Pharchamo
First climbed in 1955, Pharchamo Peak is an attractive snow peak lying south of Tashi Lapcha. It has a north-by-northwest ridge, which rises from the crevassed glacier astride the Tashi Lapcha. The face of the ridge forms a uniform slope broken by crevasse and seraes rising from the rocky lower buttresses above the Drolambau Glaciers in the west.
Rolwaling valley is the main access to Pharchamo, though this route was closed for most of the 1980s due to potential dangers to porters crossing the Tashi Lapcha. The only other alternative route is from the Khumbu side via Namche Bazar and Thame.
Itinerary
Days 01 : Arrival at Kathmandu; transfer to the Hotel
Days 02 : Sight seeing around Kathmandu valley
Days 03 : Drive to Charikot
Days 04 : Trek to Singati
Days 05 : Trek to Jagat
Days 06 : Trek to Simigaon
Days 07 : Trek to Drauangbu
Days 08 : Trek to Beding
Days 09 : Acclimatization at Beding
Days 10 : Trek to Na
Days 11 : Trek to Tso-Rolpa
Days 12 : Trek to Yalung Ri base camp
Days 13 : Trek to Glacier Kharka
Days 14 : Trek to Drolumbau Glacier
Days 15 : Trek to Pachherma base camp after crossing Tashi Lapcha pass
Days 16 : Summit up to Pachherma peak and back to Base camp
Days 17 : Trek to Thame
Days 18 : Trek to Namche Bazaar
Days 19 : Trek to Lukla
Days 20 : Fly back to Kathmandu
Days 21 : Rest at Kathmandu
Days 22 : Departure on your own destination
Attitude
Mentally, you should not be on this expedition unless you think you can climb to the summit, there is a lot of power is positive thinking. At the same time you must be prepared for disappointment; conditions may not be perfect, you may struggle at extreme altitude etc.
This is a professionally lead expedition. Your guide and crew are there to manage the logistics of the expedition not to haul you up the mountain or be personal servants. Your guide is there because he is familiar with the mountain and big expeditions, to assist in being a climbing partner, to make difficult judgment decisions and to generally manage the expedition. Your guide will accompany the team on the majority of the acclimatization trips and will endeavor to summit with you, but this is not a guarantee. The Sherpas will summit with the expedition members.
We live together for more than a month so please have consideration for your fellow team members, crew and guide, and other mountaineers. Being polite and reasonable goes a long way; even minor dehydration makes almost anyone surprisingly irritable and intractable).
Experience and fitness
Despite the relatively non-technical nature you MUST have some mountaineering experience and MUST have been to 6000m before. The fitter you are when you arrive the better. You must be at least moderately fit, your fitness will build remarkably on the mountain. Don't underestimate the difficulty and strength of will required to climb at over 7000m.
Insurance: Required.
Note: Make sure you have a good insurance covering search and rescue Medical expenses and Transportation to Home country and Cancellation Policy.
Namaste !
