Krash doesnt one need some sort of training or somethin to climb these peaks? plus wats the overall cost of such an adventure?
Sir it absolutely does. Iv attempted Sling peak (5700meters) and Hom Broq peak (5900 meters). Both the times I was unsuccessful. The first time by 200 meters and the second time by about 900 meters. It was by far the most difficult thing I have ever attempted. I had trekked upto 4500+ meters 6 times before (supposedly an extensive experience) but going further than that is unbelievably difficult. Above 4000 meters something as simple a task as breathing becomes impossible. You cant even process your thoughts at around 5000 meters.
Now if we compare them with the 7000 meter peaks let alone K-2 (8611 meters) they are mere dwarves. The difficulty of the climb increases exponentially with each vertical meter. Climbing serious mountains takes years and years of training. Specially the ones we've got in our backyard. The peaks here rise more precipitously than anywhere else in the world (acclaimed by all the well known mountaineers out there). These mountains cannot be climbed by mere mortals.
But that said trust me you can still do
allot without putting your life at peril. You can go trekking to more places than one can count, literally! The sadist thing is that our own people dont know about these places and instead they spend allot more money going to Switzerland etc. I guarantee you we have tons more than Switzerland has.
And sir the costs wary, majorly, with each and every trip. It all depends on where your going, what time of the year you are going, what you are going to do, how many people are going, who is your guide and how good are your negotiating skills
But just to give you an example my university's adventure society took 13 of us (20 were supposed to go) to Barrah Broq (4300 meters) right up the mountain behind Barrah village (about a 4-5 hours drive from Skardu) on an 8 day trip this december. It cost us 15000 per person (exclusive of the expenditure on the gear and clothes). Each porter was payed Rs.500 per day and the guides were payed around Rs.1000. We had 10 porters and two guides for 5 days. But, again, this is a specific example.