Start your day hike with an easy downhill to the Hoper glacier and then a tiny uphill to Barpu glacier and to Tagafari and Barpu Giram from Shishkin  takes almost 3-4 hours. The rest of trail up to Baricho Kor(3300m) by the Barpu Glacier through a flate pasture is quite easy. The second day to Chidin harai (4440), however, is strenous as you climb up for more than 1000 meters if you choose to do it from Baricho Kor. On the other hand if you have reduced your first day hike and stopped at Barpu Girami to catch a gradual altitude up to Gutentz the next day, will cost you an additional day on the trek. It is a wise strategy to get acclimitized anyways.

Simply, when you start from Baricho Kor, you can get on the Rush Lake the same day while starting the low altitude trail from Barpu Giram will lead you to Gutentz the first day and then to Rush Lake the second day. From Chidin Harai you can have an excellent view of Ultar peak (7388m), summit of Diran (7257m) and Rakaposhi (7788m). While the view around Rush Lake with the mountains like Spantic (Golden Peak {7027m}), Mair peak (6824m) and other number of beautiful mountains is marvellous. Go for the day hike The next day near Rush peak (5010m) from where you can see the summit of k-2 (8611m) and Broad peak (8047m). You can also see Hispar pass (5151m) and several other peaks in surroundings.

Rush Lake is also your turning point and you have to descend to Phai Phair (3450m) to the glacier flowing down from Golden Peak. You are now on your way back to Hoper valley and have to cross (Barpu Glacier) the junction of glaciers flowing down from Golden Peak and Miar Peak to get the other side of glacier. Miar campsite is beautiful but is very close, so you have to have your campsite in Haamdar (3250m), beautiful pasture with Shepherd houses and live stock once used to be summer farm house of the villagers.