Kathmandu - Lhasa - Xigatse- Xegar – Base Camp (BC) – Advanced Base Camp (ABC) - North Col (NC) - Summit – BC - Kathmandu

We offer full service expedition, i.e.we provide members with:

• High-altitude sherpa - 1 for 1 member
• Guides (Everest summiters) - 1 for 5-6 members
• Oxygen-cylinders "POISK" – 6 for one climber
• Doctor in BC-ABC-NC
• Stationary radios in all camps and a walkie-talkie for each member
• 4 fully equipped Camps 5100m, 5800m, 6400m and 7000m
• we provide sleeping bags and sleeping pads in Camps 5800,7000,7800 and 8300m
• 2 fully equipped Camps 7800m and 8300m: with tents, sleeping bags&pads, gas-stoves, pans, gas cartridges, freeze-dried food, oxygen-cylinders. Everything is delivered to Camps by expedition Sherpas
• free access to e-mail, TV set, DVD, sauna in BC 5100m

  All our high-altitude Sherpas have Everest experience. They bring all the team equipment and oxygen-cylinders to high camps and go with team all the way from ABC to the summit

  Our expedition starts in Katmandu: we are all meeting in the Yak&Yeti 5***** hotel. Members arriving by different flights are met at the airport andbrought to the hotel.

  The team will number 18-20 in all.

  Two days later we start to Lhasa. From Katmandu we fly to Lhasa (3600m), drive to Xigatse (3900m) and Xegar(4200m). We have one day of rest in Xegar for acclimatization and the next day we drive to Everest BC (5200m). After 2-3 days in BC we start with yaks to IBC (5800m). The next day we proceed to ABC (6400m) where we pitch a camp similar to our BC. A day later, after our Sherpas have pitched Camp 1 on the North Col (7000m), we move there and spend one night for acclimatization. Then we descend to BC and have 3-4 days’ rest there. After that we start again for ABC – by this time our Sherpas will have established Camp 2 (7700m). So, we reach Camp 1 (North Col) and make an attempt to reach Camp 2. In case we cannot do this due to bad weather or the lack of acclimatization, we descend to ABC, have a short rest there, and try to reach 7700m again. After one night at 7700m we go down to BC and have a long rest there. So by that time we will make three acclimatization outings. Meanwhile our Sherpas establish Camp 3 (8300m), after May 15-17 the whole team move to ABC and we wait there for a spell of good weather.

  As a rule after a night at 8300m and a summit attempt you run out of strength and oxygen necessary for a second bid… So the most important thing here is to assess as objectively as possible your stamina, both mental and physical… And here your personal high altitude Sherpa comes in very handy, for he will carry your oxygen to the top (and help you down if need be).

  The advantage of our expedition is that in terms of weather it uses the best time: late May – early June.

  So we should return to Kathmandu on May 26-27 but may be even in June 7-8 in case of bad weather. We stay at the Yak&Yeti again and leave it for home bringing a piece of Everest in our hearts.

North Col program (30 days) - 14 900 USD

If you want to bring your family, they can join all the way to North Col! or ABC/BC, the following prices are all inclusive from Kathmandu.

ABC program (1 month and less) - 7500 USD

ABC program (1 month - 2 month)- 8500 USD

BC program (15 days and less) - 5000 USD

The 2 months’ programs means your relatives (or our sponsors) join the team for the whole program, so we all arrive and leave together. Joining the 1 month programs, your people will have to leave earlier.

Day 1 Arrival at Kathmandu and transfer to Hotel Yak&Yeti 5*****

Day 2 Katmandu, waiting for Tibet visa

Day 3 Flight from Katmandu to Lhasa (3650m) and transfer to hotel.

Day 4 Day in Lhasa (3650m). Sightseeing: Potala Palace, Norbulinka Summer Palace & Metzekhang.

Day 5 Driving to Xigatse (3900m), visiting Shalu Monastery and Tashilunpo in Xigatse en route.

Day 6 Driving to Xegar (4200m)

Day 7 Day of acclimatization and rest in Xegar

Day 8 Driving to Everest BC (5200m)

Days 9-10 At the Base Camp (5200m)

Day 11 Moving from Base Camp to the Interim Base Camp (5900m)

Day 12 Descending to BC

Days 13-14 Rest in BC

Day 15-16 To Advanced Base Camp (6500m)

