Gilgit, Pakistan, is a travel hotspot ////////Trekkers and mountaineers /////

Gilgit-Baltistan is a very sparsely populated high-mountain area in the north of Pakistan. Its natural environment is usually described with superlatives – the longest glaciers outside of the polar region, home of the world’s second highest peak and four more eight-thousanders. GB is largely a high-mountain desert; geologically, it spreads over three high mountain systems: Himalaya, Karakorum and Hindukush. The society of GB is diverse in terms of language, religion and ethnicity. The capital of Gilgit-Baltistan territory in the disputed Kashmir region, Gilgit occupies a strategic valley position where the Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Himalayan ranges converge. The city stands near the ancient Silk Road that once brought trade from across Asia. Today, the destination serves as a mustering point for modern overlanders—trekkers and mountaineers seeking to conquer some of the highest peaks on the planet.