Everest Expedition

Mount Everest, the greatest challenge, is the most famous mountain on earth. It is endowed with unique beauty, mystery and mood. The Nepali name, Sagarmatha, means "head touching the sky" and in Sherpa, Chomolungma, meaning "Mother Goddess of the world. The South Col route on the Nepalese side of Mt. Everest is the way taken by late Sir Edmund Hillary and Late Tenzing Norgay Sherpa while climbing Everest, who successfully climbed the top in 29 May 1953 registering their names as a Heroes of the adventure world. Climbing Everest expedition has been successfully organised and climbed many times since then, but this should not lull prospective Everest climbers into complacency. Everest is a deadly mountain. Noting this, one cannot approach the mountain with anything but a serious determination and focused mountaineering attitude.

Mount Everest, also called Chomolungma or Qomolangma is the highest mountain on Earth, as measured by the height of its summit above sea level. The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in High Asia, is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet, China. By the end of the 2006 climbing season there had been 3,050 ascents to the summit by 2,062 individuals, and at least 630 more ascents in 2007. There have been more than 200 deaths on the mountain, where conditions are so difficult that most corpses have been left where they fell; some are visible from standard climbing routes.

The ascent via the southeast ridge begins with a trek to Base Camp at 5,380 m (17,600 ft) on the south side of Everest in Nepal. Expeditions usually fly into Lukla (2,860 m) from Kathmandu and pass through Namche Bazaar. Climbers then hike to Base Camp, which usually takes six to eight days, allowing for proper altitude acclimatization in order to prevent altitude sickness. Climbing equipment and supplies are carried by yaks, dzopkyos (yak hybrids) and human porters to Base Camp on the Khumbu Glacier. When Hillary and Tenzing climbed Everest in 1953, they started from Kathmandu Valley, as there were no roads further east at that time.

The Khumbu Icefall can be seen in the left. In the center are the remains of a helicopter that crashed in 2003. Climbers will spend a couple of weeks in Base Camp, acclimatizing to the altitude. During that time, Sherpas and some expedition climbers will set up ropes and ladders in the treacherous Khumbu Icefall. Seracs, crevasses and shifting blocks of ice make the icefall one of the most dangerous sections of the route. Many climbers and Sherpas have been killed in this section. To reduce the hazard, climbers will usually begin their ascent well before dawn when the freezing temperatures glue ice blocks in place. Above the icefall is Camp I at 6,065 m (19,900 ft).

Best Season: Spring is the best but Autumn is good.

Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu, Nepal and transfer to hotel
Day 02-03: Prepared Expedition & Briefing in Ministry of Tourism
Day 04: Fly to Lukla & trek to Phakding (2640m)
Day 05: Phakding - Namche Bazar (3446m)
Day 06: Namche (3446m) & Acclimatization
Day 07: Namche - Thyanboche Monastry (3867m)
Day 08: Thyanboche - Pheriche (4243m)
Day 09: Pheriche - Lobuche (4930m) Lodge /camp
Day10: Everest Base Camp (5400m) O/N Camp
Days 11-51: Climbing Period for Mt. Everest
Day 52: Base Camp - Pheriche (4243m)
Day 53: Pheriche - Khumjung (3790m)
Day 54: Khumjung - Phakdung (2640m)
Day 55: Phakding - Lukla (2800m)
Day 56: Fly Lukla - Kathmandu Hotel
Day 57-59: Kathmandu
Day 60: Final Departure

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