K2 Concordia Trek '93
K-2, "mountain of mountains," as referred to by Reinhold Messner in the account of his 1979 ascent of this giant, is 8,611 meters high. It's located in the heart of the Karakoram Range and can be seen in its entirety from Concordia.
Galen Rowell described Concordia as the "throne room of the mountain Gods". Four peaks above 8,000 meters sit within a radius of only 21 km from Concordia, honoring this site with the largest concentration of the highest peaks on earth.
The travelogue "K-2 Kahani" describes the journey to Concordia and K2 base camp. Following is the Itinerary followed by the 6 Member Team Lead by Mustansar Hussain Tarar
K2 Concordia Trek August ’93
Day 1 – 14th August ’93: Skardu –> Shigar (pg 90) –> Hyderabad (Boeing La) Lunch (pg 98) –> Thangal – First Camp (pg 109)
Day 2 – 15th August ’93: Thangal –> Askole Lunch (pg 144) –> Korophon Second Camp (pg 175)
Day 3 – 16th August ’93: Korophon –> Bardumal Lunch (pg 203) –> Skim Dong Ni Suk Third Camp (pg 206)
Day 4 – 17th August ’93: Skim Dong Ni Suk –> Death Drop (pg 222) –> Paiyu Lunch and Fourth Camp (pg 227)
Day 5 – 18th August ’93: Paiyu –> Baltoro Glacier (pg 247) –> Trango Towers and Liligo Lunch (pg 261) –> Khobutsi Fifth Camp (pg 268)
Day 6 – 19th August ’93: Khobutsi –> Urdukas Lunch and Sixth Camp (pg 293)
Day 7 – 20th August ’93: Urdukas –> Goro II Seventh Camp (pg 325)
Day 8 – 21st August ’93: Goro II –> Concordia Eighth Camp (pg 354)
Day 9 – 22nd August ’93: Concordia –> Towards K-2 Base Camp (pg 383) –> Concordia
Day 1 – 14th August ’93: Skardu –> Shigar (pg 90) –> Hyderabad (Boeing La) Lunch (pg 98) –> Thangal – First Camp (pg 109)
Day 2 – 15th August ’93: Thangal –> Askole Lunch (pg 144) –> Korophon Second Camp (pg 175)
Day 3 – 16th August ’93: Korophon –> Bardumal Lunch (pg 203) –> Skim Dong Ni Suk Third Camp (pg 206)
Day 4 – 17th August ’93: Skim Dong Ni Suk –> Death Drop (pg 222) –> Paiyu Lunch and Fourth Camp (pg 227)
Day 5 – 18th August ’93: Paiyu –> Baltoro Glacier (pg 247) –> Trango Towers and Liligo Lunch (pg 261) –> Khobutsi Fifth Camp (pg 268)
Day 6 – 19th August ’93: Khobutsi –> Urdukas Lunch and Sixth Camp (pg 293)
Day 7 – 20th August ’93: Urdukas –> Goro II Seventh Camp (pg 325)
Day 8 – 21st August ’93: Goro II –> Concordia Eighth Camp (pg 354)
Day 9 – 22nd August ’93: Concordia –> Towards K-2 Base Camp (pg 383) –> Concordia
