Snow Lake and Biafo Hisper

(A classical traverse from Baltistan into Nager/Hunza across Hispar La)

The central Karakoram, first explored and mapped in 1937 and 1939, is perhaps the wildest of all. It is an area of vast glaciers, high mountains, remote passes and incredible beauty.

Biafo glacier is 68 kilometers / 42 miles long. Its total area is 625 sq. km. It starts from Korofong above Askole village. Hisper Glacier is 52 Kilometers long. It is only the Hisper pass, which separates the Hisper Glacier and Biafo Glacier. However, most geographers consider the two glaciers as one, they call Biafo-Hisper Glacier. If that be so then the 120 kilometres / 75 miles long BIAFO- HISPAR Glacier probably becomes the second longest glacier in the world.

Approaching Snow Lake following a broad highway of Ice, a huge glaciated basin at 4500 meters, there could be a couple of crevasse areas where it will be necessary to rope up. Here we have the opportunity to view Biantha Brak, (7284 m), Snow Lake peak and Simkiang glacier. From here we ascend the Hisper La and camp on the summit, which gives us a panoramic sunset and sunrise views of the whole Biafo - Hispar.

Duration:	21 days
Maximum Altitude:	5151 m
Trek Status:	Open
Trek Grade:	Strenuous
Joining in:	Islamabad/Rawalpindi
Best time:	July to August.