K2 Trek Day 5 Paiyu (3450m) to Kurbutse (3930m)

K2 Trek Day 5 Paiyu (3450m) to Kurbutse (3930m) - Racpat Morocco to Holland 2023 - CycleBlaze

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Onto the Baltoro Glacier

09 September 2023

Today we start trekking on the Baltoro Glacier making for a tough day over rocky moraines. We have views of Baltoro pinnacles and Paiyu Peak. We cross streams, see the Trango Towers and Cathedral Group.

It is a hot and strenuous day.

Hussain, the assistant cook and our only porter.

The Braldu River emerges from the end of the glacier

Climbing onto the Glacier, lots of ups and downs. The guides drag Rachel up the trail.

The Glacier is covered in a layer of rock. Since the glacier moves there are constant rumblings of rocks tumbling down.

Muhammad guides us from cairn to cairn across the glacier.

The Trango Group: from left to right the Trango Tower, Great Trango and Trango Castle.

Headed towards the Baltoro Glacier. The Trango group is in front of us.

Hard work hiking on the Glacier. The rocks are all round it seems like and move under your feet.

Our mules are catching up. After we leave camp they hustle to pack up the tents and gear, then hurry to pass us halfway so they can be set-up when we arrive. We don't know how they do it!

Haider, our cook in the middle with Nisar and Qusoon the mule wranglers

Cairns lead us across the glacier, but there are many sketchy sections where our guides have to scout the right route.

Hiking on the glacier is hard work. Nothing is flat and all rocks can move. There are many ups and downs, and river crossings.

Trango Castle with The Great Trango behind it on the left

In some sections a river of melt water flows over the glacier before disappearing back under the ice.

We have crossed the glacier and are now on the side moraine.

A shaky bridge near the Kurbutse campsite.

The mess tent is already up and tea, cookies and chapaties ready.

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