01 Sep/Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu Airport and transfer to hotel (1350m)
02 Sep/Day 02: Rest and preparation day for assignment & briefing before departure from Kathmandu.
03 Sep/Day 03: Drive from Kathmandu to Syprubeshi (1460m/4790ft).
04 Sep/Day 04: Drive from Syprubeshi to Kerung Height(3200m/10499ft). Overnight at Hotel
05 Sep/Day 05: Drive from Kerung height to Tingri (4,348m/14,268 ft):Overnight at Hotel.
06 Sep/Day 06: Rest day at Tingri for acclimatization.The climbing Sirdar will take you up to a (5000m/16404ft) hill for acclimatization after breakfast.
07 Sep/Day 07: After breakfast drive from Tingri to the Chinese base camp (4800m/15750ft.) which is about two hour drive. camping accommodation.
08 Sep/Day 08: Rest and acclimatization at Chinese base camp (4800m/15750ft). To arrange yaks to go to advanced base camp via middle camp.
09 Sep/Day 09: Trek from Chinese base camp to middle Camp (5220m/17125ft.)Camping accommodation.
10 Sep/Day 10: Trek from Middle camp to Shisapangma Advance base camp (5400m)Camping accommodation.
11-10 Oct/Day 11-39: Climbing period to summit Shishapangma(8013m/26289), Camp 1,Camp 2, Camp 3, Summit.
11 Oct/Day 40: Preparation to returning (Clean Base Camp) and trek to Middle camp and then drive to Tingri.
12 Oct/Day 41: Dismantling ABC;trek to middle camp; drive to Tingri(4,348m/14,268 ft)-takes about 04 hours trekking and 06 hours driving; overnight in hotel
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13 Oct/Day 42: :Drive from Tingri to Kerung Height(3200m/10499ft) overnight at tea house accommodation in B/B plan .
14 Oct/Day 43: Early in the morning drive from Kerung height to Kerung boarder, finish immigration formalities to cross the boarder and then drive to Kathmandu,transfer to hotel.
15 Oct/Day 44: Free day in Kathmandu and Nepalese cultural program with farewell dinner in the evening.
16 Oct/Day 45: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.
Full Board:
Satori Adventures offers Full Board Service for our entire range of flagship Mountaineering Expeditions to all 8000m peaks. Our Full Board service means that we will provide a Trekking service, an in-Base camp service and High camp service executed by your Sherpa Climbing Guide. All our Full Board clients will have a personal Sherpa Climbing guide exclusively dedicated to the client for the duration of the climb.
Our climbing Sherpa guide team will establish and secure climbing route in collaboration with other climbing teams participating on the route; Establish all high camps with camping equipment, provisions and oxygen and prepare high altitude food for his client; Assist his client on the route and ensure client safety and wellbeing on the route through guiding and negotiating the route access priorities at pace and schedule determined by clients’ physical condition and preferred pace; Ensure total commitment to the client in case of emergency with clients’ safety and well being as overriding priority.
High camp service for Full Board Service clients will consist of provision of all equipment necessary to fix the route, all camping equipment, fuel and food for high camps as well as oxygen provision, including mask and regulator and latest model of Poisk oxygen, Summit system of Mask regulators in quantities specified in your climbing itinerary as per height of Mountain.
Full Board Service Cost (Includes):
- All arrival and departure transfer services to and from international airport with other necessary surface transportation as per itinerary
- Assistance at the international airport by our representative upon arrival and departure
- 5 nights request level of hotel accommodation in Kathmandu as per itinerary
- Truck for expedition equipment from Kathmandu-Kerung-Kathmandu.
- Land transportation from KTM-KERUNG-KTM.
