103 guides Updated Oct 15, 2026

Gilgit Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan travel guides: Hunza, Skardu, Astore, Fairy Meadows, Ghizer, Shigar and Nagar, where the Karakoram, Himalaya and Hindu Kush meet.

Deserts

October 18, 2026 3 min read

Katpana Cold Desert is a high-altitude sand desert in the Skardu Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan, set between rivers and snow-capped Karakoram…

Gilgit Baltistan

October 17, 2026 3 min read

Manthokha Waterfall is one of the most visited waterfalls in Gilgit-Baltistan, set in the Kharmang Valley about 80 km from…

Gilgit Baltistan

October 11, 2026 6 min read

No jeep, no drive, just a steep path from your hotel. Short by Karakoram standards, but genuinely steep enough to…

Gilgit Baltistan

October 10, 2026 7 min read

Believed for decades to be the world's highest unclimbed peak. Real climbing history, the 2025 first ascent of its Southeast…

Gilgit Baltistan

October 9, 2026 6 min read

Who actually needs one, the real 4-6 week process, and honest fee ranges instead of a fixed number that goes…

Gilgit Baltistan

October 8, 2026 5 min read

Central Karakoram National Park, home to K2 and the Baltoro, Biafo and Hispar glaciers: how to enter via Skardu, permits,…

Gilgit Baltistan

October 8, 2026 5 min read

Khunjerab National Park in upper Hunza: how to visit from Sost, when the pass is open, wildlife, safety and planning…

Gilgit Baltistan

October 8, 2026 5 min read

Laila Peak in the Hushe Valley: how to see it from the Gondogoro Glacier, why its height is disputed, permits…

Gilgit Baltistan

October 8, 2026 5 min read

The Trango Towers on the Baltoro Glacier: where they are, how trekkers see them on the way to Concordia, Nameless…