TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

Mt. Everest, known by the Nepalese / Sherpas as Sagarmatha and by the Tibetans as Chomolungma, is the world’s highest peak at 8848m and stands in the border between Nepal and Tibet. It was successfully climbed from the south col on May 29th by Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) and Sir Edmund Hillary (New Zealand).

Climbing Everest from the Tibet side is relatively easier and less costly than climbing from the Nepal side. High Himalayan Climbing and Expeditions Pvt. Ltd   offers climbing route via the North Ridge because we consider it to be safe as it does not have the ice fall danger like the south side. Many members of our team (including Sherpa, cooks, doctor, and guides) have worked extensively on the North Side and make our team one of the most experienced to offer climbs from Tibet.

We drive to BC at 5,200m and from there it is 22 km to ABC at 6,400m with yak support. We put an interim camp on the glacier about half way between BC and ABC, so this trip takes two days. Advanced Base Camp (6,400m) is right under the shadow of Changtse and has a view of virtually the whole route from ABC the route continues up the East Rongbuk glacier to the nerve of the glacier and then up snow slopes to the North Col at 7,000m where Camp 1 is situated on snow. There is a long reasonably angled snow slope to 7,500m where we put Camp 2 on a snow ledge. The route from C2 to C3 is up a series of rock and shingle steps, again all very easy terrain to walk on.

From C3 the route traverses across a series of rock steps and then up medium angled snow slopes, then again on mixed rock and snow to Camp 4 at 8,300m. This route is traditionally very windy, especially between C2 and C3. The summit day is from C4 where the route is up mixed rock and snow steps. These steps are quite steep in places and require considerable care .The NE ridge is quite wide, with small steps and little height gain until the First Step 8500m. The First Step is a short rock buttress, which will have fixed ropes. Above here the climbing is more exposed but again without much height gain until the Second Step 8580m. The Second Step is across a series of small ledges which are sometimes snow covered, then around a large boulder and up the famous ladder with fixed ropes. Above this step there is relatively gentle mixed ground until what is called the Third Step 8690m. Although not as serious as the previous steps, there is fixed rope to the col before the final summit snow slopes. These can be quite steep often with deep snow, so again we have fixed rope to the summit rock buttress from where there is a short section of corniced ridge to the summit.

I have been leading many Everest and other Mountain Expeditions since last 20 years. And now I climbed 8 times on the Summit, I would like to offer every spring season guided trip on Everest. “ Because it is there” (Sir George Mallory”)

Climbing Mt Everest is a once-in-a-lifetime, life-changing experience.

Three important steps in order to succeed in the climbing of Mt Everest:

1. Physical component
2. Mental component (mindset)
3. Technical component (body adaptions) plus technical training on high altitude

On this Mt Everest ascent, you will:

• get the chance to reach the top of the world
•  via the North  ridge (normal route)
• Experience Tibetans Pleatu via  Lhasa  and Sightsee
• be guided by a local Sherpa Full international certified mountain guide (IFMGA / UIAGM)
• be assisted during the expedition by an extraordinary team of Sherpa and cook
• get the best quality logistics throughout the expeditions well set up Base camp with best our expeditions cook
• experience the unique culture of the Nepali and Tibetan  people in Nepal Himalaya and Tibet.

Itinerary

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• Day 1:Arrive in Kathmandu, transfer to Hotel
• Day 2-3:In Kathmandu for Tibet visa processing
• Day 4:Transfer to airport for flight to Lhasa (Gonggor airport) and drive to Lhasa (3650m-11680ft), transfer to Hotel
• Day 5:In Lhasa : sightseeing
• Day 6:Drive to Shigatse (3900m-12480ft)- O/N Hotel
• Day 7:Drive to Thingri (4350m-14,268ft)- O/N Guest House
• Day 8:Rest day in Thingri
• Day 9:Drive to Everest base camp (5200m-17,056ft)
• Day 10-14:At the base camp to acclimatize and preparing loads for advance base camp, puja ceremony and setting up intermediate and advance base camps.
• Day 15:Trek to Intermediate Camp (5800m-19,024ft)
• Day 16:Arrive at advance base camp (6400m-20,992ft)
• Day 17-53:Climbing Period
• Day 54:Advance base camp to base camp
• Day 55:Drive to Kyirong border (2700m-8856ft)- O/N Hotel
• Day 56:Short drive to the Nepal-Tibet border and drive to Kathmandu
• Day 57:In Kathmandu
• Day 58:International departure

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