NEPAL PEAK CLIMBING COURSE 2022

NEPAL PEAK CLIMBING COURSE 2021 / 2022

Trekking Peak-the designation trekking peak is an unfortunate misnomer, because most of the peaks are significant mountaineering challenges. Few of the trekking peaks are walk ups and some of them technically demanding and dangerous. However the trekking peak climbing requires some technical skill and previous experience. The weather is often bad and may force you to sit in your tent for a day or more. Usually a well-equipped base camp is necessary and the ascent of a peak require one or two high camps that must be established. Most of the peaks require a minimum of two days to climb and can take as long as three weeks. Since 1978 the Nepal Mountaineering Association NMA has had the authority to issue permission for small-scale attempts on 18 peaks. Though it is not necessary to go through a long application process, hire and equip a liaison officer, or organize a huge assault on a major peak in order to try Himalayan Mountaineering.

Departure date/ Cost and Details for the Spring & Fall Season 2021/2022

Island Peak 4 Days Climbing Courses $850 Per Person.

Express Climbing Courses $750 P.P. 4 days
Departure Dates:2017-2018 (Fixed Departure Dates)

6 DAYS COURSES ISLAND & LOBUCHE PEAK

SPRING SEASON: $1050 Per Person

FALL SEASON: $950 Per Person.

4 DAYS COURSES ISLAND & LOBUCHE PEAK-

SPRING SEASON: $850 Per Person

FALL SEASON: $750 Per Person.

BASE CAMP TO BASE CAMP – ISLAND PEAK & LOBUCHE

2 DAYS COURSES ISLAND & LOBUCHE PEAK- B.C. TO SUMMIT

SPRING SEASON: $ 850 Per Person

FALL SEASON: $750 Per Person.

BASE CAMP TO BASE CAMP – ISLAND PEAK & LOBUCHE

1 DAY COURSE ISLAND & LOBUCHE PEAK-B.C. TO B.C. TO SUMMIT

SPRING SEASON: $850 Per Person

FALL SEASON: $750 Per Person.

NOTE: EQUIPMENT ALL WILL BE PROVIDED EXCEPT CLIMBING BOOTS.

SPRING SEASON:

March 15-18, March 20-24, March 26-29 April, April 03-06, April 07-10, April 09-12, April 15-18, April 22-25, April 27-30, May 02-04,May 06-09, May 15-18, May 21-24, May 27-30, June 01-04, June 05-08, June 09-12, June 14-17.

FALL SEASON:

Oct 07-10,Oct 13-16, Oct 18-21, Oct 23-26, Oct 28-01, Nov 02-05, Nov 07-10, Nov 12-15, Nov 17-20, Nov 21-24, Nov 26-29, Dec 02-05, Dec 07-10, Dec 12-15.

LOBUCHE PEAK

(FIXED DEPATURE DATES)

4 DAYS COURSES ISLAND & LOBUCHE PEAK-

SPRING SEASON: $850 Per Person

FALL SEASON: $750 Per Person.

4 DAYS EXPRESS COURSES ISLAND & LOBUCHE PEAK-

SPRING SEASON: $850 Per Person

FALL SEASON: $750 Per Person.
SPRING SEASON:

March 15-18, March 20-24, March 26-29 April, April 03-06, April 07-10, April 09-12, April 15-18, April 22-25, April 27-30, May 02-04,May 06-09, May 15-18, May 21-24, May 27-30, June 01-04, June 05-08, June 09-12, June 14-17.

FALL SEASON:

Oct 07-10,Oct 13-16, Oct 18-21, Oct 23-26, Oct 28-01, Nov 02-05, Nov 07-10, Nov 12-15, Nov 17-20, Nov 21-24, Nov 26-29, Dec 02-05, Dec 07-10, Dec 12-15.

MERA PEAK (6421M) CAMPING TRIP

15 DAYS US$2500 Per Person.

Departure Dates:

March 20-03 April, April 02-16, 18-02 May, May 05-19, May 15-29, 21-04 June, Oct 02-16, 18-02 Nov, Nov 05-19, 21-05 Dec.

PIKE PEAK (4065M) CAMPING TRIP

09/14 DAYS US$1500 Per Person.

Amadablam Challenge Expedition $5500.
15 Days Pangboche to Pangboche.

Departure Dates:
March 25-08 Apr, April 14-25th, May 01-15th, May 07-21st.
Oct 15-27, Oct 28-08 Nov, Nov 15-27,

Island Peak/Lobuje Peak and Amadablam 3 Peaks Round Trip $8700.00

Trekking- February to June, September to November.
Departures: Every Alternate Dates

Rafting Cost Spring/ Fall 2017 /2018

SPRING SEASON:

FALL SEASON:
Karnali  10 days $500 Per Person.

