Best Broad Peak Climbing Guides 2025
Looking for the best guides to climb Broad Peak? We've analyzed 13 guide companies and their 3 reviews to help you make the best choice.
Top-Rated Guide Companies
Company | Rating | Reviews |
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Chogori Adventure Pakistan | 100% | 24 reviews |
Shipton Treks & Tours | 100% | 3 reviews |
Karakorum Expeditions | 100% | 1 review |
Travel Amazing Karakoram | 100% | 1 review |
Himalaya Journey | 99% | 43 reviews |
Trango Adventures | 98% | 156 reviews |
Hunza Guides Pakistan | 97% | 99 reviews |
Marvel Treks | 97% | 58 reviews |
Visit in Pakistan Tours | 96% | 62 reviews |
SummitClimb | 95% | 94 reviews |
Broad Peak Climber Reviews
SummitClimb
via Tripadvisor
I feel blessed to have traveled with the SummitClimb/SummitTrek team as they traversed the ever-changing landscape of the Baltoro Glacier to Concordia, Broad Peak and K2 Base Camps, and the Gilkey-Puchoz Memorial. The Karakorams are an entirely different creature than the Himalayas. Make no mistake, this trek is hard and the terrain sometimes unforgiving, but this is an incomparable experience and so very much worth every single step. All members of the staff, from the guides to our cooking team to porters, are warm, friendly, accommodating, hard-working, and fun. They all try their best to address each person’s needs and desires. The food was varied, delicious, and plentiful. And the landscape: it was otherworldly, rugged, remote, magical. A true adventure! I would highly recommend it
Trango Adventures
via Tripadvisor
Being a trekkers k2 has been in our mind for many years. Finally, last year we decide to do the k2 trek in July 2019. We prepared ourself for this trek by doing some swimming, hiking and cycling. After Many weeks of research we decided to Travel with a local company Trango Adventure because they had good reviews and many years of Experience. We arrived in Islamabad at the beginning of August. I must say we were impress by the new Islamabad Airport and the capital city itself. Booth were very clean and tidy. After spending a night in Islamabad we took this spectacular flight to Skardu. We spent two days in Skardu for preparation and documentation with with local authorities. What struck me and my wife was the most was how friendly everyone was. This country which all too often is poorly portrayed in Western media as unfriendly and teeming with Western hating terrorists is the exact opposite. Everyone was friendly, welcoming and proud. Certainly the Baltistan region proved to be so over and over. We walked freely around Skardu at all hours and never felt ill at ease. I am not aware of an unkind word or gesture toward anyone. We began k2 trek with a 7-8 hour ‘jeep’ ride to the small village of Askole. Although only about 150 km the Toyota Land cruisers were rarely above second gear and never into fourth. Parts of the route are ever changing as the creeks which can explode in size in a matter of a few hours bring down debris, especially rocks and boulders that have to be navigated around. Roads and bridges can suddenly disappear or be totally stranded. After camp setup and other details we visited the tiny village including a museum that comprised one of the first homes. The area has been inhabited for over 400 years. The original inhabitants crossing one of the high mountain passes to escape aggressors and find a peaceful homeland. Next day we were on the trail around 0600 hours. The weather had changed as we spent most of the day walking to Paiju Camp in intermittent showers and rain that carried over from the previous evening. Paiju Camp brought us to within an hours walk of the toe of the Baltoro glacier. The last night for a while that we would not be sleeping on or beside a glacier. Baltoro glacier welcomed us next morning. Our progress slowed as the need to watch every step became not only routine but a requirement. For those of us with a penchant for wandering down a trail searching for hidden treasures like birds, animals, flowers, etc the requirement to watch every step caused a major and rapid change of technique. This is one of the most dynamic and interesting places on the planet. One can observe almost daily the Earth going through changes that form and create the landscape that in most other places occurred millennia in the past – landslides, avalanches, glacial lakes forming and disappearing, rivers carving away the land, cornices caving, rocks and soil being ground into powder, lichens, moss and plants doing their utmost to get for the most part a tentative and temporary foothold only to succumb to the power of change. But with time they become more permanent and begin the ecological succession that one day will see a meadow or a forest where today there seems to be only rock and ice. More grand mountains revealed themselves: the grand Trango Tower. A spectacularly elegant and beautiful rock spire and the scene of one of the most legendary mountain climbing achievements when Doug Scott of Britain successfully reached the summit. Each day we were steadily and safely gaining altitude. Our bodies were adapting to the declining levels of oxygen. Even so most of were finding hills that we could literally run up at lower elevations left us breathing deeply. We finished the day at Udurkas Camp having glorious views of Gasherbrum, Broad Peak and glimpses of Gasherbrum I, Mitre Peak and more. The Nameless Tower was dominant from camp. We trudged up the Baltoro glacier and on to Concordia, another legendary site sitting at the foot of Gasherbrum IV. It is the confluence of the Baltoro, Concordia and Godwin-Austen glaciers. Here, facing Gasherbrum IV a right turn leads to the basecamp for Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II. A left turn takes you past Broad Peak basecamp to K2 base camp. This is the greatest concentration of 8,000 metre peaks on the planet. It truly is the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods. We spent the rest of the day marvelling at the spectacular scenery and depleting our retinue of superlatives. K2 meanwhile kept a steady vigil at the head of the Godwin-Austen glacier. It seemed we were continually checking to confirm this natural miracle was still there every few minutes. The Concordia glacier is one of the coldest places to sleep. Several hundred feet of ice, an elevation of 4,500 metres and an almost constant wind all contribute. K2 base camp at 5,500 metres higher is substantially colder which would cause our support team to be exceptionally uncomfortable. After visiting K2, we followed the same itinerary back, via Askoli village, Shigar valley then to Skardu. We Spent one night in Skardu before taking the spectacular flight back to Islamabad. Skardu to Islamabad is flight is weather dependent, but we were very lucky. In case of bad weather most people would drive on Karakoram highway to Chilas for over night stay then drive to Islamabad. Our K2 trek adventure in Pakistan was conclude here, our guide Suleman from Trango adventure transferred is to the airport for our flight to London. Pakistan is a beautiful and safe country, and no doubt Pakistani people are the most Friendly and do not hesitate to show their hospitality. We would also like to thank you Trango Adventure for all their support right from the beginning till the end.
