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Everest
Expedition to the Summit
of
Asia
&
the
world,
8850m
The
summit
of
all
summits...
In spring 2008 we will again offer an all inclusive trip for only
€20,990!
See all the details below.
We had a 100% summit success in 2007, with all members
going for the summit summiting and descending safely. Here
is all info about our upcoming 2008 expedition to Mt Everest for only €20,990! The bookingform
is now online, so
sign up here if you want to join.
New: the prices for family, sponsors and friends who
want to come to BC, ABC or Northcol!
Summary:
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"EVEREST 2008"
Country: Tibet, North Col/North East Ridge route (Mallory route)
Mountain: Everest
Category: High degree
Requirements/Qualification: For experienced climbers
Group size: 10-15 members
Duration: Days 71 / Nights 70
Price: USD 27,000 in case, if you prefer to go by Katmandu-Dzangmu-BC-Dzangmu-Katmandu;
if you prefer Katmandu-Lhasa-BC-Dzangmu-Katmandu way, you will pay
USD990 extra.
(in case if member pays first advance before January 1,
2008).
After January 1 - the price is €20,990
Dates:
2nd April - June 9 :: Open till: December,22
This is your chance to climb Everest without having to sell your house
first... you cannot organize this yourself any cheaper!
This itinerary is for experienced mountaineers only, who can handle
themselves on a high and cold mountain. It includes a private
high-altitude Sherpa and one extra western guide per 5 climbers. Extra
personal guides are possible if
needed, ask for quote if you prefer that.
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New Prices for friends, familiy
and sponsors:
If you want to bring your family, they can join all the way to
Northcol! or ABC/BC, the following prices are all inclusive from
Kathmandu. Note that these are in Euro
NorthCol program (1 month) - 6000 Euro
NorthCol program (1 month - 2 months) - 6500 Euro
ABC program (1 month and less) - 4000 Euro
ABC program (1 month - 2 month)- 5000 Euro
BC program (1 month and less) - 3000 Euro
BC (1 month - 2 month) - 4000 Euro
(the 2 month programs will be the same period the climbers are there as
well, so we will arrive and leave together. For the one month programs,
we will arrive together, but you will leave before the rest.) |
The bookingform
is now online, and the trip is already more than half full, so
sign up here if you want to join.
Included/excluded in the € 20,990, summary:
In 2008 season we offer a full service expedition:
We include in the price:
- High-altitude sherpa - 1 per member
- Guides - Everest summiteers - 1 per 5 members
- Oxygen cylinders "POISK" – 6 bottles of 4 litres each per climber
- Doctor in BC-ABC-NC
- Stationary radios in all camps and walkie-talkies – 1 for 1 member
- 4 fully equipped Base Camps 5100m, 5800m, 6400m and 7000m
- we provide sleeping bags and mattresses for common use in Camps 5800м, 7000м,
7800м and 8300м
- 2 fully equipped High Camps 7800m and 8300m – including tents, sleeping bags,
mattresses, gas-stoves, pans, gas-cylinders, dried food, oxygen bottles,
delivered to High 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 shared equipment and oxygen cylinders in high-altitude camps and
accompany team all the way from ABC to the summit
Itinerary:
Our expedition starts in Katmandu: we are all meeting in the
“Vaishali”**** hotel 2nd April. We will have transfers from the airport to the
hotel for those arriving with later flights. We will be 18-20 people in all.
April 4th we will make the visa and we plan to fly to Lhasa
the 5th, from where we start the approach which wil take several days before
arriving to
Everest BC (5200m). After 2-3 rest days in BC we start with yaks to IBC
(5800m). The next day we proceed to ABC (6400m) where we establish a camp
similar to our BC.
One day later, after our Sherpas have established Camp 1 on
the North Col (7000m), we will 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 will reach Camp 1 (North Col) and make an attempt to
reach Camp 2. Usually it is difficult to achieve this because of bad weather
or lack of acclimatization. In the later case we will descend to ABC, have a
short rest there, and try to reach 7700m again. After we have spent one
night at 7700m we will go down to BC and have a long rest there. So by that
time we have had 3 acclimatization outings.
