Short introduction
Skardu Fort or Kharpocho means The king of Forts is a fort in Skardu city in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Australian mountaineer and film make
r Greg Child writes that the fort is "perched above the junction of the rivers" and overlooks the Rock of Skardu. American mountaineers Robert Bates and Charles Houston write that they were "lavishly entertained" as they visited the fort.
