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Concordia – K2 Base Camp

Skardu, Pakistan

Concordia is the name for the confluence of the strong Baltoro Glacier and the Godwin-Austen Glacier, in the heart of the Karakoram scope of Pakistan. It is situated in Baltistan area of Pakistan. The name was connected by European travelers, and originates from this current area’s similitude to a frigid intersection, likewise named Concordia, in the Bernese Oberland, part of the Central Alps.

Around Concordia are bunched a portion of the most astounding tops on the planet. Four of the world’s fourteen “eight-thousanders” are in this district, and various imperative lower crests.

Concordia offers the district’s best place to camp for mountain lovers not included in climbing. With picturesque perspectives, it likewise offers short treks to a few imperative base camps: K2 (5–6 hours), Broad Peak (2–3 hours) and the Gasherbrum I&II (7–8 hours). An option exit to returning down the Baltoro Glacier is accessible by climbing the Gondogoro Pass (5615 meters). Guests to the locale are encouraged to precisely screen their water admission with concern. To maintain a strategic distance from frequently agonizing and some of the time crippling stomach upsets at high elevation, water ought to be gotten from clear water sources and conveyed to a moving bubble, or purged before utilization.

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