Meanwhile our Sherpas will establish Camp 3 (8300m). So
after May 15-17 we will all move to ABC and start looking for a break in the
weather. After a night at 8300m and a summit attempt you run out of strength
for the second attempt and out of oxygen. So the most important thing here
is to calculate everything properly: your strength, weather and… sure, your
personal high altitude Sherpa – if you choose to hire one – will come in
very handy, for he will carry your oxygen to the top (and carry you down if
this should be necessary). The only drawback to this is that he will cost
you a pretty penny.
The advantage of our expedition is that it does not start
too early and that it finishes after June 5-6. The end of May and beginning
of June is usually the best time for the ascent in terms of weather.
So we return to Katmandu June 7-9. We stay at the
“Vaishali”**** hotel and from here we will depart for the airport to take a
flight home, each of us taking a piece of Everest in his heart.
We are planning to run this programs every year, so probably
you are
interested in 2009 or 2010 season. Contact us for details.
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Land cost includes, details:
Experienced expedition leader (Everest Summiteer) from "7
Summits Club"
High-altitude sherpa - 1 for 1 member
Guides - Everest summiters - 1 for 5 members
Doctor in BC
Oxygen Set – mask + reducer – 1 item for one climber (only for
use)
Oxygen cylinders "POISK" – 6 items for one climber (only for
use)
4 Full Service camps on BC,IBC,ABC and as a new option -NC
Full completed high camps
Free e-mail in BC
TV and DVD in BC
Tibet visa
Permit
Meetings-send-off
Necessary transfers in Katmandu
Airfare Kathmandu-Lhasa (if you choos Lhasa option)
Bus and truck for the loads to Zangmu and back
Jeeps and lorry for the participants of the team from Lhasa to
BC and from Base Camp to the Zangmu
1 Yak per expedition member BC-ABC and 1 Yak per member ABC-BC
Hotel in Katmandu “Vaishali”**** for 5 nights in double rooms
All hotels in Tibet
Breakfasts in Katmandu
Food in Tibet
Food in the the BC, IBC, ABC and the NC– 3 times a day and for
the ascent
Tents for the participants and maintenance staff in the BC, IBC,
ABC and the NC
Tent-kitchen in the BC, IBC, ABC and the NC, tables and chairs
Fuel for preparing food in the BC, IBC, ABC and the NC
Kitchen equipment and dishes in the BC, IBC, ABC and the NC
2 Electricity generators-1 for BC and 1 for ABC
First-aid set
Chinese liaison officer
Nepalese cooks
Tibetan kitchen-boys
Gas-cylinders (250gr.) only for high camps
Tents for the high-altitude camps
Sleeping bags for the high-altitude camps and IBC
Ropes
Ice screws
Walkie-Talkie
1 Team jacket
2 Team T-shirts
- Climbing on Everest is dangerous at any time. No one can
give you 100% guarantee of your safety at altitude above 7000m
and especially above 8000m. So we include in price personal high
altitude Sherpa-guide for summit attempt. It is useful,
especially if you have no previous experience of climbing above
8000m. This will several times multiply your safety and chances
on successful summiting.
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and cost does
not include:
Extra nights in Hotel in Katmandu
Flight to Katmandu
Personal equipment for the ascent
Lunches and dinners in Katmandu
Tips for the maintenance staff
Personal travel, medical and rescue insurance.
Extra personal high-altitude Sherpa
Entry visa into Nepal.Re-entry visa for Nepal.
Departure tax at Kathmandu airport.
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Necessary documents
Tibet visa – we make group Tibet visa
Climbing Permit- special climbing permit for the ascent in Tibet
4 passport photos - for visas
Transportation included
Transportation up to BC
Meeting and seeing-off
Necessary transfers in Katmandu
Bus and truck for the loads to Zangmu and back to Katmandu
1 Jeeps for 4members (or minibus) and truck for luggage and staff
for the participants of the team from Zangmu to the Base Camp and
back
Transportation of the loads above BC
Yaks carry loads from BC to ABC:
1 Yak (40 kg)per expedition member BC-ABC and 1 Yak (40 kg) per
member ABC-BC.
