Shimshal pass is the summer grazing pasture for the sheep, goats, and yaks of Shimshal Valley. Shimshal is a small valley located far north in Gojal tehsil of District Hunza in Gilgit Baltistan. Shimshal is known as the valley of climbers as it has produced more than twenty 8000m climbers. Shimshal Pass (4700m) is located in the high pasturelands of the mysterious Pamirs and it lies between South Asia and Central Asia. If you want to explore mother nature at its purest then Shimshal Pass is waiting for you.
The people of Shimshal are Wakhi and they speak the Wakhi language. Shimshal has produced several well-known mountaineers for Pakistan; among those Samina Baig is the first women climber from Pakistan to scale Mt. Everest and all the highest peaks in seven continents around the globe.
Manglik Sar is a Mountain Located at Shimshal Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The mountain, located in the Karakoram and southernmost part of the Pamir mountain ranges, is 6050meters high. It was 1st climbed in 1988 by the famous Pakistani Climber Nazir Sabir. It is a non-technical snow Peak. The slopes are rather steep, from 30 to 35 degrees. It is one day climb normally with 1500 meter ascent and 1500 meter descent from base camp. You may need to know some basic climbing techniques and also required good physical fitness. From the summit, you can see mighty K2, Yashkun garden 7400m Baraldu Valley, Mustagh Ranges, Pamir, and Kanjut Sar 7760m.
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