Samrat Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd.

International Everest North Col 8,848m Expedition
(Fixed Departure 31 March 2010 - Entry/Exit Zhangmu)

Overview:

Everest is perhaps the most coveted mountain in the world. The north (Tibetan) side is the least expensive way to climb it, and the dates we have chosen feature the best weather of the year. Our proposed schedule allows for two possible summit attempts and two full descents to the Chinese basecamp at 5200 metres. Our style of climbing is cautious and careful, with excellent leadership, organization, Sherpa climbers, cooks and waiters, tasty food, the best equipment, two full kitchens and basecamp plus advanced basecamp, 6 camps on the mountain, 1000s of metres of fxed line, hundreds of rock ice and snow anchors, top-quality high altitude tents and high altitude stoves, expedition mix gas, and full safety equipment: medical oxygen, gamow bag, and extensive medical kit.

This expedition to Everest maximizes many years of accumulated wisdom of the high Himalaya, a strong record of reaching the top of 8,000ers: Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho-Oyu, Shishapangma, and many other 8,000 metre summits, in addition to more than 25 Himalayan expeditions, in all safety, along with an intimate knowledge of the Tibetan and Chinese officials who regulate the permit system.

The monkey temple makes a nice training walk in Kathmandu (Franck Pitula. Try to go at dawn when the pollution is not so bad. A local woman leaving an offering at a temple (Ryan Waters).

Detailed Description
The trip begins in the ancient and colorful city of Kathmandu. On the Friendship Bridge, border Crossing between Nepal and Tibet. Upon entering Tibet, the clocks immediately go forward by 2 ? hours. Our secondary government liason officer will meet us in Zhangmu. After clearing Tibetan customs and immigration, a Chinese bus takes us up the windy road through the rolling hills to Nyalam town at 3,750 meters, and a basic "hotel". The smaller towns in Tibet are generally simple and rustic places, and this one is no exception. The topography here is quite interesting in that we are perched in the transitional zone where the Tibetan plateau rams into the Himalaya, then drops into the forested valleys and jungles of Nepal, and finally out into the Gangetic plain of the Terai and India. We stay over one extra night in Nyalam, to help adjust to the altitude, and during our "rest-day" in Nyalam, we take advantage of the interesting surroundings to walk to the top of local hills and savor the first glimpses of the Himalayan Giants.

Climbing Sherpa guide for Himalayan:
We facilitate highly professional, well trained and qualified climbing Sherpas for your expeditions. Many climbers avoid Sherpa guides for the climbing, so because of this, they have been found to facing many hindrances on their way. If you take Sherpas along with you on the expedition, they are very useful in your each and every step of support, which makes your climbing easier to restore your strained energy; and it gives you vigorous strength for your next day's climbing. Most of the groups, who have gone with the Sherpa guides on the expedition, are found to be succeeded as per our past experiences. So we suggest you to operate your expeditions along with the Sherpa guides.

Booking:
If you like to book us for the expedition you can log on to our web http://www.samratnepal.com , for online booking you should deposit us USD 500.00 bank transfer in our bank account in advance which enables you for your secured seats. After this deposition, your expedition will be final confirmed; and in case if you cancel the expedition, the deposition will not be refunded. This is the terms and conditions of our company.

Itinerary:

Day 01 (28 March 2010) Arrive Kathmandu & transfer hotel
Day 02 (29 March 2010) Kathmandu
Day 03 (30 March 2010) Kathmandu
Day 04 (31 Mach 2010) Drive Zhangmu,
Day 05 (01 April 2010) Drive to Naylam,
Day 06 (02 April 2010) Rest Day for Acclimatized
Day 07 (03 April 2010) Drive to Tingri
Day 08 (04 April 2010) Rest Day for Acclimatized 
Day 09 (05 April 2010) Drive Chinese Base Camp,
Day 10 (06 April 2010) Chinese Base Camp 5400m.
Day 11 (07 April 2010) Chinese Base Camp
Day 12 (08 April 2010) Chinese Base Camp to Middle Camp load carry by Yaks,
Day 13 (09 April 2010) Middle Camp - Advance Base Camp of Everest 6400m.
Day 14-65 (10 April - 31 May 2010) Climbing Period of Everest 8848m .
Day 66 (01 June 2010) ABC - Base Camp
Day 67 ( 02 June 2010) Drive to Zhangmu
Day 68 (03 June 2010) Drive Zhangmu to Kathmandu.
Day 69 (04 June 2010) Kathmandu
Day 70 (05 June 2010) Final Departure

Cost: Group join basis
Per person: Euro 7010.00
Climbing Sherpa-Per Sherpa: Euro 3,210.00 (If required)

Cost includes: 

• 5 nights accommodation in Kathmandu with bed & breakfast (3 star hotel)
• Expert professional Nepalese expedition crews like Cook, Kitchen boy, ABC guide and mountaineering gears till to the ABC are provided; and our crews get all expedition facilities from our office itself.
• Tibet visa & Travel Permit for the expedition crew
• Full board hotel in route to Tibet side Zhangmu, Nyalam,Tingri (bed & breakfast, Lunch, dinner)
• Base Camp - Advance Base Camp 1 tent for 1 person (North Face brand)
• Dining tent, Table, Chairs, toilet tent, Mess tent & Kitchen tent
• Per person's (50 KG) Load is carried by the Yak till to the from Base Camp to Advanced Base
• Per person's (40 KG) Load is carried by the Yak on the way back to the ABC to the BC
• Kathmandu - Zhangmu - Base Camp  - Zhangmu (vice versa) are provided the Mini bus/Jeep for the members & Truck for the equipment
• Peak permit for North Face Everest 8848m.
• Tibet Visa & Travel permit
• Liaison officer & Interpreter
• Nepalese crew' insurance
• ABC - Emergency Oxygen, Mask & regulator
• Satellite phone (Pay call)
• Gamow bag (Life saving device in case of altitude sickness). Expedition T-shirts with Expedition label
• Farewell dinner

Cost not includes:

• Air travel to and from Kathmandu.
• Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu.
• Laundry, postage, telephone calls, and all other items of personal nature.
• Entry visa and Re-entry visa for Nepal.
• International departure tax.
• Personal Expenses.
• Medical and rescue insurance.
• Personal Climbing equipment.
• Bar bills & Beverage.
• Rescue Jeep Euro 500.00
• conservation fee Euro 20.00 Per person
• Medicine and first aid expenses 
• Garbage Deposit Euro 350.00 (Sharing of the total person) and Deposit fee will be not refunded if the clients (climber) don't take back their garbage. 
• Walkie-Talkie.
• Extra yak, Per Yak's Euro 100.00 will be charge till to 40 KG load. 

Extra service if required:

Russian oxygen 4 litters: Euro 300.00 
Mask & Regular: Euro 350.00
Satellite phone: Euro 500.00 per set (Personal use from climber)
Film permit : Euro 21,000.00 (Small Portable movie camera is free)
Duty Jeep: Euro 3000.00
Rescue Jeep: Euro 500 Per Jeep