12. Broad Peak Base Camp Trek (Pakistan)

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Broad  Peak, the world’s twelfth-highest mountain, shares the same approach  used for the K2 and Gasherbrum I and II Base Camps. From Concordia,  where several major glaciers converge, the Godwin-Austen Glacier leads  to Broad Peak Base Camp.

• Summit elevation: 8,051 m
• Base camp altitude: 5,000 m 
• Highest trekking point: Broad Peak Base Camp
• Duration: 16-20 days 
• Difficulty rating: Very hard
• Best time to go: June-September
• Starting point: Askole, Pakistan
• Total trekking distance (return): Approx. 160-180 km

 (Same approach route for K2 and Broad Peak base camps)

• Day 1: Fly Islamabad (666 m) to Skardu (2,230 m)
• Day 2: Drive Skardu to Askole (3,040 m)
• Day 3: Askole to Jhola (3,200 m)
• Day 4: Jhola to Paiju (3,400 m)
• Day 5: Rest / acclimatization at Paiju (3,400 m)
• Day 6: Paiju to Urdukas (4,050 m)
• Day 7: Urdukas to Goro II (4,380 m)
• Day 8: Goro II to Concordia (4,600 m)
• Day  9: Concordia to Broad Peak Base Camp (5,000 m), return to  Concordia
• Day 10: Concordia to Goro II (4,380 m)
• Day 11: Goro II to Urdukas (4,050 m)
• Day 12: Urdukas to Paiju (3,400 m)
• Day 13: Paiju to Jhola (3,200 m)
• Day 14: Jhola to Askole (3,040 m)
• Day 15: Drive to Skardu (2,228 m)
• Day 16: Fly Skardu to Islamabad (666 m)