- Chinese custom clearances at the border
- Chinese Government Royalty for Shishapagma expedition for group and climbing Sherpa guide
- Chinese visa for base camp staff, Sherpa and climbing group
- 1:1 Climbing Sherpa guide/client ratio
- TMA or CTMA selected English speaking Chinese liaison officer and interpreter
- All camping equipment in base camp and advanced base camp
- Full board hotel in-route to Tibet: Lhasa, Tingri, Sigatse (B/L/D) provided by CTMA
- Food during expedition period for expedition members and staff
- Tibet Visa and travel permit for expedition crew
- Expedition permit to climbing Shishapangma along the northwest ridge route
- Permanent kitchen facilities at advanced base camp
- All staff during expedition period. This includes experienced guide, base camp manager and other personal as needed.
- Ground transportation will be available as per itinerary
- Cargo clearance duties assistance service free
- Daily wages, equipment allowance & insurance for expedition staff
- Gamow bag (Portable Hyperbaric Chamber)
- Solar panels for light and battery charging
- High quality and durable personal tent at base camp and advanced base camp
- Permanent kitchen and dining facilities at advanced base camp
- Shower facility at base camp and advanced base camp
- All necessary climbing hardware and ropes
- High quality meals at BC, ABC, higher camps. Freeze dried meals on the climbing route
- Hot drinks and beverages available24 hours a day during the climbing expedition
- High quality freeze dried food for Sherpa and staff during the climbing period
- 2 oxygen bottles with mask and regulators (if requested by client)
- We provide Sherpa's tents, food for climbing, and insurance
- Ice falls charges
- All tents for the higher camps 1, 2, 3 ·
- EPI gas and burners for cooking food above base camp
- All wages, equipment, medical and accidental insurance for chef, climbing Sherpa guide and base camp staff
- All necessary camping equipment like camp furniture, kitchenware, dining tents, guest tents, kitchen tent, shower, toilet tents etc
- 50kg baggage allowance per person during the trekking period (carried by yak)
- Truck will be provided at Kerung border crossing into Chinese base camp
- Yaks carry the loads from Chinese base camp to middle camp to advanced base camp
- Experienced, trained and government licensed climbing guide(s) during the climbing period per person as per request
- First aid medical kits for the group and the staff
- Satellite phone carried by the guide. Available for clients at a cost of $3USD per minute
- Appropriate high altitude food for all climbing staff at base camp and above as required
- Emergency oxygen and mask regulator
- All necessary paperwork, office service charge and government taxes levied in Nepal
- Complete pre-departure information, flight ticket reconfirmation and visa extension procedure services (if necessary)
- Farewell dinner in a typical Nepali restaurant with domestic culture show in Kathmandu before departure
- Satori special gifts (T-shirt/Pashmina etc.)
- Our service charges
Full board service Cost (Exclude):
- Lunch and dinner during your stay in Kathmandu (except for the farewell dinner)
- Any packed food/snacks, aerated drinks, energy drinks, mineral water, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolates, nutria-bars during the trekking
- Items of personal nature, Laundry, expenses, tips
- Any extra expenses arising out of various/unforeseen situations like natural calamities, landslides, political disturbances, strikes, changes in government regulations, etc
- Extra transportation that is not display in itinerary program
- 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
- Walkies -talkies Filming permit (if special camera)
- Personal climbing gear
- Expenses incurred during usage of landlines, mobiles, walkies -talkies, satellite phone and internet
- Clothing, packing items or bags, personal medical kit, camera/video fees or trekking gear
- Nepal custom fees for import of expedition equipment
- Summit bonus for climbing Sherpa guides as per Mountaineering Association rules. Minimum $1200.00 USD per climbing Sherpa guide
- Our involved expedition staff (chef cook, cook, cook assistance, base camp manager) are hoping for tips, gifts, or something at the end of the trip, which is an opportunity to say how happy you are with our staff and thank you for the kind of service you have rendered. Normally US $ 200.00 per person collected by the team leader and divide to all involved base camp staff except climbing Sherpa guide.
- Tips and gifts for base camp and high altitude trekking and climbing staff
- Airfare of international flights
- Nepal entry visa fee
- Any extra services, products, offers or activities that are not mentioned in the itinerary
- Any other item not included in “COST INCLUDES” section
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 summit opportunity.