Yaks carry your personal equipment.
High altitude Sherpas carry all shared expedition equipment above
ABC. They establish the high camps and take all tents, sleeping
bags, foam pads, dehydrated food, gas cylinders, gas stoves, kitchen
utensils, snow shovels and ropes there.
Transportation of personal oxygen cylinders .Is carried out by our
expedition Sherpas . They bring one 4-liters “Poisk” cylinder to
7000m, bring one 4-liters “Poisk” cylinder to 7700m and three
4-liters “Poisk” cylinders to 8300m per climber.
Accommodation
Hotel“Vaishali”**** BB in Katmandu for 6 nights in
double rooms (3 nights before and 3 nights after expedition)
All hotels in Tibet – hotels ** in Zangmu, Nialam, Old Tingri, Xegar
in 2-6 bed room
In BC and ABC - 1 tent for 1 member
High camps – 1 tent for 3 people
Meals
Breakfast in Katmandu (lunch and dinner are not included)
Food in Tibet – 3 times a day in restaurants
Food in the the BC, IBC, ABC and the NC– 3 times a day. The food is
prepared by Nepalese cooks and Tibetan Kitchen-boys on gas stoves in
special kitchen tents. You can also get here any amount of hot water
for washing or boiled water for drinking. We eat in spacious dining
tents equipped with tables and chairs.
Food for the ascent – We provide special dehydrated western mountain
food, which you have to prepare yourself in high camps (above NC) on
gas stoves. Water should be melted from snow.
Staff
Experienced expedition leader (Everest Summiter) from "7 Summits
Club/7summits.com"
Chinese liaison officer
Cooks from Nepal- 1 for BC and 1 for ABC
Kitchen boy from Tibet – 1 for BC and 1 for ABC
High-altitude Sherpas – 1 for 1 member
Guides - 1 for 5 members
Doctor in BC
All our high-altitude Sherpas have Everest experience. They bring
all shared equipment and oxygen cylinders in high-altitude camps and
accompany team all the way from ABC to the summit
Medicine and medicine insurance
We will have Doctor in BC.We provide a big expedition first aid
kit with all the necessary medicine, but we also recommend that you
bring your own specific medicine.
NOTE: EACH MEMBER MUST get "Climbing" medicine insurance for whole
expedition period. www.ihi.com is
preferred and cheapest.
Weather
In Everest region the weather is very changeable.
Every day we get new weather forecast by Internet and choose the
best period for acclimatization and ascent.
Extra expenses/additions
Extra expenses
Single accommodation in Katmandu (5 nights) – plus $150 .
Extra nights in Hotel “Vaishali”**** in Katmandu in double rooms -
$25
Personal extra jeep from BC to Jangmu – $800
Personal extra jeep from Jangmu to Katmandu – $300
Descending from BC to Shigar (4000m) for rest – depends on the
situation (is paid on the spot)
Extra mask and regulator (1 sets) - $375
Extra oxygen 4L bottles "Poisk" (1 items) - $375
Delivery extra oxygen 4L bottles to high camps by Sherpas -$125 per
1 items
Extra yak for personal equipment (40 kg) from BC to ABC or from ABC
to BC - $100
Some tips for BC and ABC staff - approximately $100 per 1 member
Personal high-altitude Sherpa. Personal guide.
If you have not enough experience and you want to increase the
chances for the summit and safe descent you need help of extra one
personal Sherpa or even personal guide, who will work with you
during all expedition from BC to summit:
The price for extra one personal high-altitude Sherpa for
carrying your personal stuff from BC to high-altitude camps,
accompany you from BC to high-altitude camps during acclimatization
period, accompany you all the way from BC to the summit is €6000
(include oxygen equipment, personal equipment,all the bonuses and
salary for the expedition)
Personal western guide (Everest summiter) - €30 000(include
oxygen equipment, personal equipment, salary for the expedition,
aircraft ticket)
Internet, phone
We will have FREE emails in BC
GSM 1800 mobile phones are working in BC now
Shared Equipment
(provided by 7 Summits) We provide all the shared equipment for
the expedition. Shared Equipment for BC and ABC is provided in two
sets.