SPRING SEASON:

FALL SEASON:

Sunkoshi 10 days  $450 Per Person.

SPRING SEASON:

FALL SEASON:
Tamor $800 Per Person.

SPRING SEASON:

FALL SEASON:

Bhote Koshi 2 days $80 Per Person.

Every Alternate Day
Kayak Course $170 Per Person 4 Days.
Every Day

Trisuli 2 Days $50

Every day

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Nepal Expeditions Packages 2022

Nepal Expeditions Packages 2022

Mount Everest Expedition Top 8848M

PRICES FOR EXPEDITIONS 2022 SPRING SEASON
Prices for the Expedition’s full board per person Includes.
No: 1 Mount Everest 35,500.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 2 Mount Lhotse 20,500.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 3 Mount Makalu 20,600.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 4 Mount Kanchenjunga 19,700.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No : 5 Mount Dhaulagiri 17,900.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 6 Mount Annapurna 17,850.00 U$ Dollar Per person .
No: 7 Mount Manaslu 19,800.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 8 Mount Cho Oyu 19,900.00 U$ Dollar Per person .
No: 9 Mount Shisapangma 19,700.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No:10 Mount Everest from Tibet 38,700.00 U$ Dollar per person.
This is for the full board Prices.

PRICES FOR EXPEDITIONS 2022 SPRING SEASON- Group Joining Basis.
Prices for the Expedition’s full board per person Includes.
No: 1 Mount Everest 35,500.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 2 Mount Lhotse 20,500.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 3 Mount Makalu 20,600.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 4 Mount Kanchenjunga 19,700.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No : 5 Mount Dhaulagiri 17,900.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 6 Mount Annapurna 17,850.00 U$ Dollar Per person .
No: 7 Mount Manaslu 19,800.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 8 Mount Cho Oyu 19,900.00 U$ Dollar Per person .
No: 9 Mount Shisapangma 19,700.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No:10 Mount Everest from Tibet 38,700.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No. 11. Mount Brantuse 15,500 U$ Per Person.

This is for the full board Prices.
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Note: The Guide who speak french is extra cost around $2000-$3000 Per expedition

Nepal Trekking Cost 2022- Special Rates

NEPAL TREKKING COST 2022- SPECIAL RATES OF TREKKING WITH PRIVATETRANSPORT

Everest Base Camp Trek- Everest Expeditions Nepal

NEPAL SPECIAL TREKKING COST 2022  WITH PRIVATE TRANSPORT

Trekking Area: Annapurna Base Camp Trek

Trekking Days: 12

2 Pax: $1385 Per Person.

4 Pax: $1250 Per Person.

6 Pax: $990 Per Person.

8 Pax: $950 Per Person.

10 Pax: $865 Per Person.

12 Pax: $815 Per Person.

15 Pax: $785 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Annapurna Base Camp Trek (ABC)

Trekking Days: 10

2 Pax: $1360 Per Person.

4 Pax: $1150 Per Person.

6 Pax: $950 Per Person.

8 Pax: $930 Per Person.

10 Pax: $850 Per Person.

12 Pax: $800 Per Person.

15 Pax: $750 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Everest Base Camp Trek (EBC)

Trekking Days: 13

2 Pax: $1545 Per Person.

4 Pax: $1100 Per Person. -

6 Pax: $980 Per Person.

8 Pax: $950 Per Person.

10 Pax: $900 Per Person.

12 Pax: $890 Per Person.

15 Pax: $850 Per Person.

Trekking Area: EBC & GOKYO LAKE TREK

Trekking Days: 15

2 Pax: $1650 Per Person.

4 Pax: $1350 Per Person.

6 Pax: $1300 Per Person.

8 Pax: $1250 Per Person.

10 Pax: $1200 Per Person.

12 Pax: $ 1150 Per Person.

15 Pax: $ 1100 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Gokyo Lake Trek

Trekking Days: 12

2 Pax: $1470 Per Person.

4 Pax: $1250 Per Person.

6 Pax: $950 Per Person.

8 Pax: $895 Per Person.

10 Pax: $850 Per Person.

12 Pax: $800 Per Person.

15 Pax: $785 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Annapurna Circuit Trek ( Throng La Pass)

Trekking Days: 12 ( Besishar To Jomsom-Pokhara)

2 Pax: $1400 Per Person.

4 Pax: $1050 Per Person.

6 Pax: $1020 Per Person.

8 Pax: $980 Per Person.

10 Pax: $950 Per Person.

12 Pax: $930 Per Person.

15 Pax: $850 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Mustang Trek

Trekking Days: 12 (Pokhara /Jomsom to Pokhara)