In the Base camp our cooks and helpers will prepare and serve three delicious freshly cooked and plentiful meals a day and will 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 Base Camp organization. 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):
- Arrival and departure transfer services to and from both domestic and international flights as per itinerary.
- Assistance at the international airport by our representative upon arrival and departure
- 5 Night hotel accommodation in Kathmandu as per itinerary
- Truck for expedition equipment from Kathmandu-Kerung-Kathmandu.
- Schedule flights from KTM-LHASA-KTM.
- Chinese custom clearances at the border
- Chinese government royalty for Shishapangma expedition for climbing members and climbing Sherpa guide
- Chinese visa for base camp staff, Sirdar and climbing group during the climbing period
- TMA or CTMA selected English speaking Chinese liaison officer and interpreter
- All camping equipment in base camp and advanced base camp
- Full board hotel in route to Tibet:Lhasa, Sigatse, Tingri (B/L/D) provided by CTMA
- Food during expedition period for expedition members and staff
- Tibet visa and travel permit for expedition staff
- Expedition permit to climb Shishapgnma along the northwest ridge route
- Permanent kitchen facilities at advanced base camp
- All staff during expedition period. This includes: experienced guide, base camp manager, etc
- Surface transportation will be available as per itinerary
- Cargo clearanes & duty assistance service fee
- Daily wages, equipment allowance & insurance for expedition staff
- Gamow bag (Portable Hyperbaric Chamber)
- Solar panels to charge lights and batteries
- High quality personal tent at base camp and advanced base camp
- Permanent kitchen and dining facilities at advanced base camp
- Shower facility at base camp and advance base camp
- High quality meals at BC, ABC
- Hot drinks and beverages available24 hours a day during climbing period
- All wages, equipment, medical and accidental insurances for chef and base camp staff
- All necessary camping equipment including: camp furniture, kitchenware, dining tents, guest tents, kitchen tent, shower, toilet tents e t c.
- 40kg baggage allowance per person during the trekking period. Equipment will be carried by yak
- Truck will be provided at the Kerung border to the Chinese base camp and return back to Kerung
- Yaks will carry the loads from Chinese base camp, middle camp and advanced base camp
- First aid medical kit for the group and the staff
- Satellite phone carried by the guide.Available for clients at a cost of $3USD per minute
- Appropriate high altitude food for and all climbing staff at base camp and above as required
- Emergency oxygen and mask regulator (if the client chooses to use it, they have to pay a nominal fee)
- All necessary paper work, office service charge and government taxes levied in Nepal
- Complete pre-departure information, flight ticket reconfirmation and visa extension procedure services (if necessary)
- Farewell dinner in a typical Nepali restaurant with domestic culture show in Kathmandu before departure
- Satori special gifts (T-shirt/Pashmina etc)
- Our service charges
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, etc
- Items of personalnature, laundry expenses, tips
- Expenses incurred during usage of landlines, mobiles, walkies-talkies, satellite phone and internet
- Clothing, packing items or bags, personal medical kit, personal trekking gear
- Any extra services, products, offers or activities that 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
- Nepal entry visa fee and re entry visa fee(Visa is easy to get upon arrival)
- Ice fall garbage deposit fees (Sharing with other member) if applicable
- Wake talkies
- Filming permit
- Ice falls charges, all tents for camp 1, 2, 3
- Personal climbing gear
- Personal climbing guide(s)
- Emergency oxygen and mask regulator
- Satori Adventures will have a"Zero"involvement policy above advanced base camp
- High altitude food above advance base camp
- Nepal custom duty for import of expedition equipment
- Emergency/rescue jeep cost $800-900USD
- Tips, gifts, souvenirs
- Any other item not included in “THE PACKAGE COST INCLUDES” section
Why climb with Satori Adventures in Shishapangma?
