Dispatch 5 – Dassu to Skardu via the Karakorum Highway

Nick in Jaglot at the Nanga Parbat checkpost enroute to Skardu
Nick in Jaglot at the Nanga Parbat checkpost enroute to Skardu
Our group in front of Nanga Parbat. From left to right: Nabi Ansari, Carlos Garranzo, Lina Quesada, Nicholas Rice, and our driver
Our group in front of Nanga Parbat. From left to right: Nabi Ansari, Carlos Garranzo, Lina Quesada, Nicholas Rice, and our driver
The narrow, dangerous Karakorum Highway close to Skardu.
The narrow, dangerous Karakorum Highway close to Skardu.

Today, we woke up at 4:00am, packed up, and continued along the KKH toward Skardu. We stopped in Jaglot for breakfast (mangos) and tea, took a few photos of Nanga Parbat, and resumed our journey. We arrived to Skardu at 5:00pm, unloaded our gear, tipped our driver, and went up to our rooms at the K2 motel to shower. We ate dinner and decided to take a rest day tomorrow in Skardu before continuing on to Askole via a 7-hour off-road jeep ride the following day (July 1st). We will spend tomorrow preparing our porter loads (the loads that are to be taken up to Broad Peak base camp) and shopping for last-minute items.