2 Pax: $2350 Per Person.

4 Pax: $1900 Per Person.

6 Pax: $1750 Per Person.

8 Pax: $ 1650Per Person.

10 Pax: $1550 Per Person.

12 Pax: $1450 Per Person.

15 Pax: $1400 Per Person.

Trekking Area: PK Peak Trek (Everest view Trek)

Trekking Days: 07

2 Pax: $855 Per Person.

4 Pax: $650 Per Person.

6 Pax: $615 Per Person.

8 Pax: $595 Per Person.

10 Pax: $575 Per Person.

12 Pax: $530 Per Person.

15 Pax: $500 Per Person.

Trekking Area: ABC Trek (7 Days)

Trekking Days: 07

2 Pax: $1030 Per Person.

4 Pax: $730 Per Person.

6 Pax: $630 Per Person.

8 Pax: $600 Per Person.

10 Pax: $550 Per Person.

12 Pax: $520 Per Person.

15 Pax: $500 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Tamang Heritage Trek

Trekking Days: 08

2 Pax: $1030 Per Person.

4 Pax: $850 Per Person.

6 Pax: $800 Per Person.

8 Pax: $785 Per Person.

10 Pax: $750 Per Person.

12 Pax: $685 Per Person.

15 Pax: $550 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Mardi Himal Trek

Trekking Days: 08 Days

2 Pax: $1050 Per Person.

4 Pax: $750 Per Person.

6 Pax: $650 Per Person.

8 Pax: $600 Per Person.

10 Pax: $580 Per Person.

12 Pax: $540 Per Person.

15 Pax: $520 Per Person.

LANGTANG TREK- 7 DAYS TREK

2 Pax: $1030 Per Person.

4 Pax: $780 Per Person.

6 Pax: $750 Per Person.

8 Pax: $700 Per Person.

10 Pax: $650 Per Person.

12 Pax: $600 Per Person.

15 Pax: $550 Per Person.

LANGTANG GOSAINKUNDA – 15 DAYS TREK

2 PAX: $1600 PER PERSON

4 PAX: $1050 PER PERSON

6 PAX: $950 PER PERSON

8 PAX: $875 PER PERSON

10 PAX: $825 PER PERSON.

12 PAX: $775 PER PERSON.

15 PAX: $ 750 PER PERSON.

Trekking Area: Muktinath Jomsom Trek Fly to Jomsom

Trekking Days: 12

2 Pax: $1250 Per Person.

4 Pax: $945 Per Person.  

6 Pax: $875 Per Person. 

8 Pax: $845 Per Person.      

10 Pax: $830 Per Person.

12 Pax: $825 Per Person.

15 Pax: $820 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Annapurna Base Camp Trek

Trekking Days: 14

2 Pax: $1583 Per Person.

4 Pax: $1364 Per Person.

6 Pax: $1154 Per Person.

8 Pax: $1065 Per Person.

10 Pax: $1010 Per Person.

12 Pax: $949 Per Person.

15 Pax: $915 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Muktinath Jomsom Trek – Nayapul Drive

Trekking Days: 12

2 Pax: $1250 Per Person.

4 Pax: $995 Per Person.-

6 Pax: $950 Per Person.

8 Pax: $930 Per Person.

10 Pax: $920 Per Person.

12 Pax: $900 Per Person.

15 Pax: $880 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek

Trekking Days: 05

2 Pax: $550 Per Person.

4 Pax: $450 Per Person.

6 Pax: $430 Per Person.

8 Pax: $400 Per Person.

10 Pax: $380 Per Person.

12 Pax: $350 Per Person.

15 Pax: $330 Per Person.

NOTE: FLIGHT TICKET IS EXTRA.

In the Above Cost It Includes:

1. Airport Pick-up and Drop Off.

2. Licensed and trained trekking guides.

3. Potters for carrying goods and supplies.

4. Meal on full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner) basis during the trek

5. 3 Nights Accommodation in the 3 Star Hotel in Kathmandu with B & B. (Bed & Breakfast) and Pokhara.

