PASSU PEAK (7,478 M) EXPEDITION

Situated at the extreme west of Batura Glacier and a distance of one hundred kilometres from the Chinese border and 150 kilometres from Gilgit, Passu Peak is located at upper Hunza beyond Passu village. It is visible from the Karakoram Highway (N35). A joint Pakistan and Japanese expedition made the first ascent in 1978, and unfortunately one of their member Mr. Toshio Takahashi lost his life on the lower glacier at c5800M. Passu Peak, a long but gently angled climb from the Passu Glacier to the east has so far had several ascents. The surrounding peaks are Batura-I 7885m, Shishper 7619m, Balter Peak 7400m and Kampir Deyor Peak 7611m.