Askole

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Askole is a remote high-altitude village in Pakistan’s Karakoram range that serves as a key gateway for trekking and mountaineering expeditions to major glaciers and peaks, including K2.

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Askole canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
village ⓘ
accessRoute road from Skardu ⓘ
climate cold high-altitude climate ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
countrySubdivision Northern Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: northern Pakistan
distanceFrom approximately 6–7 days trek from K2 base camp ⓘ
elevation approximately 3000–3200 metres above sea level ⓘ
hasFeature basic trekking lodges and campsites ⓘ
limited road access ⓘ
traditional stone and mud houses ⓘ
hasType gateway settlement for mountaineering ⓘ
high-altitude village ⓘ
hazard susceptible to landslides and road closures ⓘ
inhabitedBy Balti people ⓘ
knownFor being a gateway to K2 ⓘ
being a gateway to major Karakoram mountaineering expeditions ⓘ
being a gateway to the Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
high-altitude trekking access ⓘ
languageSpoken Balti ⓘ
locatedIn Karakoram Range ⓘ
linked to: Karakoram
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
Shigar District ⓘ
locatedInMountainSystem Greater Himalaya–Karakoram region ⓘ
locatedOn Braldo Valley ⓘ
linked to: Braldu Valley
nearestMajorTown Skardu ⓘ
partOf Baltistan ⓘ
linked to: Gilgit-Baltistan
primaryEconomicActivity portering for trekking and expeditions ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
regionType remote ⓘ
religion Islam (predominantly) ⓘ
roleInExpeditions last permanent settlement before K2 and Baltoro treks ⓘ
servesAsGatewayTo Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
Broad Peak region ⓘ
Concordia (Karakoram) ⓘ
linked to: Hispar Glacier

Gasherbrum massif ⓘ
K2 ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time ⓘ
tourismType adventure tourism ⓘ
mountaineering tourism ⓘ
trekking tourism ⓘ
transport jeep track from Skardu (seasonal) ⓘ
usedAs mountaineering base village ⓘ
trekking trailhead ⓘ

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