Itinerary Details of North Col Expedition (7000m/22,966ft)
08 April/Day 01: Arrival at Kathmandu Airport & transfer to Yak and Yeti hotel
09-10April /Day2-3:Rest and preparation day for assignment & briefing before departure from Kathmandu.
11 April /Day 04: After breakfast, early morning drive from Kathmandu to Kodari Border After immigration formalities, drive to Naylam (3,700m) which takes two hours drive by land cruiser jeep. Overnight in hotel.
12 April /Day 05: Rest Day in Naylam for acclimatization. Our guide will take you up the Naylam Hill (4,500M) for acclimatization.
13 April /Day 06: After breakfast drive from Naylam to Tingri (4,300m) which takes three hours. Overnight in hotel.
14 April /Day 07: Rest day at Tingri for acclimatization. Our guide will lead team up a local hill to 5,000m with great views of Cho Oyu.
15 April /Day 08: After breakfast drive from Tingri to Chinese Base Camp (5,150m) which takes 4 hours.
16 April /Day 09-12:Rest and acclimatization at Chinese Base Camp (5,150m). Prepare and arrange yaks to go to Advance Base Camp via middle camp.
19 April /Day 13: After breakfast, trek from Chinese Base Camp to Middle Camp (5,700m) which takes five to six house hours. Overnight in camp.
20 April /Day 14: Trek from Middle Camp to Advance Base Camp of Everest (6,485m.) Prepare camp overnight in camp
21 April /Day 15-29: Climbing period (summit of North Col Expedition (7000m/22,966ft)
05 May /Day 30: Preparation for returning (clean advance base camp) and trek to Chinese Base Camp. Bring down all equipment by Yak.
06 May /Day 31: Clean Chinese Base Camp then drive from Chinese Base Camp to Nylam, which takes about seven hours, overnight in hotel.
07 May/Day 32: Early in the morning drive from Nylam to Kodari Border and after immigration formalities from China side, we will collect Nepal Visa from and drive to Kathmandu, transfer to hotel.
08 May/Day 33:Free day in Kathmandu and Nepalese cultural program with farewell dinner in the evening.
09 May /Day 34:Transfer to airport for final departure
Satori Adventures has not able to include the cost of each package in the company website. Many of our clients have the same query: why Satori Adventures has not included the price in the package. To provide you service in reasonable cost and attempt to address your each requirement we desired to provide you with some information which directly affects the cost and also helps us breakdown the cost. That’s why, we have decided to clarify our customers that due to following reasons we have not included the cost in our website and package:
- The cost of the trip always depends on the size of the group, category of the hotel accommodation and the facilities that you aspire in the mountain.
- We operate the peak climbing in full arrangement package and basic arrangement service (full board or base camp service) which directly affects the expedition cost.
- The itinerary may be changed after reaching an understanding between the agency and the client. Other activities could be added or reduced as per the client's request before processing the trip. Price for reduced activities could be deducted and additional activities could be added in mutual understanding.
- The number of climbing Sherpa guides, high altitude porters, kitchen crew, mode of transport you prefer and many other factors can affect the cost of the trip.
- Number of persons in group including; number of climbers, non-climber, base camp supporters, medical doctors, Alpine climbing guide also affect the cost.
- Either you want to operate this expedition as international group joining basics of Satori Adventures or individual (private arrangement) expedition.
- Request numbers of oxygen, mask regulators and the brands the clients require
- Climbing season: normally most of the climbers climb Himalayas in the spring and the autumn season. The climbing permit royalty cost for mountain will be 50% less in the autumn than spring season.
- Type of high camp food that clients require. Any specialized food that has to be ordered from foreign country will be costlier compared to the one available here.
- Either any of the climbers intend to attempt any world records? If so, do they require special services or equipment?
Due to the above position the price range for the same trip can vary widely. So, we would like to discuss with our client before offering the cost. Please feel free to contact Satori Adventures for any information about in your selected package.
In Base Camp
Satori Adventures provides very professional, helpful and friendly service from Kathmandu to the ABC as well as during the climb. Our objective is to provide a good quality, helpful, safe, friendly, stress free and comprehensive service to maximize your summit opportunity.
