Sightseeing in Skardu!

The Madison Mountaineering K2, Broad Peak, and Unclimbed Peak expedition teams took an active rest day in Skardu today, touring the city, doing some sightseeing, and last minute shopping before continuing onward tomorrow! It was a pleasant day, leaving the team in good spirits and excited for what’s to come. Tomorrow, we’ll pack up and begin the drive to Askole! Expedition leader, Terray Sylvester checks in with this dispatch from Skardu:

Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering expeditions in the Karakoram this summer – today is June 26th.

Today, we spent an active rest day in Skardu (2220m/7283ft). After breakfast, the team headed out for some sightseeing at the really beautiful lakes up above town, and visited Buddha Rock, which is an archaeological site right on the outskirts of the city. After lunch, we all headed out again for some last minute shopping before we leave civilization and we visited the K2 museum, which has some really great information on the mountain and the surrounding region!

Now, we’re relaxing back at our hotel. We’ll have an early dinner this evening and then get to bed early for our drive to Askole (3040m/9,974ft) tomorrow.

So, all is well here and we’ll be in touch tomorrow!

In addition to these expedition dispatches, you can also follow our teams as they make their attempts on the world’s most formidable mountains on:

– Amazon Alexa devices with the Madison Mountaineering Flash Briefing skill:

• Enable the skill and add to your flash briefing to hear our daily audio expedition updates on select expeditions.  Just say, “Alexa, play my flash briefing.“

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• @MadisonMtng
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