Overland Travel Across Borders: A Tale of Two Frontiers
Khunjerab 4700m Karakoram Highway Glacier Gate
Set amid the towering peaks of the Karakoram range, the border between China and Pakistan is home to the highest paved international crossing in the world. The journey over the 596-kilometer frontier is less about the formalities and more about the immense, breathtaking mountain landscape. Your trip here is an adventure defined by extreme altitude and remarkable feats of engineering.
Sost Tashkurgan May-November Altitude Acclimatization
You will use the one and only crossing point: the Khunjerab Pass. At an elevation of over 4,700 meters, it is the highest point on the famed Karakoram Highway, which connects Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region with China’s Xinjiang province. This is a place of raw, high-altitude beauty, surrounded by glaciers and snow-capped mountains.