Nepal is a country well known for its Himalaya Mountains. Among the 10 highest peaks in the world eight, including the highest peak Mt. Everest, crown this country. Nothing on the earth can beat the exhilaration of scaling them. No wonder Nepal is the favorite destination for mountaineers and every year more than 600 expedition's trudge up the Himalaya, including the trekking peaks. The government has opened 293 peaks for climbing although there is more than 1300 peaks have been identified in Nepal.
provides logistics support to all levels of mountaineering to help you to achieve your goals and objectives on the adventure of your lifetime from the ever tough Mt Manaslu to stunning Mt Amadablam and the ultimate to everybody the Everest. We do support very experienced climbers and leaders with Base Camp services and provide mountain guiding and high camp logistics through our experienced climbing Sherpa guides, who not only have high level of climbing and guiding skills but also have natural genetic predisposition for adaptation to high altitude through many generations of ancestors living at very high elevation.
Our guides climb 8000m peaks including Everest season after season, they set-up routes for western climbers and western guides, who in general don’t have natural predispositions to adopt and work proficiently at very high elevations. In order to participate in Himalayan Mountaineering Expedition, you require psychological and physical stamina. A level of prior experience is also a good asset and it is indispensable on more difficult and technical climbs; however we can help you through our support and logistics program to flatten the steep learning curve. The minimum time required for high altitude Himalayan climb ranges typically from 30 to 60 days.The activity of challenging types of trekking above the altitude of snowline in the Himalayas is defined as Mountaineering Expedition. This kind of snow mountain trekking emphasizes on teamwork, psychological challenges stemming from isolation, hardworking, physical stamina, adverse environment, ability to use climbing equipments in a prominent manner such as ice axes, crampons, ropes etc. and confinement to small group for weeks. To be a participant of an expedition team one must be required a technical knowledge and experience to be able to climb in steep snow, technical ice and rock, protect him and his belayed on snow, ice and rock, setup fixed ropes and recognize danger due to hidden crevasses, avalanches, unstable snow, fast changing weather conditions, cold, dehydration and high altitude conditions.
Seasons
There are four mountaineering seasons: spring (March-May), summer (June- August), autumn (September-November) and winter (December-February). a total of 153 Himalayan peaks are open to mountaineers. Climbing permits are issued by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation (MOCTCA) for 293 peaks known as mountaineering peaks, and by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) for 18 smaller peaks, known as trekking peaks, which range from 5,587 to 6,654 m in altitude.
Permission
The following documents have to be sent to MOCTCA, Mountaineering Division when applying for a climbing permit: completed application, endorsement of the National Alpine Club, short biographies of all the members of the expedition (with photograph and signature), map and/or photograph of the mountain indicating climbing route and approach route map. Enlistment of the expedition's name does not require any fee and it should not be paid before receiving the permit from the Ministry of Tourism.
Permits to climb the 33 trekking peaks are issued by NMA on "first com first served" basis. It is necessary to appoint a government recognized trekking agency of Nepal as a local liaison for the expedition in Kathmandu. The trekking agency will look after all the requirements during the expedition.
Fees
A royalty (climbing fee) ranging from US$ 1500 to US$ 1000(according to the altitude of the peak) and US$ 50000 for Everest is charged by MOCTCA for group of seven persons. An additional US$ 20000 is charged for the normal south East Ridge route on Everest. An additional US$ 200 to US$ 1500 per person (US$ 10000 per person for Everest) will be charged if the group exceeds seven persons. The full amount of the royalty has to be paid wit in two months of the date of issue of the permit, otherwise it may be cancelled. The royalty must be paid directly to MOTCA by bank draft or bank transfer in convertible foreign currency only.
