Skardu, Pakistan

Travel Blogs from Skardu (17)

Pakistan!, Skardu, Pakistan travel blog
Pakistan!
Aug 5, 2009

Well, after 12 hours of flying and another two full days driving on twisty, baking, mountain roads, I am in Skardu, Pakistan.  Along the way I experienced many curious questions, several vehicle breakdowns, "secret" guesthouses,  crowds gathered ...

A travel blog entry by tkelehan
Preparing for Concordia/K2 base camp trek, Skardu, Pakistan travel blog
Preparing for Concordia/K2 base camp trek
Jul 14, 2008

... found it so hard to decide which ones, in the end It was quicker to just upload them all.   Before actually entering Pakistan I was having alot of trouble with getting my visa (as I applied in Chengdu, where I was caught in the earthquake. Whilst ...

A travel blog entry by markwilliams84
Dropping like flys on Ice in the sky, Skardu, Pakistan travel blog
Dropping like flys on Ice in the sky
Jul 18, 2008

... craaazzzyy crazy bloody English!" He then told us some stories about an English guy he climbed Everest with before until a guy from Pakistan asked where Serbia was on the map, and was then intrigued about why is said Serbia and Montenegro, we then got a ...

A travel blog entry by markwilliams84
Baltoro K2 Gondogoro La Trek, Skardu, Pakistan travel blog
Baltoro K2 Gondogoro La Trek
Feb 18, 2009

I have been told by worldly and wise all that world's best mountains lie in Pakistan. The longest glaciers outside poles, the most 8000m peaks; K2 (8611m), Broad Peak (8047m), Gasherbrum I (8,068m), Gasherbrum II (8035m), Gasherbrum III (7952m), Gasherbrum ...

A travel blog entry by chrismaticmind

Forum Discussions on Skardu (3)

Pakistan Starter Kit
Posted on May 29, 2007, 02:05:44
I visited Pakistan in June 1979 and Dec 1980, Lahore then mostly the Northwest Province and Northern Territory; Gilgit, Hunza, Skardu, Chitral and Kalash tribes. The scenery is magnificent and the people very friendly. Food good. In Gilgit I stayed at a ...
baltoro and k2 trek
Posted on Apr 2, 2009, 13:23:31
hi, i want to do this trek in july ;i m in contact with snowland trek and tour.is someone already used this agency?BAD OR GOOD EXPERIMENTS,? who know cheap and reliable agency in skardu? thanks to all in advance.
Tips for a trekking in Nepal
Posted on Nov 5, 2004, 06:15:25
... ads in American and European travel mags. Have fun. One final word. I preferred the NorthWest frontier province of Pakistan: Gilgit, Hunza, Chitral Skardu and I would not be surprised if it is unaffected by Afghanistan's turmoil. Art radsolv