6. All accommodation during the trek.

7. All meals and hot beverages during the trek.

8. Transportation to and from trail head by Private Transport.

9. All necessary documents and permits for trekking (where applicable)

10. National Park/Conservation Area entry Permit, Insurance, and equipment for the staffs.

11. Coordination of quick Rescue service (Costs covered by your Insurance Plan)

12. Trekking staff’s wages & 1 hr. trekker massage after your trek

14. Welcome /Fare well dinner in a Nepali Cultural Dance restaurant in Kathmandu.

15. Trekking Map, T-shirt, and Trekking certificate.

16. Exclusive of Medical Kit Bag

17. All Government and Local Taxes

18. International Flight Ticket Re-Confirmation.

19. Meals will be start when your trek starts.

20. Trekking Staff Insurance of $10,000 Per Person.

Services and Cost Does not Included in Price:

1. International Airfares.

2. Travel/Trekking Insurance.

3. Excess baggage charges More than 16kg and hand bag more than 5 kg in domestic flights.

4. Visa fees.

5. Airport Departure Taxes.

6. Drinks (Cold and Alcoholic) Rescue charge.

7. Tips for The staffs.

8. Expenses of Personnel nature and Permit and Liaison officer fee (where Applicable.

9. Meals during stay in the Kathmandu and Pokhara.

10. Domestic Ticket of Lukla, Jomsom, Pokhara etc.

11. Extra Hotel in Kathmandu and Pokhara.

Most of Khumbu Pasanglhamu RM fully vaccinated; travelers required to be inoculated to enter Everest region

Most of Khumbu Pasanglhamu RM fully vaccinated; travelers required to be inoculated to enter Everest region

KATHMANDU, AUGUST 25Khumbu region of Nepal has progressed in a bid to fight against Covid-19 by inoculating as many people as possible and applying strict measures to avoid contagion.According to a notice issued on Monday, Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district has successfully inoculated about 98% of all the people above the age of 18. The local authority only allows travelers who are completely vaccinated (with both doses) to enter the Khumbu region. Otherwise, they would need to show a proof with negative PCR report in order to enter the region.Domestic and international tourists traveling through roadway are required to do the antigen tests at Kharikhola Community Health Centre in Khumbu Pasanglhamu RM-1 and Chaurikharka Health Post in Khumbu Pasanglhamu RM-3.In case their tests result in a positive, the person must expend on their own for the isolation facility provided by the RM.

#Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality #Covid-19 vaccination #Everest #Everestexpeditionsnepal 

Climbers injured as icefall route collapses at Mt Everest

 Climbers injured as icefall route collapses at Mt Everest

KATHMANDU, May 2 Two climbers were injured when the icefall route collapsed at Mt Everest, on Sunday. The icefall route collapsed at a height of 18,750 feet as the climbers were on acclimatization rotation early this morning. The injured climbers- a foreigner and a Sherpa - are being evacuated by Heli Everest to Kathmandu for treatment.Tashi Sherpa, Dawa Finjo Sherpa and Sobit Gauchan from Seven Summit Treks rescued the injured climbers before they were brought to safety. According to Mingma Sherpa, Chairman at Seven Summit Treks, the route from Basecamp to Camp I is now blocked. However, efforts are underway to open the route, Chairman Sherpa added.'

Mt Everest Is Overcrowded With Climbers So Nepal Has Banned Photos of Them

 Mt Everest Is Overcrowded With Climbers So Nepal Has Banned Photos of Them

The government can ban anyone found violating tourism rules from entering the country for up to five years or from mountaineering in Nepal for ten years.

If there’s one picture of Mount Everest you remember, it is likely a viral image of a serpentine line of climbers waiting for their turn to reach the summit. 

But that may be the last of its kind after Nepal introduced earlier this month to prevent “filming, taking pictures or recording videos of things other than the expedition or mountaineering of the expedition team or team members.” 

                                                  The Picture is taken by Elia Saikaly 

The new rule is actually a clearer, reworded version of existing guidelines intended to protect the “security and reputation” of Nepal. But it goes further, just as the country gears up to welcome climbers again a year after the COVID-19 pandemic halted last year’s season. 

“Climbers are free to take photos and videos of their expedition and team members, but they cannot take photos and videos of other things that may cause controversy and hurt national integrity and social harmony,” Mira Acharya, director with the Department of Tourism, told VICE World News.

“In the past many climbers have told us that they were unaware of the rules so we had to excuse their violations. By issuing this notice, we’re making sure that expedition teams, operators and members are informed of rules and regulations before they start their expedition.”

The government can ban anyone found violating tourism strictures from entering the country for up to five years or from mountaineering in Nepal for ten years.

Home to the world’s eight highest mountains, Nepal is one of the top destinations for climbing enthusiasts. In 2019, the government earned $5.07 million in revenues from the issuance of climbing permits, of which Everest alone accounted for $4.05 million. 

While the government has justified the new protocols on grounds of better management of expeditions, critics believe that it is an attempt to control negative publicity after the viral photo of the traffic snarl at the top of the mountain.