In the base camp our chefs and helpers will prepare and serve three delicious, freshly cooked and plentiful meals a day. We will also ensure that hot and cold drinks are available 24 hrs a day. In the base camp we provide spacious expedition quality personal tents for all our clients both with full board or base-camp service only. In base camp we also provide dining tent, kitchen tent, toilet facilities and portable shower facilities and tent accommodation for our staff.
In base camp we provide access to communication including satellite telephone and internet access, solar panels to charge your batteries and UHF/VHF hand held radios on the mountain to maintain communications between ABC and high camps.
Our camp manager as well as guides and climbing Sherpa’s have an extensive experience on multiple Everest climbs. They will ensure cooperation with other companies and organize base camp operations. In base camp our guides will work with other teams to ensure contribution from all operators for tasks such as route fixing and to ensure the safety of climbers from ABC to the summit.
Base Camp Service Cost (Includes)
- All arrival and departure transfer services to and from International airport with Kodari boarder transport as per itinerary.
- Satori Adventures representative assistance you at the International airport both arriving and departing.
- 5 Nights Yak and yeti or similar hotel accommodations in Kathmandu on B/B basis.
- Land transportation from Kathmandu-Kodari-Kathmandu sector to all climbing member, Sherpa guide and kitchen staff as per itinerary.
- All kitchen tent, stores tent, dining tents, toilet tents, tables, chairs, and cooking utensils at Base Camp and Advance Base Camp.
- Common climbing equipment (rope, ice bars, ice screws, Ice hammer etc)
- 3 meals a day (Breakfasts, Lunch and Dinners with tea/coffee)along with available Hotel/ Lodge/Guest Houses(along the trail provided by China Tibet mountaineering association)
- Tents camp (camping) accommodation during climbing period for members and staff as per itinerary.
- All food and fuel for Base Camp, Advance base camp and higher camps during expedition
- Per climbing members have 40 kg baggage allowance from Chinese Base Camp to advance base camp and return carried by Yaks.
- Daily Weather Report Services from Seattle based weather service
- Number of cook and kitchen boy at Base Camp and advance base camp as per numbers of group size
- Tibet Visa and road permit for member and kitchen crew.
- Chinese Government Royalty to climbing North Col expedition
- All wages, equipment, medical and accidental Insurances for all involved staffs in trekking and climbing.
- Equipment allowances and wages for cooks, kitchen boys and Chinese Government Liaison Officer
- First Aid medical kits for the Group and the staffs.
- Satellite phone carrying by Guide for communication and available for members with the cost of US$ 3 per minute call.
- Appropriate food for high altitude and all climbing crew at base camp and advance base camp.
- Heater will be provided at Advance base camp for heating at the dining room.
- Emergency Oxygen mask and regulator provided with appropriate charge.
- Each expedition member will have an individual tent available in the ABC and CBC.
- Solar panel for light and battery charger.
- Gamow Bags (Portable Hyperbaric Chamber) in case of emergency.
- Free assistance service for Cargo clearance and Duties.
- Fresh cooked food and kitchen will be set up at base camp and advance base camp.
- Generator will be providing for back- up of lighting power.
- Transportation of food supply to Advance Base Camp from Kathmandu
- Our service charge and Government Taxes levied in Nepal and Tibet.
- Complete pre-departure information, flight ticket reconfirmation (If require by members)
- Farewell Dinner in a typical Nepali restaurant with domestic culture show in Kathmandu.
- Satori Adventure surprise Gifts
Base camp Service Cost(Excludes):
- Lunch and Dinner during your stay in Kathmandu (except farewell dinner)
- Any packed food/snacks, aerated drinks, energy drinks, mineral water, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolates, nutria-bars
- Items of personal nature, laundry expenses, tips
- Expenses incurred towards usage of landlines, mobiles, walkies-talkies or satellite phones And Internet expenses
- Clothing, packing Items or bags, personal medical kit, personal trekking gear
- Any extra services or products or offers or activities which are not mentioned in the itinerary
- Any extra expenses arising out of various/unforeseen situations like natural calamities, landslides, political disturbances, strikes, changes in Government regulations,
- Any additional staff other than specified.
