Shipton Spire is another fascinated rock wall in trango group of mountains. It’s very near from Trango Tower and most challengious peaks in the Karakoram range.
It’s located Three miles across the Trango Glacier and just above the confluence of the North and South Hainabroq Glaciers was the elusive Shipton Spire.
It’s stands two hours walk from Trango Towers Group on Upper Trango Glacier.
It rises out of the massive glacial junction with it’s walls looking stunning and fierce. Many climbers from around the world are attracted by these rock towers.
The climbing is hard but the rock quality is superb. On its major route a 29 pitch, 4,400 ft. big-wall with the pitch rated 6c, 7b and 7b+ certainly offer best technical climb one can expect on a Karakoram granite tower.
Peak Summary:
Name of Peak: Shipton Spire Elevation: 5902-m
Range: Karakoram Location: Baltoro Askoli/ Baltistan
Best Period: June – September Base Camp height: 4700-M
Latitude: 35°– 40 N Longitude: 76° - 08 E
Ideal Duration: 35 days First AscentJuly 1977,1992
Camp required: 03 Zone Typ: Permitted
Pric: Negociable Ideal Group Size: 07
Paek Itanarary:
Day Program
1 Welcome to Pakistan (Islamabad overnight 500-M
2 Fly to Skardu subject to weather Drive to Chilas 12-13hrs 1200-M
3 Drive from Chilas to Skardu 8-9hrs 2450-M
4 Free day/Prepration/sight seeing
5 Drive to Askoli by Jeep 6-7hrs 3000 -M
6 Trek to Jula 5-6hrs 3250-M
7 Trek to Paju Camp 6-7hrs 3460-M
8 Trek to Shipton Base Cam 5-6hrs 4700-M
9-30 Acclimatation/Climbing Days
26 Trek back to Koro Fong 5-6hrs 3150-M
27 Trek to Askoli ,Drive to Skardu by Jeep 8-9hrs 2450-M
28 Fly to Islamabad ,subject to weather Drive to Chils 8-9hrs 1200-M
29 Drive from Chilas to Islamabad 12-13hrs 500-M
30 Onward to your own Distinations
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