Everest Summer Venture

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Phase 3: Wilderness Expedition: The Everest Base Camp Trek.

“Loved every bit of it. Base Camp was out of this world!”

Helen Knaggs, 2005

“We were lucky to have fantastic guides and porters whose local knowledge, sense of fun and sheer brute strength definitely made the mental and physical challenge of the trek easier!”

Caroline Rose, 2005

After stocking up on equipment and food in Kathmandu we travel east into the foothills of the Himalayas to a small town called Jiri. At 1,864m above sea level, Jiri isn’t particularly high, but considering you’ve been on the Terai Plain for the past few weeks, it’s high enough! This is where we start our acclimatisation and expedition training. The rule of thumb is to “walk high and sleep low”. This means that during the first few days we may cross a ridge of two thousand metres in the morning and descend to the river in the afternoon, where we spend the night. Following this pattern allows your body the best opportunity to acclimatise to the altitude and means your quality of sleep is better. This slow and steady method of acclimatisation means that by the time we reach Everest Base Camp, our accumulative height gain is nearly 9,000m - more than the total height of Everest itself!

The end of our first week of expedition sees us arrive at Namache Bazaar, deep in the heartland of the Sherpas. It’s a unique little town and its greatest claim to fame is the bakery in the town centre that produces the best bread! We will do a day walk in Namache and return to town for a second night (and another hot shower!) before returning to the trail. Following in the footsteps of Hillary and Tenzing through villages and past remote monasteries, we reach high and wild landscapes. Walking in the company of local guides and over-nighting in wayside teahouses provides both economic benefit to the local people and an insight to Sherpa culture. Trekking at these high altitudes makes the going tough: reaching Base Camp (5,300m) and Kala Patar ridge (5,600m) which means “Black Rock”, are our ultimate goals and our efforts are supremely rewarded with the sight of Lhotse, Nuptse and Everest itself. We return to Kathmandu from Lukla by air. After 2 weeks solid trekking, the return plane journey takes a galling 35 minutes!

Other Ventures that may appeal to you:

• Himalaya Venture (12 weeks)
• Indochina Venture (16 weeks)

Onward Travel

There are numerous options within India and South East Asia.

• Head south to the beaches of southern India around Goa for some well-earned R&R, or go all the way to Sri Lanka.
• Bag more high altitude peaks in Nepal, such as Gokyo Lakes and the Annapurna Sanctuary.
• Travel east to Thailand and South-east Asia.
• Fly home via Delhi and a side trip to Rajasthan and the Punjab.

Between us, the VentureCo staff has explored 11 of India’s 19 provinces: we have trekked to Everest Base Camp, explored the Indian Himalayas and trekked from Buddhist monastery to monastery in Sikkim, Nepal’s neighbour on the east. Call us to talk through your ideas and develop a travel plan.

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