Expedition begins when you arrive to Kathmandu
where you meet the staff of Nature Trail
Trekking and Expeditions in the airport
and transfer you to hotel. Next day, we
have introduction section with other climbing
members & Expedition crews. Since then
we make your Tibet visa and other necessary
document for the Everest Expedition.
After 3 day, we drive you towards Nepal-Tibet
border up to Friendship Bridge through Arnico
Highway, where the Chinese liaison officer
and Chinese transport meet us. The expedition
gears go by truck while we travel by Land
cruiser 4wd. We take time to acclimatize
with one night at Zhangmu (2300m) and two
nights at Nylam (3750m), which also gives
us the chance to trek up high hills for
acclimatization.
Next day we drive to Tingri (4350m) where
we spend further two nights acclimatizing.
Then we drive Tingri to Base camp 5400m
along rough way with jerking & bouncing
through grassy plain leading up to Everest
Base Camp, which is also called Chinese
base camp.
We set up our camp at Chinese Base Camp
and stay two nights or more, depending on
how everyone feels. We also make schedules
of the yaks by that time. Base camp is a
temporary but comfortable affair with Nepali
cook and dining tent. Now the two-day walk
towards advanced base camp (ABC) begins.
After waking 2 days, we reach to ABC 6400m
along with the Yaks. From ABC the route
goes to the east Rongbuk glacier and after
that there is an easy snow slopes to the
North Col at 7000m. Where camp 1 is situated
on snow.
After that there is a long reasonably angled
snow slopes to climb 7400m. Where we should
put camp 2 on snow. The route from Camp
2 to camp 3 is the series of the rocks,
which is little bit difficult, but again
there is a very easy terrain to walk ahead
to set up camp 3. This camp 3 is at the
height of 7900m on the rock.
The route again goes through a series of
rocky climbs, and then there is a median
angled snow slopes where we have to climb
on mixed rocks and snow until we reach camp
4 at 8400m. Now this camp is on the rock
but some times ago it was snow covered.
To reach there, we have to fix ropes on
climbing but there are safety lines, which
provide you safe place when you are tired
and wind is blowing. This route is mostly
very windy especially between camp 2 to
camp 3.
Camp 4 is the last camp for Everest summit
from North East Ridge. Now route is mixed
rocks and snow steps. This step is quite
steep in many places so you require very
considerable care for yourself, for your
clothing and oxygen equipments.
After that, the North East Ridge is wide
but we have to climb through small steps
with little bit height until we go ahead
where we fix rope. Above there the climbing
is little bit exposed but it is easy again
to reach ahead in the second steps. After
the second steps the route is series of
small nude ridge, which is some times covered
with snow.
After that route with large boulder where
we should use ladder to climb ahead. Again
after that section of the route, we should
fix rope. Above these steps, route is relatively
easy with gentle ground until we reach at
the third steps. Now to go head it is not
series as the previous steps but we should
use the fixed rope to the Col before the
final summit of snow slopes. Again there
are quite steep and fixed ropes to go ahead
to the buttressed rocks from where there
is a short section of corniced ridge to
reach on the Summit of Everest.
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