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Askole, Askoli, or
Askoly (Urdu: اسکولی) is a
small town
located in
Braldo Valley (district Shigar), in the Gilgit–Baltistan
region of ****stan. Askole...
- on the town of Shigar. The
valley stretches about 170 km from
Skardu to
Askole and is the
gateway to the high
mountains of the Karakoram. The town of Shigar...
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local name—possibly due to its remoteness. The
mountain is not
visible from
Askole, one of the
highest settlements on the way to the mountain, nor from the...
- in the east. Approximately, 20
kilometers (12 miles) from the
village of
Askole in Braldo,
Shigar District, this
glacial junction is found. The
entire journey...
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Gasherbrums (8,000+ m), and
Masherbrum (7,821 m), is
located in
Skardu District.
Askole is the last
settlement in the
district for all
treks to
Concordia (the confluence...
- jeep
takes travelers through the
Braldu Gorge to the
village of
Askole. The trek from
Askole initially proceeds towards K2, then
turns northwest up the Biafo...
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Ursula Grether, who was
injured during the
approach and had to be
carried to
Askole by
Messner and Mutschlechner.
Because of
avalanche danger on the original...
- the
funds and
organised the
installation of 17 fresh-water
standpipes in
Askole, the last
settlement before K2, that
reduced infant mortality by half. He...
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progressively more poverty-stricken and
diseased until they
eventually reached Askole, the last habitation,
which was
comparatively wealthy. On May 22 they departed...
- of the region, and
about 30
kilometres (19 mi)
north of the
roadhead at
Askole.
Baintha Brakk is
exceptional in its
combination of altitude,
height above...
