Falak Sar

Falak Sar (5,918 m), the highest peak in the Swat Valley, above Matiltan near Kalam.

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Falak Sar rises to 5,918 metres in the Hindu Kush where the Swat Valley meets the Kandia Valley, the highest peak in Swat. It was first climbed in 1957 by W. K. A. Berry and Cecil Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe from the north ridge. Climbers approach through Matiltan and the Falak Sar valley beyond Kalam.

Why go

✦The highest peak in Swat, 5,918 m
✦First climbed in 1957
✦Seen from the Matiltan side of Kalam

How to Reach

By road to Kalam and Matiltan in Swat, then on foot up the Falak Sar valley.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, June to September.

Getting there, By road to Kalam and Matiltan in Swat, then on foot up the Falak Sar valley.

Allow, A day trip for the views; a climb takes weeks.

What to Do

◆See the peak from Matiltan

◆Trek into the Falak Sar valley

◆Climb only with a permit and an experienced team

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Falak Sar, within 5 km.

Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Falak Sar) is published yet.