"We got 3 weeks of splendid sunshine so we gave Khurdopin a try. We crossed Khurdopin ascending on the south side (Snow Lake) and descending on the north side (Shimshal side), guided by one of Pakistan's top climbers Qudrat Ali and 4 Shimshal porters : Eid Mohammad, Mohammad Abdul, Bulbul Karim, Laili Shah".