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K2 Base Camp Trek Summary. The K2 Base Camp trek summary is about my journey to K2. K2 is the second-highest and most fascinating peak in the world. Trekking to the base camp of K2 is one of the most exciting and adventurous trips on the planet. The K2 base camp trek lies in the northwestern Karakoram Range. It is in The Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. Rising steeply above the Karakoram Range along the Pakistan-China border and battered by atrocious weather, this pyramid-shaped peak has always been the ultimate challenge for the best mountaineers in the world. K2 trek leads through a spectacular mountain wilderness, following narrow trails above the swirling Braldu River before ascending the extensive Baltoro Glacier. However, the K2 Base Camp trek is a challenging but rewarding trek with many days on the rugged, tumbled glacier as you head up to and beyond Concordia, where the Baltoro and the Godwin-Austen glaciers converge in a beauty and simplicity of ice and rock. The K2 Base Camp trek summary The K2 base camp trek journey starts by arriving at Islamabad International Airport. Islamabad has a new airport. Our guide met us at the airport and then transferred us to a lovely hotel in Islamabad. Islamabad is the purpose-built green capital city of Pakistan. After spending a night in Islamabad, we took a spectacular mountain flight to Skardu. Landing at the Skardu airport on our first attempt seemed a good omen. As we stepped off the plane, the mountains surrounding us were stunning. But nothing compared to what awaited us. We spent two days in Skardu for preparation and documentation with the local authorities. We had a group briefing at the tourism office, where the officer briefed us about the restricted zones in the central Karakoram National Park. What struck my foreign clients the most was how friendly everyone was. This country is often poorly portrayed in Western media as unfriendly, and teeming with