Warnings

⚠Technical mountaineering skills required — not just trekking

⚠Active glaciers with crevasses — roped travel mandatory

⚠Khatling Glacier crossing is complex and dangerous

⚠Rockfall risk in several sections — helmets advised

⚠Weather windows are narrow — plan for delays

⚠No rescue possible for 5-6 days — full self-sufficiency required

⚠Prior 5000m+ experience and glacier experience mandatory

⚠Only a handful of operators have expertise for this route

⚠Physical preparation of 6+ months recommended