Hushe | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name: | ཧཱུཥེ |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gilgit-Baltistan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ghangche |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Timezone Dst: | GMT+6 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 35.4525°N 76.3572°W |
Elevation M: | 3050 |
Elevation Ft: | 10,000 |
Native Name Lang: | bft |
Hushe (; Urdu: ہوشی) is the last village of the Ghangche District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.[1] 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.