Day 17-34 Acclimatization in different camps and Summit push

Day 35 Descending from ABC to BC

Day 36 Day in BC

Days 37 Driving to Lhasa

Day 38 Fly from Lhasa to Katmandu

Day 39 Night in hotel in Katmandu

Day 40 Depart from Katmandu

• Experienced expedition leader (Everest summiteer) from "7 Summits Club"
• High-altitude porters (Sherpas) - 1 for 1 member
  ** Sherpas establish public camps and carry public goods at a height above 6400 m, and also accompanies the member of expedition during the days of storming the peaks from the upper assault camp to the top.
• Guides (Everest summiters) - 1 for 4-5 members
• Doctor in BC
• Oxygen set: mask + regulator – 1 item per climber (for ascent only)
• Oxygen bottles "POISK" – 6 items per climber (for ascent only)
• 4 fully equipped camps: BC, IBC, ABC and NC camp
• 2 fully equipped high camps
• Free Internet service in BC
• TV and DVD in BC
• Visa for visiting Tibet
• Climbing permit
• Meeting and seeing off at all necessary points of the route
• Transfers in Katmandu according to the program
• Airfare Kathmandu-Lhasa
• Day of acclimatization and rest in Xegar
• Bus and truck for the loads Lhasa - BC
• One jeep (or minibus) for 4 members and trucks for luggage and staff
• Carrying loads above BC: yaks carry loads from BC to ABC and back.
• One yak (40 kg) per member from BC to ABC. Yaks carry your personal equipment.
• High altitude Sherpas carry all expedition equipment above ABC. They pitch and strike high camps and bring up and down all the camping (including sleeping bags with foam pads), climbing gear, food and oxygen. The latter is brought to three camps: at 7000m (one 4-liters “Poisk” bottle per member), 7700m (one 4-liters “Poisk” bottle per member) and 8300m (fore 4-liters “Poisk” bottles per member).

Extra nights in the “Yak&Yeti”5***** hotel in Kathmandu in double rooms

Individual jeep transfer from BC

Outing from BC to Shigar (4000m) for rest – paid in cash on the spot

Extra mask and regulator (1 set) - 700USD

Extra oxygen 4 liters cylinder - 600USD

Extra yak for personal equipment (40 kg maximum) from BC to ABC or from ABC to BC – 300 USD

Internet, phone

Hotel Yak&Yeti 5***** in Katmandu for 5 nights in single rooms (2 nights before and 2 nights after expedition)

All hotels in Tibet: in Lhasa, Xigatse and Xegar (rooms for 2 people)

In BC and ABC - 1 tent for 1 member

High camps – 1 tent for 2-3 members

• Breakfasts only in Katmandu (lunches and dinners are not included)
• Meals in Tibet on the way to BC – 3 times a day in restaurants
• Meals in the BC, IBC, ABC and the NCC– 3 times a day, prepared by Nepalese cooks with the help of Tibetan kitchen-boys on gas stoves in kitchen tents. In these camps you can get any amount of hot water for washing and boiled water for drinking. We eat in spacious mess tents equipped with tables and chairs.
• Food for the ascent – we provide special light-weight dehydrated food-stuffs made by western companies and in the camp higher the NC your Sherpa cook for you on gas stoves. The cooking is simple, just add boiled water andwait a bit. Water is melted snow.

Expedition leader from "7 Summits Club" - experienced Everest summiteer Chinese liaison officer

3-4 Nepalese cooks: 1-3 for BC and 1-3 for ABC

Tibetan kitchen boys

High-altitude porters (Sherpas), all with Everest experience: one for a member. They go with the team all the way form ABC to the summit

Guides – one for 4-5 members

Doctor in BC

Health and medical insurance

There will be a doctor in BC. We provide a big expedition first aid kit with all the necessary first aid (only!) medicines, and we strogly recommend that you bring your own specific ones you think you might need.

Medical insurance is a must!

Weather on Everest is very changeable. Every day we will look for forecasts in Internet and adjust to them our planning of acclimatization and ascent.

In BC and in ABC we organize 220V with the help of generator and 12V with Solar batteries. Each member will have a possibility to charge any electronic device. In Camps 5800m and 7000m - 12 V with Solar batteries

On the route we use radios with 144.00 frequency. All guides and Sherpas will have Walkie-Talkie.

There is GSM in Everest BC (mobile coverage at 1800 frequency). In Lhasa you will have a chance of buying local sim card of China Mobile "Thuraya" satellite phone works fine everywhere on the route.

We will arrange Wi-Fi with GPRS for commom use in BC. So please bring you own IPhone or IPad. Possibility of renting personal equipment

Personal gear. On Everest climbers use 2 Base Camps – BC (5100m) and ABC (6500m).Hence it is advisable to have 2 sets of Base Camp equipment for Everest (e.g. – 2 sleeping bags so that you don’t have to carry your sleeping bag up and down).

Oxygen Set – 1mask + 1 reducer + 6 oxygen cylinders “Poisk” 4L,

1 Team jacket (windblock),

2 Team T-shirts.

Equipment for BC and ABC:

Duffle bag

Sleeping bag -2 items

Personal items for washing

Crampons (e.g. Grivel G12)

Backpack 45-50 liters

Harness

Prussic

Karabiners with screwgate lockers - 5 items

Jumar (ascender)

Telescope ski poles

Thermos

Rappel device

Ice Axe

Head lamp

Photo camera

Equipment for body and feet:

Trekking shoes

Boots of "Everest" Millet type

Down jacket + down trousers (or down overalls)

Gore-tex jacket with wide hood

Gore-tex trousers (better semi-overalls)

Windblock jacket

Windblock trousers

Jacket "Polartec - 100" - 2 items

Warm underwear - 2 sets

Personal underwear

Polartec gloves – 2 pairs

Thinsulate gloves

Thinsulate mittens - 2 pairs

Warm woolen socks - 4-5 pairs

Balaclava

Warm hat

Windblock face mask

UV glasses

Ski goggles

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