The 2019 image taken by record-smashing climber Nirmal Purja was carried by news outlets worldwide and triggered a debate on overcrowding on Mt Everest, and whether the government was possibly prioritizing profit over climbers’ safety. The day the photo was taken, a record 223 climbers reached the summit, the highest to date. That year also recorded the highest number of deaths—10—on Everest. 

Earlier this year, Nepali authorities were caught off guard by an Indian news broadcast showing footage from Everest. In the clip, the anchor can be seen flying over the peak in a helicopter, and making arguments for India’s claim on the world’s highest mountain. The anchor later apologised after Nepalis criticised his claims. It was also revealed later that he had not obtained permission to film in the region. 

“Both these incidents along with a few others have forced the department to be more proactive when it comes to controlling content emerging out of Everest,” said journalist Sangam Prasain, who covers tourism and business for the Kathmandu Post. “Which is why they’re taking the effort to announce these rules this year even though they have been existing for many years.”

The rule is drawing flak by the climbing community for its impracticality and for the alleged failure of the government to focus on more important issues. 

“This decision once again paints the Nepal government in a negative light,” said Ang Chiring Sherpa, former president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association. “How do they plan to control what image or video people take at a time when most people have cell phones and access to social media.”

Sherpa said the government announced similar rules banning the distribution of photos and videos of others without consent back in 2008 ahead of the Beijing Olympics. 

“At the time there were some talks about cancelling all expeditions from the Nepal side to avoid any controversy on the mountain as the Olympic flame was being carried to the top of Everest from the Chinese side,” Sherpa said. 

“We requested the Nepal government to instead come up with rules that would allow us to carry on with our expeditions, and that’s what happened.”

Nepal to allow unrestricted entry to vaccinated tourists

Nepal to allow unrestricted entry to vaccinated tourists

Nepal is considering allowing unrestricted entry to vaccinated tourists in a bid to boost the morale of the moribund tourism industry ahead of the upcoming spring peak season, Tourism Minister Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal said on Friday.

There will be no quarantine and coronavirus insurance requirements, and all visitors will need to produce is proof of having had the shot. Many countries have started issuing a vaccine certificate or vaccine passport to international travellers.

“In order to ease restrictions on travel, we are allowing tourists to travel freely if they produce a certificate that proves they have been vaccinated,” Dhakal told a media briefing here on Friday. He said the ministry had also recommended resuming issuing on-arrival visas to all tourists at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport.

The Seychelles became the first country in the world to welcome vaccinated tourists without quarantine requirements.

Dhakal said the government was also preparing to extend the 72-hour validity of negative Covid-19 test reports for those who have not been vaccinated.

Currently, all visitors to Nepal above age five must have a negative PCR test obtained not more than 72 hours before departure, according to the Department of Immigration.

A mandatory seven-day hotel quarantine, with a second negative PCR test on the fifth day after arrival, is required. Trekkers and mountaineers must also have insurance coverage worth $5,000.

The government still has not resumed granting on-arrival visas at Kathmandu airport, except to officials of diplomatic missions and non-resident Nepalis.

“We are taking a few proposals which we have discussed with the Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre to the cabinet for its approval,” said Dhakal. “We expect that these measures will permit tourists to come to Nepal without hassles.”

Nepal imposed a complete lockdown in March last year that kept out all foreign sightseers during the second peak tourist season.

Travel trade entrepreneurs said that excepting mountaineering expeditions, advance booking for the spring season still had not picked up due to travel-related restrictions.

Nepal launched a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive on Wednesday, and plans to immunise 72 percent of its 30 million population in three months.

A day after starting the inoculation campaign, the government decided to re-open 16 border points with India and China, allowing citizens of the respective countries to travel to Nepal. Earlier, the government re-opened 14 border crossings.

Minister Dhakal said that the re-opening of the land points would facilitate Indian tourist movement into Nepal, especially during the upcoming Maha Shivaratri festival on March 11 when thousands of Indian pilgrims visit the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu.

According to the Health Ministry, the country reported 157 new coronavirus infections among 3,221 PCR tests done in the past 24 hours, pushing the overall infection tally to 270,745. As of Friday, the active case count stood at 3,022.

On January 23, the local administration in Nepal's Everest region threw the door wide open to tourists by removing all Covid-related restrictions in a fresh attempt to woo back trekkers to its popular trails.

Sightseers visiting the Everest region are no longer required to submit a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR test report or go into quarantine.

Last March, the government stopped issuing on-arrival tourist visas to nationals of all countries besides cancelling spring mountaineering expeditions including those to Everest.

