The Biafo Hispar also the Snow Lake trek in the words of The first foreign visitor Martin Conway described Snow Lake as “beyond all comparison the finest view of mountains it has ever been my lot to behold, nor do I believe the world can hold a finer view.”
Once you are on the Snow Lake trek you realize how true the worlds of Martin convey are! When you cross the Hispar La you feel like not in a different but on a different planet altogether. Every rock on every mountain was more photogenic than the last on the Hispar and Biafo glaciers.
A place so huge that you could build more than 500 football fields. It is indeed the land of the giants! With some passes connecting the valleys of Shimshal, Nagar, Arandu, Haramosh, and Shigar all connecting to the mystical snow lake. The 120-long ice highways serve as a connecting route between two ancient mountain kingdoms: Nagar in the west and Baltistan in the east.
Surrounded by some of the unknown 7000 and 6000 peaks. The mountains look like a true work of abstract art. Some of the famous mountains include the Latok peaks (7,145m)Biantha Brakk also called the Ogre(7,285m), Sosbun Brakk(6900m)
The 14-day trekking adventure of crossing the 120km long Biafo Hispar glacier is done by very few adventurers because of its remoteness and period of crossing it makes it unique and a real adventure experienced by very few.
escaping the hidden crevasses, the snow conditions can be sometimes tricky
About the author
Salim khan is a trekking guide/travel/adventure photographer and travel writer from Hunza Pakistan. He has been hiking and climbing in the Himalayas for the past 8 years and has captured and compiled many stories along the way on these adventures. his photographs, articles, and photo essays have been featured on several big platforms such as Worldnomads, Everyday Pakistan, Dawndotcom, Geomorphic Landscapes, Pamir Times, etc
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