Askole village

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Askole village is a remote settlement in Pakistan’s Karakoram Mountains that serves as a key starting point for major glacier and high-altitude trekking expeditions.

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Askole village canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
village ⓘ
access end of jeepable road from Skardu ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
countrySubdivision Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 150 kilometres from Skardu by road ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 3000 metres ⓘ
about 9800 feet ⓘ
hasClimate high-altitude cold climate ⓘ
knownFor being a gateway to the Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
being a gateway to the Biafo Glacier ⓘ
being a starting point for Karakoram trekking expeditions ⓘ
proximity to some of the world’s highest peaks ⓘ
languageSpoken Balti (locally) ⓘ
linked to: Balti language
locatedIn Karakoram Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Karakoram
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Baltistan ⓘ
linked to: Gilgit-Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
Shigar District ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Karakoram ⓘ
locatedInValley Braldo Valley ⓘ
linked to: Braldu Valley
near Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
Biafo Glacier ⓘ
Braldo River ⓘ
partOf Shigar Valley ⓘ
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity portering for trekking and mountaineering expeditions ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
regionType remote mountain village ⓘ
startPointOf treks to Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
treks to Biafo Glacier ⓘ
treks to Concordia ⓘ
treks to Hispar Pass ⓘ
treks to K2 base camp ⓘ
treks to Snow Lake (Lukpe Lawo) ⓘ
tourismType high-altitude trekking tourism ⓘ
transport road access often affected by landslides and weather ⓘ
usedBy mountaineering expeditions to Broad Peak ⓘ
mountaineering expeditions to Gasherbrum massif ⓘ
mountaineering expeditions to K2 ⓘ

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Biafo Glacier → accessPoint → Askole village ⓘ