The decision came a day after the World Health Organisation declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, and urged countries to take precautionary measures.

In October, Nepal opened the door a crack for trekkers and mountaineers, nearly seven months after the country imposed a complete lockdown.

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the hospitality industry continued to be significantly and adversely impacted even after the government lifted the lockdown; and things are unlikely to improve in the next few months, said hotel owners.

The coronavirus crisis resulted in an 80.78 percent drop in tourist arrivals from the previous year, making it the worst year-on-year fall in tourist numbers since Nepal opened the door to foreign visitors in the 1950s.

According to the statistics of the Department of Immigration, Nepal received 230,085 foreign tourists last year, which is about equal to the number of visitors that came to the country in 1986.

THE IMPOSSIBLE IS MADE POSSIBLE ! K2winter - History made for mankind, History made for Nepal !🇳🇵🙏🏼🙌🏼

#HUGE #CONGRULATIONS !!! THE IMPOSSIBLE IS MADE POSSIBLE ! #K2winter - History made for mankind, History made for Nepal !🇳🇵🙏🏼🙌🏼

Today At 17:00 hrs local time nimsdai and team summited Mount K2 8611M, teaming up with Mingma G and team and a member from SST, Sona Sherpa. Everest Expeditions Nepal A very special moment. The whole team waited 10m below the summit to form a group then stepped onto the summit together whilst singing our Nepalese National Anthem 🙏🏼. We are proud to have been a part of history for humankind and to show that collaboration, teamwork and a positive mental attitude can push limits to what we feel might be possible. Summiting team members include: 1. Nimsdai Purja 2. Mingma David Sherpa (Team Nimsdai) 3. Mingma Tenzi Sherpa (Team Nimsdai) 4. Geljen Sherpa (Team Nimsdai) 5. Pem Chiri Sherpa (Team Nimsdai) 6. Dawa Temba Sherpa (Team Nimsdai) 7. Mingma G 8. Dawa Tenjin Sherpa (Team Mingma G) 9. Kilu Pemba Sherpa (Team Mingma G) 10. Sona Sherpa (SST)

#nimsdai #K2winter #nimsstyle #beyondpossible #porters #achieveyournewpossible #extremeshit #savagemountain #K2 #secondtonone #lastgreatclimb #8000ers #nimsstyle #sherpas #nepal #pakistan #deathzone #redbull #ospreyeurope #scarpaspa #noplacetoofar #thrudark #beatthecold #extreme #club8000ers #eliteexped #climatechange #Everestexpeditionsnepal

K2 Winter Madness: Could This Be The Year?

K2 Winter Madness: Could This Be The Year?

The winter season has just begun and in the Karakoram a large group of Sherpas, clients and professional mountaineers are descending on K2 Base Camp (or are already there), determined to solve the last great problem of mountaineering on the world’s 8,000-meter peaks: the first winter ascent of K2, the 8,611-meter Pakistani giant.

While the largest expedition is still yet to arrive, two small teams are already in action on the Abruzzi Route, the “normal” route used during the historic first ascent of K2, by an Italian team in 1954.

The players, the risks, the likelihood of success—read on for a preview of what is to come on K2 this season.

The Teams

The first team—Icelandic climber John Snorri, and Pakistani climbers Ali Sadpara and Sajid Sadpara—arrived on the mountain and began climbing  on December 1. (According to the meteorological calendar, winter begins on December 1, whereas according to the astronomical calendar—the one generally accepted by the climbing community for winter ascents— winter begins on December 21.) This team has already reached up to 6,000 meters, Camp 1, fixing ropes along the initial labyrinthine glacier and the first slopes on the southeast Abruzzi Spur. Ali Sadpara is the most experienced winter climber of the bunch, having bagged the first no-O2 winter ascent of Nanga Parbat in 2016, with Simone Moro and Alex Txikon, and having attempted Everest in winter. He has also climbed the other four Karakorum 8,000ers in various seasons. Sajid, Ali’s son, is the youngest Pakistani to have climbed K2.

On December 23, just after arriving in Base Camp, another trio of strong Nepalese climbers—Mingma Gyale Sherpa, Dawa Tenzin Sherpa and Kili Pemba Sherpa—took advantage of the favorable weather and, in a flash, equipped over 600 meters of the route, up to Camp 2, to the altitude of about 6,700 meters. This quick early progress shows the formidable strength and skill of this Sherpa team.

