Expeditions live or die on logistics, and in the Karakoram the logistics are the operation. This page describes what our Skardu team arranges for trekking and climbing expeditions, whether they are ours or an agency’s.
We handle the permit and registration process for the relevant mountain areas and confirm in advance what each traveller must carry personally. Clients are not left to work this out on arrival.
Hotels and guest accommodation are coordinated in Skardu, Gilgit, Hunza, Chitral and other bases, on a single basis for the whole group where possible, so the group arrives and moves together.
Our itineraries are built around the acclimatisation profile rather than around a fixed distance. Clients should read altitude and acclimatization before a high route, and agents should note that it is the main driver of itinerary length.
Insurance is the traveller’s own responsibility, and altitude and activity exclusions are the most common failure point. travel insurance for treks in Pakistan explains what to check.
Group equipment, expedition freight and group kit are moved by vehicle, porter or pack animal depending on the stage of the route. Where it is more practical to source something in Pakistan rather than carry it in from abroad, we will tell you.
You get a named contact in Pakistan for the duration of the trip, with updates while the expedition is running rather than only at the start and end. Where connectivity allows, this includes photographs from camp.
Tell us the route, the dates and the group, and we will describe the logistics plan.
Email info@vepakistan.com, message us on WhatsApp, or call +92 31 555 444 34. Offices in Skardu and Islamabad.
