| Itinerary |
| Days |
Route |
01 |
Arrive Kathmandu
(1,300 meters). Hotel, at your own expense; |
02/04 |
Begin Expedition! Bus to
Zhangmu, Tibet (2500 meters); drive to
Nyalam (3,750 m) Hotel, at organizer's
expense; |
| 05 |
Rest in Nyalam (3,750 meters).
Walk in the surrounding hills. Hotel; |
06 |
Drive to Tingri at 4600
metres. Hotel; |
07 |
Drive to Chinese Base, 4700
metres, Camp; |
08 |
Rest at Chinese Base; |
09 |
Walk halfway to advanced
basecamp, camp at 5100 metres; |
10 |
Walk to advanced basecamp
at 5600 metres. Rest |
11 |
Rest, training, and organization
at advanced basecamp; |
12 |
Walk to camp 1 at 6200 metres,
return to advanced basecamp. Rest; |
13 |
Rest in advanced basecamp;
|
14 |
Walk to camp 1, Sleep; |
15 |
Explore the route to Camp
2 at 6700 metres. Return to advanced basecamp.
|
16 |
Rest in advanced basecamp;
|
17 |
Walk to camp 1 and sleep
there; |
18 |
Walk to camp 2 and sleep
there; |
19 |
Explore the route to camp
3 at 7400 metres. Return to advanced basecamp.
Rest; |
20 |
Rest in advanced basecamp;
|
21 |
Rest in advanced basecamp;
|
22 |
Walk to camp 1 and sleep
there; |
23 |
Walk to camp 2 and sleep
there; |
24 |
Walk to camp 3 and sleep
there; |
25 |
Summit Attempt if the weather
is good and you feel healthy, if not return
to abc and rest; |
26 |
Summit Attempt, descend to
camp 2. Rest for those who did not summit;
|
27 |
Descend to advanced basecamp,
pack and depart, for those who summited;
rest for others; |
oct/28 |
Walk down from advanced basecamp
to Chinese base for those who summited.
Walk up to camp 1 for those who want to
try again. |
29 |
Drive from Chinese base to
Kathmandu for those who summited early.
Walk to camp 2 for those who are trying
again; |
30 |
Packing and final shopping
in Kathmandu for those who summited. Walk
to camp 3 for those who are trying again;
|
31 |
Say Good-bye to your new
friends, Departure for home for those
who summited early. Summit attempt for
those who are trying again; |
32 |
Another day for summit attempt;
|
33 |
Descend to advanced basecamp,
pack and depart; |
34 |
Walk down from advanced basecamp
to Chinese base; |
35 |
Drive from Chinese base to
Kathmandu; |
36 |
Packing and final shopping
in Kathmandu; |
37 |
Say Good-bye to your new
friends, Departure for home |