SummitClimb
via Tripadvisor
Die Expedition zum Gasherbrum I und II hatte ich als Full Service Paket gebucht und bezahlte ca. 16.000.- EUR. Felix Berg war der Expeditionleiter (Organisation SummitClimb Deutschland). In allen Bereichen der Expedition gab es jedoch Gründe für Beschwerden, von der Organisation, der Kommunikation bis zum Kundenumgang. Meine Erfahrungen: • Der Reiseplan wurde ohne eine wesentlichen Grund geändert. Laut Plan sollte die Akklimatisierung am Gasherbrum stattfinden (siehe Webseite von Summit Climb). Das wurde geändert und die Akklimatisierung wurde auf den Broad Peak festgelegt. Zur Besteigung hatte ich kein Permit. Deshalb weigerte ich mich am Broad Peak zu klettern. Einen Alternativ-Plan gab mir Herr Berg nicht. Er schlug mir vor zum Gasherbrum Base Camp zu wechseln. • Bezahlte Leistungen (Satellitentelefon, Duschzelt, Reiseapotheke, Gepäcktransport ins Base Camp) wurden nicht oder verspätet erbracht. Zu o.g. Akklimatisierung: Anschließend saß ich alleine fast eine Woche bei schönstem Wetter ohne Messezelt und Gepäck im Gasherbrum Base Camp. Ich hatte zunächst keine Kontaktmöglichkeit per Satellitentelefon zu Herrn Berg. Herr Berg meinte zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt, ich hätte mich selbst um mein Gepäck und die gesamte Organisation rund um den Wechsel ins andere Base Camp kümmern müssen, da ich freiwillig gewechselt sei. Des Weiteren gab es während der gesamten Zeit im Base Camp kein Duschzelt und keine vollständige Reiseapotheke. • Die Kommunikation und der persönliche Umgang zu mir war generell unhöflich und von Arroganz geprägt. • Beim Bergsteigen war man auf sich alleine gestellt. Ein Team aus Hochlagerträgern und Expeditionsleiter begleitete einen nur, wenn es sich zufällig ergab. So ist Herr Berg beim Summit Push bei einem überraschend einsetzenden Sturm weiter geklettert, während ich mit den Hochlagerträgern umgedreht bin. Herr Berg war über Stunden hinweg per Funk nicht erreichbar. Nachdem ich keine Beratung/Info zur weiteren Wetterentwicklung hatte, bin ich teils alleine, teils mit den Hochlagerträgern abgestiegen. Herr Berg begründete später sein Weiterklettern zum Gipfel damit, dass er die Route einrichten musste. Es waren aber zeitgleich mit Herrn Berg zahlreiche andere Expeditionen am Summit Push dabei, die ebenfalls die Route einrichteten. Und ich war der einzige Klient von Herrn Berg. • Herr Berg ist ein professioneller Bergsteiger mit jahrzehnter langer Erfahrung und vielen Erfolgen. Jedoch ist er kein staatlich geprüfter Bergführer (nach IVBV). Die Hochlagerträger verfügen über keine entsprechende Ausbildung. Sie sammeln ihre Erfahrungen direkt am Berg. Weiter sprechen die Hochlagerträger wenig bis kein Englisch. Fazit: Es bleibt die berechtigte Frage: Für was habe ich 16.000.- EUR bezahlt? Ich habe einen Basis Service mit Hochlagerträgern erhalten. Preisgünstiger ist es einen lokalen Anbieter direkt zu buchen (z.B. Mashabrum Expeditions, Karakorum Expeditions, BlueSky). Der Preis für das Trekking und den Gepäcktransport zum Basis Lager und das Base Camp selbst (u.a. Verpflegung, Zelt, Messe-/Dusch-/Toilettenzelt, Satellitentelefon, Expeditons-Apotheke) liegt bei ca. 6000.- US-Dollar (Basis Service). Wenn man einen Hochlagerträger zusätzlich möchte, kostet das 2000.- bis 4000.- US-Dollar (Full Service). Hochlagerträger übernehmen in der Regel den Transport von Zelten, Gas und Kochern ab dem Base Camp bis zum Camp 3. Dazu kommen noch Trinkgelder und Gebühren zum Einrichten der Route (zwischen 400.- bis 800.- US-Dollar). Gut zu wissen ist, dass jede ausländische Expedition (wie z.B. Summit Climb) mit einem lokalen Anbieter zusammenarbeiten muss (gesetzlich festgelegt in Pakistan). Daher ist es wesentlich günstiger den lokalen Anbieter direkt zu buchen. Wenn man vollkommen zum Gipfel getragen werden will, kann ich sehr Kobler & Partner empfehlen. Die sind zwar teurer als Herr Berg, aber das hoch professionelle Gesamtpaket, das man von denen erhält, ist einfach perfekt. Herrn Berg mit seinem Unternehmen Summit Climb kann ich nicht weiterempfehlen.