La is open bot now a liaison officer is required to accompany all groups over pass.my tour operator said this will add approx 2000$ to the cost for the group and add another 30 days to get a permit. So no last minute treks seem likely. This will prob change however. Good luck
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gmanfilm
I was suppose to start my trek yesterday to K2 then Gondogoro la pass but for some unknown reason the Consulate General of Pakistan in Canada would not provide me with a travel Visa. They have also not provided me with a reason. Now I have been informed that Gondogoro la pass is closed for the remainder of 2013.
Does anyone really know if it is closed or not?
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gmanfilm
Thank you. That may be the first straight answer that I have received since my obsession with Gondogoro. Now thee interesting thing about this is when I did cancel my trek to Gondogoro because of a travel Visa issue I learned that the Trekking Company in Pakistan that I had booked through were still leaving on August 4th with a small group.
Not giving up I learned that the pass can still be traveled in Sept so I contacted the same Trekking Company this week wanting to know if they would be visiting Gondogoro again in Sept. They replied to me by email that the "pass was closed".
I now believe that the group I was to travel with to Gondogoro is only going as far as the base camp at K2.
It now appears to me that the Consulate General of Pakistan's office in Canada maybe did me a favour by not providing me with a travel Visa after all.
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avsfan
The Liason officer will cost the group another $2400 for a group of 8. I went despite the fact I would have to backtrack and am glad I did. Heres some pics from the trek
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8482199@N07/sets/72157634993735558/
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