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Askole, Askoli, or
Askoly (Urdu: اسکولی) is a
small town
located in
Shigar Valley, in the Gilgit–Baltistan
region of ****stan.
Askole lies in a remote...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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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Place Type
District A
Aliabad Town
Hunza Askole Town
Shigar Astore City
Astore B
Bunji Town
Astore C
Chilas City
Diamer Chillinji Town
Ghizer Cholt Town...
- 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...
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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...
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facilitate international tourist.
Accessible from
Skardu by road, the
nearby Askole and
Hushe are the main
gateways to the snow-covered 8,000-metre (26,000-foot)...
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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...
- 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...
