Goodbye GONDORO LA - Hello CONCORDIA.

Well thanks a lot you Taliban suckholes!

You've frightened off all the trekkers, so the limited number of us left who desperately want to take photos of K2 are now concentrated on fewer trips.

The new trek is a bit later - 1st August in Islamabad.
We then fly to Skardu and trek up the Baltoro Glacier to Concordia - the confluence of 3 glaciers. From there it's up the Godwin-Austen Glacier to K2 basecamp and the Gilkey memorial. 25 million photo-opportunities!

Of the 14 highest mountains in the world - those over 8,000 m. - we see five! - K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum 1 (Hidden Peak), Broad Peak & Gasherbrum II.

This is what I'm off to see;