How to Choosing a experience 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 developing and growing our operational systems to ensure you participate will provide as much as facilities provided. We figure our expedition members do not deserve anything less during the trekking and climbing! In the interests of giving you the most optimal chance to summit, we limit our team size to ensure the group summits on the best weather day; sometimes there are less window days for summit in Everest. In big size of group offering cheap climbs often miss out as they split their groups over several potential summit days. We feel like our climbing members are feeling that they are climbing as a family and friends team even on international people. We accept maximum 08 people in a group and if we have more than that we always split in two groups. So that our base camp staff cooks, climbing Sherpa guide will fully taking care about you and provide service as per your desire.
Maximum summit Success;
The Satori Adventures methodology and tactical approach to climbing Mt Everest has seen us achieve the highest success rates and our extensive experience gives us the edge when it comes to making the right decisions. We provide a consistently higher Sherpa and Guide ratio than any other operator, resulting in more support and backup for your summit attempt and therefore a greater safety margin and chance of success. There is always a 1:1 ratio of the climbing Sherpa/guide and client. We always use professional and experienced climbing Sherpa or guides who have all reached the summit of Everest.
Highly Qualified Sirdar/Team leader
Our guides are professionals who are trained and assessed either via the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA) resulting in a greater repertoire of skills that enables them to provide a dedicated level of security to you during the expedition, or many years of mountaineering experience on the world’s biggest peaks. Our guides are experience in both advanced and basic rescue courses and all have a minimum of 3 years guiding on Everest.
Advanced Communication method
Satori Adventures Everest expeditions have been at the forefront of providing top communications for our Everest expeditions. This allows us to obtain and deliver comprehensive weather forecasts via U.S., European and Kathmandu weather forecasting. Our lead guide is always equipped with a satellite phone during the climbing and at base camp. Two way radio communications between climbing members, guides, Sherpa and base camp staff is also provided. There is also local mobile network available at base camp that provides easy connection with your family during your stay at base camp.
Facilities camp setup at Base Camp and Kitchen at camp two
Satori Adventure focuses on comfortable conditions at base camp, including good quality food and other services. We find this helps clients with their overall success rate on the mountain. Our cooks are regarded as the best in the business, providing wholesome and appetizing meals with an agreeable array of menus to suit all your food requirements. The meals you are served on the mountain are also of the highest standard and designed to sustain you for the rigorous ascent. We offer various choices that will suit any diet plan, including vegetarian, Vegan, continental, Indian and others.If you have special food consideration, please provide this to us 60 days prior to the expedition so we can plan the best meals for your trip.
Approaches to ABC
The approach on its Shishapangma North face ridge Base camp is through the Kodari
Boarder of Nepal leading up to Shishapangma glassier. It starts with the drive
from Kathmandu to Kodari Border After immigration formalities, drive to Naylam(3700M),
to Chinese Base Camp (5,150m). It takes typically 07 days to reach ABC from
Kathmandu.
What to expect?
When you arrive at base camp, our staff will set up the camp and you will have time to rest and continue to acclimate. Upon completing a Pooja ceremony at base camp, our team of Sherpa’s will begin to open the route to camp I. When this is completed, our guides will begin to take clients and loads to camp I. Depending on your physical fitness and bodies’ reaction to altitude, you may stay at camp I for a second night, or move up to camp II and then descend back to base camp.
Our team will then open the route and fix the lines to camp II and supply the camp with gear, equipment and food. If required for acclimation and if the weather conditions allow, you may sleep a second night at camp II, or proceed up to camp III and then return. During your rest and time at base camp our team will continue to open the route, fix the camp and line and supply food, oxygen, and equipment and prepare for the summit push.
After your camp I and II acclimatization, our climbing guides will check the weather forecast, group fitness and recovery conditions. If upcoming weather reports, your physical fitness and conditions are good, we will begin the summit push. On the summit push, you will move to camp I, camp II and then camp III before moving to the summit. At camp III you will awake at 0100 hours and begin the summit push.
If due to any reason (bad weather, group physical fitness, accident, incidence) we have to return to base camp before the summit push, but still have climbing time, good weather conditions and climbers are interested for another summit push, we will provide one more opportunity. However, more than 98% of climbers either summit on the first try, or give up the trip after the first summit attempt.
