Our mission
To ignite exploration and discovery through exceptional, safe, sustainable and culturally enriching adventures in Pakistan, with a positive impact on our guests and on the communities we visit.
Wholesome Travel Experiences
About Us
Wholesome travel experiences, built by a team that started on these mountains as porters, cooks and guides.
Who we are
A new journey begins with the right team
Pakistan Higher Ground Expeditions organises mountaineering expeditions, treks and tailor-made journeys across the Karakoram and northern Pakistan. A new journey begins here: find a destination that suits you and travel with a team that knows these mountains from the ground up.
Abdul Ghafoor Founder
Our founder
Every role, done first-hand
Abdul Ghafoor’s mountain career began in Khudabad, Gojal, in Upper Hunza, not behind a desk, but under a porter’s load.
- 1995Starts as a low-altitude porter from Khudabad, Gojal, Hunza.
- 2002Becomes chief cook, responsible for expedition kitchens and base camp meals.
- 2009Becomes a tour guide, leading trekkers and climbers through the Karakoram.
- TodayFounder of Pakistan Higher Ground Expeditions.
Along the way, Abdul learned from mentors including Lizzy Scully, Nan-darkis-emrick and Cecilia Buil.
Our vision
To be Pakistan’s leading adventure travel provider, known for excellence, authenticity and responsible tourism.
How we work
Wholesome travel experiences
Safety first
Experienced crews, sensible acclimatisation and honest advice about conditions.
Sustainable
Waste-management fees paid, rubbish carried out, local communities employed.
Culturally enriching
Time in the villages, forts and kitchens of Hunza and Baltistan, not just the mountains.
Base camp comfort
Our kitchen roots show: good food and well-run camps are a point of pride.
From our climbers
What guests say on Google
Rates Pakistan Higher Ground as the best for logistics and plans to keep using them.
Describes their help as invaluable, with great service, food and staff on the G2 trek and at base camp.
Highly recommends them for the G2 Expedition, praising the base camp facilities, staff and food.
Summaries of reviews left on Google.
Plan with local experts
Your journey through Pakistan starts here
Tell us where you want to go and when. We will reply with an itinerary and a quotation in PKR or USD, usually within 24 to 48 hours.