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Field guide · Mountains
Baltistan Division
Shigar District · Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Hispar Pass (Hispar La)
A 5,128 m pass where the Hispar and Biafo glaciers meet: the longest glacier traverse outside the polar regions, about 100 km.
The Hispar Pass, or Hispar La, is a high but non-technical pass at 5,128 metres in the Karakoram of Nagar district. Here the 49 km Hispar Glacier meets the 63 km Biafo Glacier, and together they make the longest glacial traverse in the world outside the polar regions, about 100 km from Nagar to Askole in Baltistan. Near the pass the Biafo opens into Snow Lake, a vast basin of ice ringed by peaks.
Why go
- ✦A 5,128 m pass between two great glaciers
- ✦The world's longest non-polar glacier traverse
- ✦Snow Lake beyond the pass
How to Reach
On foot only, on the Biafo–Hispar trek between Askole in Baltistan and Hispar village in Nagar, a long glacier trek of many days.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, July and August. A serious glacier trek, only with an experienced local outfitter.
Getting there, On foot only, on the Biafo–Hispar trek between Askole in Baltistan and Hispar village in Nagar, a long glacier trek of many days.
Allow, Many days for the full traverse.
What to Do
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