LAILA PEAK (6,096-M) EXPEDITION 2024
Location | Range | Zone | Best Time |
---|---|---|---|
GB Pakistan | Karakoram | Restricted | June-Sep |
Max -Alitude | Type | Duration | Package |
6,096 Meters | Un-guided | 30D/29N | Starts from 2500 US$ |
Overview
LAILA PEAK (6,096-M) EXPEDITION:Laila Peak in Hushe Valley near Gondogoro Glacier is in Karakorum range and is 6,096 metres (20,000 ft) high. It has a distinctive spear-like shape. Its northwest face has a slope of 45 degrees in more than 1500 vertical metres.It has been climbed by Simon Yates, among others. According to the local people in Hushe, Laila peak has been climbed only twice, a total of only seven people have summited. It was climbed in winter for the first time by Spanish mountaineers Alex Txikon and José Fernandez, in February 2013.
The height of the Laila peak in Hushe Valley is controversial. Some believe it to be 6200 metres whereas some mention it as 6614 metres. In a Japanese mountaineering map by Tsuneo Miyamori (published in 2003), the height of Laila Peak is mentioned as 6096 metres. The mountain lies in a restricted zone. The village of Hushe is the gateway to the mountain, in the Masherbrum Valley below but the Gondogoro and Chogolisa valleys are restricted.
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