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    Askole, Askoli, or Askoly (Urdu: اسکولی) is a small town located in Braldo Valley (district Shigar), in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan. Askole...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • Place Type District A Aliabad Town Hunza Askole Town Shigar Astore City Astore B Bunji Town Astore C Chatorkhand Village Ghizer Diamer City Diamer Chillinji...
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    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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    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...
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    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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    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...
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    including 230 oxygen cylinders, via Askole and Concordia towards Base Camp on the Godwin-Austen Glacier. Between Skardu and Askole several bridges had been built...
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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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