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Gondogoro La

Shigar district · 5,585 m

Gondogoro La is a 5,585 m col, crossed at sunrise on fixed ropes, with four eight thousanders behind you.

Gondogoro La turns the Baltoro trek into a grand crossing. Instead of walking out the way you came, you go over the col from Concordia to the Hushe valley, finishing in green country with running water. The guidebook calls it the most used pass in the Karakoram.

Kind PassDistrict ShigarElevation 5,585 mPosition 35.650° N, 76.400° E

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About Gondogoro La

The approach is from Concordia by the Vigne glacier to Ali Camp, at 4,950 m. The climb itself begins at midnight, on fixed ropes, so that you are on the col for sunrise. On our itinerary the day is 12 hours, finishing at Khuispang. The reward is sunrise on the col, with four eight thousanders behind you.

After that comes a beautiful descent: Saicho, through juniper and birch, then the walk out to Hushe. The guidebook estimates around 1,000 visitors a year pass through Hushe, going to or from Concordia over the pass.

We provide the fixed rope team and ice equipment on the col, so you can focus on the view.

The expedition that reaches Gondogoro La

K2 Base Camp and Gondogoro La

Baltoro, Baltistan

K2 Base Camp and Gondogoro La

The Baltoro in full: Trango, Masherbrum, Broad Peak, then Concordia, where four of the world's fourteen eight thousanders stand in one view.

Days
21
Highest point
5,585 m
Grade
Severe

Elsewhere in Shigar

Swipe along the district, from the valley floor to the summits.