- Rescue, repatriation, medicines, medical tests and hospitalization expenses.
- Medical Insurance and emergency rescue evacuation if required.
- Travel Insurance and helicopter rescue.
- Airfare of international flights
- Climbing Sherpa and High altitude food (if you require, you have to informed us 2 month before your entry in Tibet)
- Tent above Advance Base Camp
- Ice falls charges and garbage Deposit
- Nepal entry visa fee (Visa issuance is easy at the arrival)
- Wake talkies & Filming permit (only for special climbing camera only).
- Personal climbing gears;
- Nepal custom duty for import of expedition goods;
- Appropriate food for high altitude.
- Satori services will be "Zero" above Advance Base Camp
- Any other item not included in “THE PACKAGE COST INCLUDES” SECTION
- Tips, gifts, souvenirs.
Why climb Mt. Lakpa re Expedition with Satori Adventures?
Choose an experienced provider
It is important for each climber to choose
the right expedition guide service that not only suites their needs, but
provides the best safely and secure mountaineering experience possible. There are more than 1,700 trekking companies
in Nepal who offer 8,000 meter expeditions including Everest, but only about 30
companies who operate 8,000 meter peaks on a regular basis.We are proud to be one of these 30 companies
and consistently offer, run and succeed at these types of expeditions year
after year.
It is very important that the climbers who choose Satori Adventures for this trip of a lifetime
experience have expectations that are compatible with the program we offer and
the style of expedition Satori Adventures runs. We do not want to simply “fill our expedition”, but instead we want to
comprise a team of companionable people who are
focused on reaching the summit with the highest level of support and safety
standards that can be provided by a guiding service on Mt Everest. We team this with the best standards of food
and quality equipment to further assist each client reach their full
potential. We feel that we offer the
best environment and opportunity for you to be successful on the world’s
highest mountain.
Diminutive climbing team members
We are always striving to develop and grow
our operational systems to ensure you get the best possible experience. Our expedition members do not deserve anything
less than the best possible conditions and opportunity to be successful. We do this by limiting our team size, which
makes us more flexible as a team and helps ensure the team has the best weather
windows for a summit push. We also try to develop an atmosphere where members
feel that they are climbing as a family with each guide Sherpa and team member
working together and striving for a common goal.We generally
accept a maximum of 8 climbers in a group and if we get more than 8, we will
spit the team into two or more groups.
We provide maximum summit success
The Satori Adventures methodology and
tactical approach to climbing Mt. Everest has seen us achieve the highest
success rates. Our extensive experience
gives us the edge when it comes to making tactical decisions.We provide a consistently higher Sherpa and
Guide ratio than any other operator, resulting in more support and backup for
your summit attempt, which provides a greater safety margin and chance of
success. We always provide a 1:1 ratio
of client to Sherpa/guide.
We provide highly qualified Team leader/Sindar
Many of our guides are professionally trained
and assessed from the Nepal Mountaineering Association, the International
Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA), American Mountain Guides
Association or other professional training association. This results in our guides have a greater
repertoire of skills that enables them to provide a dedicated level of security
to you during the expedition. Most of our guides also have been guiding in
the Himalaya range for many years and have numerous 8,000 meter summits to their credit and at-least 3 years’ experience
guiding on Mt. Everest
We provide the highest quality camp facilities and food
Satori Adventures provides the best possible camp facilities, food and service. Our expedition cooks are regarded as the best
in the business, provide healthy and appetizing meals with an array of menus to
suit all your nutrition requirements. Our cooks provide meals that are designed to
sustain your body for the rigouts of the ascent. We also provide diverse choices to suite Vegetarian,
Vegan, Indian, or any specified requests.;
If you do have a special nutritional request, please let us know 60 days
prior to the start of your expedition so we can plan accordingly.
Approaches to ABC
The approach on its Lakpa re south face ridge Base camp is through the Kodari Boarder of Nepal leading up to Rongbuk Glassier. It starts with the drive from Kathmandu to Kodari Border After immigration formalities, drive to Naylam(3700M), to Tingri (4,300m) to Chinese Base Camp (5,150m). It takes typically 10days to reach ABC from Kathmandu.
