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Village in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Hushe ཧཱུཥེ
Village
Hushe villageHushe village
Hushe is located in PakistanHusheHusheLocation in Pakistan
Coordinates: 35°27′9″N 76°21′26″E / 35.45250°N 76.35722°E / 35.45250; 76.35722
Country Pakistan
ProvinceGilgit-Baltistan
DistrictGhangche
Elevation10,000 ft (3,050 m)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (GMT+6)

Hushe (Balti: ཧཱུཥེ, romanized: Hūshe; Urdu: ہوشی) is the last village of the Ghangche District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is the highest village in the once extremely remote and impoverished Hushe Valley. Hushe men began working as cooks and porters for mountaineering expeditions in the 1960s. Hushe is no longer the poorest of villages, as its popularity as a trekking and climbing destination continues to grow. Climbers and trekkers come all the way from Baltoro Glacier, Concordia and K2 via Gondogoro Pass, descend into Hushe village to reach Skardu District. Access to the Gasherbrums peaks is also possible going north up through Hushe Valley.

References

  1. "Hushe, Baltistan, Pakistan : Logistical Centers : SummitPost".
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