As mentioned, the largest expedition has still yet to arrive in Base Camp. Organized by Seven Summit Treks, the expedition will include nearly 60 people: a team of 28 Sherpa experts, plus an additional 30 clients and professional mountaineers, including the Spanish climber Sergi Mingote, co-leader of the Sherpas together with Chhang Dawa Sherpa; Spanish climber Juan Pablo Mohr; the duo of Romanian Alex Gavan (who has already climbed seven 8,000rs) and the Italian Tamara Lunger (who participated in the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat, but stopped 70 meters short of the summit; she was also the second Italian woman to climb K2 without oxygen, and has partnered with Simone Moro on many other winter expeditions); the controversial polar explorer Colin O’ Brady; and Polish climber Magdalena Gorzowska, a former Olympic sprinter, with mountaineering experience including Aconcagua, Everest with O2, and Manaslu without O2.

Finally, rounding out the expeditions will be Nirmal “Nims” Purja and his Himalayan Elite team. Nims is a former Nepalese gurkha who last year completed all 14 8,000-meter peaks in just six months, with a mix of military-style strategy (like using helicopters for fast transfers between Base Camps), supplementary oxygen, Sherpas to fix ropes, and, of course, incredible strength and character. Notably, while setting his 14er speed record, Nims played a fundamental role in aiding and organizing the rescues of other climbers in danger at high altitude, often in the death zone above 8,000 meters.

The Challenges

Overcrowding at K2 Base Camp this winter and on the climbing route itself, the differences in the technical ability and experience of this large group of climbers, and the commercial aspect of some of the expeditions—all against the backdrop of the enormous difficulties and objective dangers of a winter climb of the hardest 8,000er—add up to a precarious situation.

NIms (left) and his team. Photo: Courtesy of Nirmal Purja.

Winter experts and other media have already raised concerns. Simone Moro, who has made the first winter ascent of four 8,000ers and who will attempt Manaslu this winter with Alex Txikon, raised doubts about the lack of experience of so many of the participants and the traffic along the Abruzzi Spur.

Adam Bielecki, the Polish climber who has done two first winter ascents of 8,000ers, said that he believes “conquering K2 with oxygen is neither ethical nor honorable”—how most of the climbers will be attempting it. Climbers who have confirmed they will be climbing without supplemental oxygen include Snorri and the Sadparas, Gavan and Lunger, Nims Purja, and Mingma Gyale Sherpa, Dawa Tenzin Sherpa and Kili Pemba Sherpa.

Asghar Ali Porik, owner of Jasmine Tours Agency, who is in charge for the Snorri-Sadpara expedition, shared his concerns on the number of support staff and amount of equipment required by a team as large as the Seven Summit Treks expedition: “One porter can carry no more than 20Kg of weight during winter, but I have seen that many climbers of the team arrived in Skardu with 4-5 bags each; so you can imagine how many of [porters] are required to carry all the equipments; then they’ll have to carry oxygen bottles, heating [equipment], tents and kitchen stuff. At BC, one kitchen tent needs 1 cook, 1 assistant cook, 2 cook helpers to serve about 10 people. I’m worried about how they will manage all this at Base Camp, since they have not carried food and supplies in advance. Also, I’m concerned about the amount of oxygen bottles—they’ll provide 7 bottles for each client—left on the mountain. We will see how many of their clients [can deal with] the winter temperatures and lack of comforts there.”

Once on the route itself, where temperatures will routinely be -30 to -60 degrees Celsius, with extremely high winds, the dangers become even greater. The technical stretches after C2 at 6,700 meters, including House’s Chimney and the rocky area of ​​the Black Pyramid before C3, are frequent sites of rockfall.

All that being said, if the weather cooperates and the wisdom of the team leaders prevails, and if the rotation by the teams in the various technical sections is carried out carefully, the chances that someone will succeed this year could be higher than ever before.

How Much Does It Cost To Climb Mount Everest?

How Much Does It Cost To Climb Mount Everest?

Yaks carry climbing gear to Everest Base Camp Yaks carrying climbing gear to Everest Base Camp

As of 2020, the average cost for a place on a commercial Everest team, from either Tibet or Nepal, is US$44,500. A minimalist attempt to climb Everest could be organized for about US$20,000. At the very upper level, the private climb option on VIP expedition” comes with the hefty price tag of US$200,000.

The minimalist option would suit high-altitude mountaineers who possess extensive experience above 8,000m, and are used to solo-climbing, expedition planning, and operating in the area known as the death-zone.

At the more expensive price point, the Everest Expeditions Nepal team which climbs from Tibet charges US$60,900. A place on the US Alpenglow team costs US$85,000. IMG’s “private climb option,” which includes a personal western guide for each climber, has an all-in-cost of US$118,000. The private climb option with the RMI team tops out at US$135,000. Everest Expeditions Nepal expedition” with private guide, extremely experienced Sherpa's, pre-acclimatization, unlimited oxygen tanks, nutrition and training plans, and other services takes the most expensive slot at $200,000.

