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Expedition Haramosh
55 Km. Far from
Gilgit, the road leads to “Sassi Village” where the jeep takes one and half hour
to reach “Barchi” (Dssu/Stage) where a trek starts which takes two days to reach
“Kutwal Lake”. This is a very beautiful lake located at the bottom of Haramosh
peak at an altitude of 9,000 ft. above the sea level. The lake is surrounded by
thousands of pine trees.
![]() Haramosh LA |
Sassi to Dssu(also
known as stage) via Jeep or Loader |
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Track to Iskere Village
Track
Diffic: Strenuous Track Time: 7-8 Hours
Terrain:
Water Falls- Glacier and ForestMostly
Ascend.
The terrain is easy with a clear trail winding its way next to a clear stream for an hour. Descend gradually to another stream and climb for an hour or so over green hills to arrive at the green and picturesque village of Iskere. There is a good campsite 20 minutes or so away from Iskere (the locals do not like you to camp right outside their village). |
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Kutwal Village
Descend a short scree slope of about 50 feet into the rocky Mani glacier. Hop over the boulders and rocks for an hour, moving North-East.
You will come to another small scree slope. Climb
this and enter pine forests again. Climb for another 45 minutes or
so and you will see the gorgeous village/camp site of Kutwal.
Lush green meadows. Plenty of wood available.
Stream is running right beside the camp site. Don’t use
it for drinking, only for washing. Stream is coming through the
village so it is not very clean . For clear drinking water,
there is a small stream under the large bolder 75 meters away.
You can cook your own gravy/sallin and request villagers for
rotties/chapatti for 10 Rs. each.
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Kutwal Village to Kutwal Lake Track Difficulty: Easy Track Time: 1-2 Hours Terrain: Easy Track Time: 1-2 Hours Terrain: Beautiful Open Valleys and Lush green Plateaus
Camp the night
in Kutwal and set out for Kutwal Lake in the morning. Trek over
mostly flat grassy land for 1.5 hours approx to reach Kutwal Lake.
You can camp near the lake. The nearest stream is 15 or so minutes
away from this camp site. You will see Haramosh (7,409m) towards the
South and the Haramosh Pass/Haramosh La (4,800m) towards the East.
The base of the pass is a 1.5 hour trek from the lake. So that’s a
little over 3 hours to and from the base of the pass.
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![]() The team at the Kutwal |
![]() way to final destination |
![]() AD and fireman catching the breath |
![]() Porter caring the rafts and paddles in the card box |
![]() Crossing Kutwal Village 2 |
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The Kutwal/Haramosh Lake (3,260m)
Camp near the lake. The nearest stream is 15 or so minutes away from
this camp site. You will see Haramosh (7,409m) towards the South and
the Haramosh Pass/Haramosh La (4,800m) towards the East. The base of
the pass is a 1.5 hour trek from the lake. So that’s a little over 3
hours to and from the base of the pass.
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![]() Inflating boats |
Camping at the lake |
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![]() Deep Sea Swimmer -Atif |
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![]() According to the porters there is fish in the lake, we tried but no catch, |
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![]() It was a beautif |
Atif and Fire |
![]() a beautiful camp site below |
![]() Satellite Map |