the Karakoram found for the first time, they would later find K2, which is substantially higher). At Jhula Camp we will do our first night of trekking. It has fountains and latrines. And impressive views of Bakhur Das ..... when the clouds let us see it and the beautiful full moon was able to illuminate it!
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Bridge
River
10,310 ft
Dejamos valle del Braldu para adentrarnos por el valle de su afluente Dumardu. Vistas del Gasherbrum o K1
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Que impresionantes rutas, desde luego sois unos aventureros, envidia sana, a seguir conociendo mundo y disfrutando. Saludos.
Muchísimas gracias Pelchas como siempre por tus comentarios y valoración. Poco a poco vamos viendo cosas bonicas que hay por el mundo y dándonos buenos pateos por algunos rincones bien escondidos. Acabamos de regresar de Pakistán.
Un saludo amigo!
Bonita ruta, bello paisaje mis felicitaciones. Gracias por compartir.
Muchas gracias Raptor963 por la valoración y los comentarios! Un saludo!
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Ruta espectacular 👌.
Sin duda uno de los treks más espectaculares del mundo. Ésta es sólo su primera etapa, sólo el aperitivo de lo que nos espera.
Gracias por la valoración Paco!
Un abrazo fuerte 🤗