TRIP OVERVIEW
Mount Everest, known in Nepali as Sagarmatha and in Tibetan as Chomolungma is Earth’s highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The international border between Nepal (Province No. 1) and China (Tibet Autonomous Region) runs across its summit point.
The current official elevation of 8,848 m (29,029 ft), recognized by China and Nepal, was established by a 1955 Indian survey and subsequently confirmed by a Chinese survey in 1975. In 2005, China remeasured the rock height of the mountain, with a result of 8844.43 m. There followed an argument between China and Nepal as to whether the official height should be the rock height (8,844 m., China) or the snow height (8,848 m., Nepal). In 2010, an agreement was reached by both sides that the height of Everest is 8,848 m, and Nepal recognizes China’s claim that the rock height of Everest is 8,844 m.
The current official elevation of 8,848 m (29,029 ft), recognized by China and Nepal, was established by a 1955 Indian survey and subsequently confirmed by a Chinese survey in 1975. In 2005, China remeasured the rock height of the mountain, with a result of 8844.43 m. There followed an argument between China and Nepal as to whether the official height should be the rock height (8,844 m., China) or the snow height (8,848 m., Nepal). In 2010, an agreement was reached by both sides that the height of Everest is 8,848 m, and Nepal recognizes China’s claim that the rock height of Everest is 8,844 m.
DETAIL ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel – 8 April-Fixed.
Day 2: Fill up and sign visa form for Tibet group visa in the morning, equipment shopping and checking in the day time.
Day 3: Expedition briefing and expedition luggage hand over to the staffs to bring to base camp by truck.
Day 4: Collect passport and visa.
Day 5: Fly to Lhasa/3660m – 12 April
Day 6: Drive to Shigatse/3900m
Day 7: Drive to Old Thingri/4300m
Day 8: Acclimatization in Thingri
Day 9: Drive to Everest Chinese Base Camp/5200m – 16 April
Day 10 to Day 12: Rest day in Everest Chinese Base Camp
Day 13: Trek to Intermediate Camp – 20 April
Day 14: Intermediate Camp
Day 15: Intermediate Camp
Day 16: Trek to ABC /6400m – 23 April
Day 17 to Day 51: Climbing Period of Mt. Everest/8848m- (24 April to 28 May)
Day 52: Descend to Chinese Base Camp
Day 53: Cleaning up base camp
Day 54: Drive to Thingri
Day 55: Drive back to Lhasa
Day 56: Fly back to Kathmandu-2 JUNE 2019
Day 57: Spare Day in Kathmandu
Day 58: Fly back to home -4 June 2019
TRIP INCLUDES
- Arrival and Departure: Kathmandu airport to hotel and hotel to airport (Pick Up & drop).
- Hotel Accommodation in Kathmandu: Six nights hotel stay in Kathmandu in Norbulinka Boutique hotel or same category with breakfast included.
- Hotel in Lhasa: One-night hotel stay in Lhasa with meal included.
- Welcome and farewell dinner with Sherpa, guide and company’s staff.
- Permit: Everest Expedition Royalty that needs to be paid to Chinese Mountaineering Association(CMA).
- Electricity fee & pollution fee needs to be paid at base camp.
- Garbage management fee: Garbage deposit fee of US$ 5000.
- Insurance: Medical and rescue evacuation insurance of all involved staff.
- Visa: Group Visa fees for the member and to all the staff.
- Member Transportation: Kathmandu to Lhasa by flight and Lhasa to Base camp by Jeep along with one scot Nepalese guide and one Tibetan guide. After completing the expedition Base camp to Kerong boarder by Jeep and kerong boarder to Kathmandu by bus.
- Staff Transportation: All the involved Nepalese staff will drive from Kathmandu to Kerong by bus and Kerong to base camp by Jeep. After expedition with the same route.
- Expedition stuffs transportation: All the members need to handover the expedition luggage (60 kg, two luggage 30 kg each) to the guide on 10 April 2019, the truck will bring those expedition equipment and luggage to base camp starting on 11 April 2019 early morning.
- Yaks: From Chinese Base camp to Advance Base Camp all the equipment will be carried by Yaks. Total 11 Yaks are included for each member along with his/her Climbing Sherpa.
- Food and accommodation: Food and accommodation during the trek to Base Camp and base camp to Kathmandu.
- Staff Salary & Allowance: All involved staff salary and allowance are included.
- Base Camp Tents: Each member will have one single tent at base camp and Advance base camp of Kailas brand.
- Base Camp Equipment: All the equipment like kitchen tents, kitchen utensils, toilet tents, foam mattress, shower tent, staff tents, chair, table, pillow, etc. are included.
- Heater, generator and light at base camp.
- Climbing Sherpa: One well experienced climbing Sherpa for each member.
- Bonus: Carry bonus for the Sherpa.
- Oxygen Bottle: 6 bottles oxygen bottle(4lts) of summit brand to the member and 3 bottles for climbing Sherpa.
- Oxygen Mask & regulator set of summit brand each for member and Sherpa.
- Back up Oxygen, subject to pay extra, US$600 each bottle.
- High Camp Service: All the high camp services like high tents. High food, coking crew along with EPI gases and cofel set, included.
- Gamow Bag: Gamow bag for emergency evacuation.
- Satellite Phone: Satellite phone is available but subject to pay extra for phone call.
- Walkie Talkie Set: Walkie Talkie set to each member and Sherpa for communicating to base camp and base camp to mountain.
- Internet Service with Thuraya IP available at base camp but subject to charge extra.
- Weather forecast will be regularly supplied to base camp from Swiss and Nepali meteotest.
- Comprehensive medical kid box.
- All the government taxes and company service charge.
TRIP EXCLUDES
- International air ticket.
- Nepal entry visa fee, needs to be applied for 60 days.
- Lunch and dinner during stay in Kathmandu.
- Extra nights hotel stay in Kathmandu in case of early return from the trip or early arrival in Kathmandu.
- Personal travel and emergency evacuation insurance.
- Persona expenses for alcohol, juice, internet laundry, battery charge, telephone, personal climbing and trekking equipment.
- Summit Bonus: Climbing Sherpa Summit Bonus US$1500, needs to be paid after summit. If no summit it’s member choice.
- Tips for base camp staff.
- Any other extra services.
