THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM IS ALSO HOME TO DOZENS OF 6000 – 7000m PEAKS, VERY FEW BEING CLIMBED WITH SKYANG KANGRI BEING AN ESOTERIC BUT NOTABLE EXCEPTION.
LONG OFF-LIMITS TO CLIMBERS, SKYANG KANGRI IS PENDING IMMINENT REOPENING SO WE ARE TAKING EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST NOW. ALONG WITH OTHER CHANGES BEING MADE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM, THIS WILL BE A MAJOR CHANGE TOWARDS 8000m CLIMBING IN THE AREA.
AT 7545m AND SITTING OFF K2’S NORTHEASTERN RIDGE, SKYANG KANGRI’S EASTERN RIDGE IS A DOABLE OBJECTIVE SINCE BEING CLIMBED BY THE JAPANESE IN THE 1980’S. APPROACHED FROM THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE GLACIER ADJACENT TO K2’S AND A RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD ROUTE, THERE IS THE OPTION TO ACCLIMATE ON SKYANG KANGRI BEFORE HEADING TO K2 AS A NORTH KARAKORUM DOUBLE-HEADER.
IN ANTICIPATION FOR THE RE-OPENING OF SKYANG KANGRI WE CURRENTLY OFFER THE UNIQUE POTENTIAL FOR TREKS INTO IT’S VARIOUS BASECAMP OPTIONS, EITHER COMBINED WITH TRIPS TO K2 OR AS STANDALONE TRIPS.
