Jeep Tour K2 Trek Snow Capped High Mountains Valley Travel
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Baltoro Glacier The Baltoro Glacier,
62 kilometers long, is one of the longest glaciers
outside of the polar regions.
It is located in Baltistan of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, and
runs through part of the Karakoram mountain range. The Baltoro Muztagh lies to the north and east of the
glacier, while the Masherbrum Mountains lie to the south. At
8,611 m (28,251 ft), K2
is the highest mountain in the region, and three others within 20 km and
peaks of 8,000+ m. The glacier
gives rise to the Shigar River, which is a
tributary of the Indus River. Several large tributary glaciers feed
the main Baltoro glacier, including the Godwin
Austen Glacier, flowing south from K2; the Abruzzi and the various Gasherbrum
Glaciers, flowing from the Gasherbrum group of peaks; the Vigne
Glacier, flowing from Chogolisa, and the Yermandendu Glacier, flowing from Masherbrum.
The confluence of the main Baltoro Glacier with the
Godwin Austen Glacier is known as Concordia; this location and K2 base camp are popular
trekking destinations. The trough of
this glacier is very wide. Small valley glaciers form icefalls where they
meet the trunk glacier. The sidewalls vary from very steep to precipitous.
The glacier has carved striations on the surrounding country rocks. Moving
ice has formed depressions, which serve as basins for numerous glacial lakes. K2 Concordia Expedition
is
a 14 days trek. KJTI offers the following options for The Paramount Tour
: 49 Days … 28 days jeep trek, Polo
Match, 14 days K2 trek and 7 days China Tour The
Grand Tour : 35 Days … 21 days jeep trek and 14
days The
K2 and Concordia Trek : 25 Days … 11 days jeep
trek and 14 days All these tours include Jeep trek to the
foothills of (Some
information and links sourced from Wikipedia) Adventure Travel in North |
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