Fredrik Ericsson and Jörgen Aamot have made the first tracks on Laila Peak, Pakistan. You can see some great pictures at www.fredrikericsson.com. Here’s their latest report:
We’ve had a great week here in Pakistan. Jörgen and I have engraved the first ski tracks on Laila Peak. It is one of the most amazing mountains I’ve ever […]
A brief report from Fredrik and Jörgen (the intrepid Scandinavians stepping out to ski Pakistan).
Last Thursday I and Jörgen started our push for the summit of Laila Peak. We climbed up to our camp at 5000 meters. After a dinner with freeze dried chicken curry we got a few hours of sleep. 2.30 in the […]
The intrepid Scandinavians are another step nearer their goal and have reached Base Camp at 4150 metres (the summit of Mont Blanc is 4810 metres!). They report;
“We are now in Laila Peak Base Camp at the altitude of 4150 meters. From Skardu we had a long jeep ride on small bumpy roads, through villages and […]
We have a brief update from Fredrik and Jorgen:
We arrived in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, about a week ago, where we spent two days. Had a meeting at Ministry of Tourism to get the permits sorted out and some food shopping.
We continued our journey north on the Karakoram Highway, one of only two roads […]
