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Where we go

Four valleys.
One range above the clouds.

We focus on Gilgit-Baltistan — a single province that holds five of the world's fourteen 8,000m peaks. Below are the places we know best, season after season.

Hunza Valley
Gilgit-Baltistan2,500 m

Hunza Valley

A 200km string of villages along the Hunza River, framed by Rakaposhi (7,788m) and Ultar Sar. Famous for apricot harvests, Baltit and Altit forts, and a hospitality culture that goes back centuries on the Silk Road.

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Skardu
Baltistan2,228 m

Skardu

The launchpad for K2 and the Baltoro. A high desert town wrapped in jagged peaks and the Indus river, with the otherworldly Shangrila and Upper Kachura lakes a short drive away.

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Fairy Meadows
Diamer3,300 m

Fairy Meadows

An alpine pasture facing the Raikot Face of Nanga Parbat — the ninth highest mountain on earth. Reached by a slow jeep track and a final hour on foot through pine forest.

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Deosai National Park
Skardu / Astore4,114 m

Deosai National Park

The second-highest plateau in the world. Vast, treeless, blanketed in wildflowers from July to September. Home to the Himalayan brown bear and some of the clearest night skies anywhere.

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When to go

Skardu

  1. April
    around19°C

    Blossom season

    Apricot blossom window
  2. May
    around23°C

    Blossom season

  3. June
    around29°C

    Summer walking and trekking

  4. July
    around32°C

    Summer trekking season

  5. August
    around31°C

    Summer trekking season

  6. September
    around27°C

    Autumn colour

  7. October
    around20°C

    Autumn colour

Apricot blossom usually peaks in April; timing varies each year.

Hunza (Karimabad)

  1. April
    around6°C

    Blossom season

    Apricot blossom window
  2. May
    around10°C

    Blossom season

  3. June
    around17°C

    Summer mountain walks

  4. July
    around24°C

    Summer walking and trekking

  5. August
    around23°C

    Summer walking and trekking

  6. September
    around19°C

    Autumn colour

  7. October
    around8°C

    Autumn colour

April blossom window from the supplied journey; the best week varies each year and by village.

Fairy Meadows

  1. June
    around19°C

    Summer trekking window begins

  2. July
    around24°C

    Summer trekking in the meadows

  3. August
    around23°C

    Summer trekking in the meadows

  4. September
    around20°C

    Late-season trekking; conditions vary

  5. October
    around12°C

    Autumn; snow may limit access

Fairy Meadows season: June to October. Snow and local conditions determine access.

Deosai

  1. June
    around8°C

    Usually opens from mid-June

  2. July
    around15°C

    Open-season plateau walks

  3. August
    around15°C

    Summer plateau and wildflowers

  4. September
    around11°C

    Late open season; check conditions

Usually accessible June to September; opening and closing depend on snowfall.

K2 / Baltoro trek (K2 Base Camp temperatures)

  1. June
    around-5°C

    High-trek window usually begins

  2. July
    around-1°C

    Summer high-trekking window

  3. August
    around-2°C

    Summer high-trekking window

K2 trek season: June to August. These temperatures are for K2 Base Camp; conditions vary with camp altitude.

April and May are for our blossom and valley journeys. Treks run from June.

Typical daytime temperatures. Nights are cooler, and mountain weather can change quickly.