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Reading a Karakoram Glacier: What the Surface Is Telling You
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Reading a Karakoram Glacier: What the Surface Is Telling You

The Baltoro does not look like the glaciers in photographs. It is grey, covered in rubble, and constantly rearranging itself. Learning to read it makes the walk safer and considerably…

3 min read · 9 Aug 2026
Why Skardu Flights Cancel, and What to Do About It
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Why Skardu Flights Cancel, and What to Do About It

The flight from Islamabad to Skardu is one of the most spectacular scheduled services in the world, and one of the least dependable. Plan…

3 min read · 9 Aug 2026
Afternoon Water: Why Glacial Stream Crossings Are a Morning Job
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Afternoon Water: Why Glacial Stream Crossings Are a Morning Job

A knee-deep channel at eight in the morning can be an impassable torrent by four. The Karakoram runs on a daily cycle, and the…

3 min read · 9 Aug 2026

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Mount Everest8,849 m / 29,032 ft-23°C · 2 knK28,611 m / 28,251 ft-29°C · 3 knKangchenjunga8,586 m / 28,169 ft-24°C · 2 knLhotse8,516 m / 27,940 ft-21°C · 1 knMakalu8,485 m / 27,838 ft-19°C · 2 knLhotse Shar8,383 m / 27,503 ft-19°C · 1 kn

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