As a general rule, the higher the cost, the more services are supplied, but such a fact should not be blindly relied on. These additional services would contain items such as: 

Higher ratio of western guides with experience 

Extra support from the Sherpa 

Extra bottles of oxygen that can be used at a larger flow rate 

Specific requests for diets 

Larger tents for Base Camp 

More communication facilities 

Provision of tents for pre-acclimatization to be used 6 weeks before travel. 

The table below provides a breakdown of typical expenses for an Everest expedition, so that you can better understand where the headline dollar figure comes from.

Cost to Climb Mount Everest in 2021 – Full Breakdown:

ITEAMS	COST PER CLIMBER	NOTES
Everest climbing permit from the Nepalese government	$11,000	Non-refundable
Application Fee for Permits	$400	This is a $2,500 government fee for the team, Therefore split between all climbers. Our average team size used throughout these calculations is six.
Nepalese Liaison Officer	$500	A mandatory government fee to the team of $3,000.
Nepal Tourist Visa	$100	This is the more expensive visa and allows you to stay longer than a month (which you will need to)
Refundable Rubbish Fee	$650	This is sometimes refunded in part or full if the team has left zero waste on the mountain, especially at base camp.
Personal Climbing Gear	$6,000	Down suit, sleeping bags, boots, crampons and all the rest. This is an estimate: you could spend less, or far more!
Airfare to Nepal	$2,000	This is an estimate and can depend on where you live.
Kathmandu Hotel	$500	A couple of nights at the beginning and end of the expedition. Estimate
Airfare to & from Lukla	$350	Don't even consider trekking this, unless you have an extra two weeks!
Equipment transport: Lukla to Base camp	$600	This is all the expedition's equipment. Transported by porters and yaks.
Tea House Food & Lodgings on Trek to Base camp	$350	Usually an 8 day trek.
Food & fuel (for water & cooking) above Base camp	$750	Estimate
Personal Tent at Base camp	$400	These tents are comfortable and important.
Food at Base camp for four weeks	$2,500	You will be in and out of Base camp, but will spend around 4 weeks there in total. All food has to be carried up the valleys from lowland villages, or flown in on helicopters. Then Sherpa staffs have to prepare it.
Everest ER Fee	$100	This covers unlimited visits to the base camp doctors and supports their work.
Rope Fixing Fee	$750	This pays for the rope (3,000m) and the Sherpa staff to carry and fix it all. All teams pitch in.
Oxygen Tanks	$5,000	10 tanks @ $500 each. 6 for the climber and 4 for their climbing Sherpa.
Oxygen Mask & Regulator	$2,000	One set for the climber and one set for the climbing Sherpa. These are rented.
Transport of Oxygen	$1,000	Transport of the oxygen tanks to Camp 4, the Balcony and the South Summit
Mountain Tents	$3,000	Tents at Camps 1, 2, 3 & 4. Mess tent & cooking tent at Camp 2. Toilet tents at Camp 2. Many tents are destroyed each expedition by wind and storms.
Load Sherpa	$3,000	These Sherpa assist in carrying supplies up and down the mountain. Stocking the camps, setting up tents and building camp
Sherpa Cooks	$2,000	Our top Sherpa chef will run the base camp kitchen, assisted by two kitchen assistants. Additionally, we will have a second Sherpa cook at Camp 2 to provide food and water at this advanced base camp.
Climbing Sherpa	$5,000	Your Sherpa climber will climb with you as you ascend from camp to camp and will plan to summit with you.
Guide/Team Leader	$6,000	The Team Leader makes everything happen. This covers their $11,000 permit, oxygen tanks, food, transportation, and equipment costs (for a team of 6)
Mountain Clean-up	$500	Remove all tents, bottles, equipment and rubbish from the high camps.
Summit Bonuses	$1,200	These bonuses are earned incrementally as the climber reaches milestones (Camp 1, Camp 3, etc.). Bonuses go to cooks, porters and load-carrying Sherpa's, not just the climbing Sherpa who accompanies you to the summit.
Optional Costs
Trip Insurance	$600	Estimate. This covers you in case the expedition is cancelled late or you need to cancel. Very little, if any payment, is refundable less than 60 days out.
Medical Insurance	$400	Estimate. Includes evacuation insurance from Base camp
Spending Money	$1,000	Throughout the trekking and when at Base camp there are opportunities to buy gifts or snacks or drinks. Plan on bringing this, but you may not spend it all.

You can check out the latest details for our Mount Everest 2021 Expedition here.