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And this is just the beginning. My husband, Mark, and I are on our way to Askole, the gateway to K2 base camp – and the start of one of the world’s most remote and challenging treks.

And this is just the beginning. My husband, Mark, and I are on our way to Askole, the gateway to K2 base camp – and the start of one of the world’s most remote and challenging treks. Until the 1980s, ...

“It was a bit nerve-wracking the drive from Skardu to Askole, which is the nearest village to where the trek to the base camp of K2 begins.” The trek to the base camp is one of the most remote and ...