Shared Equipment for BC and ABC (provided by 7 Summits Club):
Dining tent
Kitchen tent
Shower tent
Toilet tent
Sleeping tent (1 for 1 member)
All kitchen utensils (gas-stoves, pots, etc.)
All kitchen equipment (plates, spoons, cups, tables, chairs)
Wash-stand
Wash tabs and detergents
Gas heater for dining tents
Tape-recorder
First-aid kit
Solar panel
Generator + fuel
All the necessary electric equipment (bulbs, sockets, etc.)
Shared Equipment for the Ascent (provided by 7 Summits Club):
Gas-cylinders (250gr.) only for high camps
Gas stoves
Kitchen utensils
Snow shovels
Tents for high camps
Sleeping bags for high camps
Foam pads
Fixed ropes
Ice screws & snow pitons
Walkie-Talkie
Extra mask and regulator - 2 sets (for two high camps for the whole
team)
Extra oxygen bottles – 2 items (for 2 high camps for the whole team)
Equipment list
Approximate list of personal equipment you will need for the
expedition: 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).
the price includes some personal equipment:
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
Foam pad
Gas lamp
Gas stove
Gas cylinders - 4-5 items
Personal items for washing
Your favorite games Notebook (if necessary)
Technical Equipment for the ascent:
Crampons (e.g. Grivel G12)
Rucksack 70-80 liters
Rucksack 35-40 liters
Harness
Prussiks
Karabiners with screwgate lockers - 3 items
Jumar (ascender)
Telescope ski poles
Thermos
Rappel device
Ice Axe
Head lamp
Photo camera
Video camera and assessors
Accumulators (Accu's)
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 (preferably)
Gaiters
The price includes some personal equipment:
- oxygen equipment (1mask + 1 reducer + 3 Oxygen cylinders “Poisk”
4L)
- 1 Team jacket (windblock)
- 2 Team T-shirts |
See below for details about what is included and possible additions.
The bookingform
is now online, and the trip is already more than half full,
so
sign up here if you want to join.
Booking procedure and payment:
| Booking procedure If you want to
take part in our expedition you should send us by e-mail:
1. Your short mountaineering resume for last 10years
2. Your questions
If you are sure about your decision to take part in our expedition
you should send us by e-mail:
Confirmation (free style)
Given and family name
Present address
Phone number (with country and sity kode)
Date of birth
Present nationality
Passport #
Date of issue
Valid until
Size of windblock Team Jacket (M,L,XL)
Your digital photo
Payment procedure
- Deposit: a non-refundable €1000 should be paid by transfer to
our bank account
- 2nd installment: a non-refundable payment of €4000 + deposit of
€1000 for each additionally requested service ($375 for each extra
bottle of O2) should be paid before January 1, 2007 (non-refundable
payments)
- Final Payment: total payment for program and any payments for
additionally requested services should be made before February 1,
2007
NOTE:
-IF MEMBER FAILS TO DO THE ABOVEMENTIONED PAYMENTS IN DUE TIME,
HIS/HER APPLICATION IS CANCELLED AND ALL PREVIOUS PAYMENTS ARE
NON-REFUNDABLE!!!
- 50% OF ALL YOUR FINAL PAYMENT FOR ANY SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT IS
NON-REFUNDABLE, AFTER FEBRUARY 1 !!!
- THERE WILL BE NO REFUND IF A MEMBER LEAVES A TRIP FOR ANY REASON
EITHER VOLUNTARILY OR INVOLUNTARILY AFTER APRIL,1 -OFFICIAL DATE OF
BEGINNING OF THE EXPEDITION! NO REFUND WILL BE MADE FOR ANY SERVICES
OR PRODUCTS NOT UTILIZED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO OXYGEN!
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