NEW – SUMMER EXPEDITIONS TO XINJIANG. KARAKORAM, SHAKSGAM & THE KUNLUN
AS AN ADJUNCT TO OUR USUAL AUTUMN/WINTER/SPRING EXPEDITIONS, FOR THE FIRST TIME WE WILL BE RUNNING SUMMER TRIPS TO THE RANGES OF WESTERN CHINA.
YEARS IN THE MAKING, WE HAVE BEEN GRANTED PERMISSION TO CLIMB IN THE RANGES OF SOUTHERN XINJIANG OVER SUMMER. LONG ONLY OPEN TO ELITE TEAMS, WE HAVE THE GO AHEAD FROM THE XINJIANG MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION FOR THE BIG NAMES LIKE K2 AND THE GASHRBRUM GROUP, AS WELL AS VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED 6000m TO 7000m FIRST ASCENTS. THESE ARE THE LAST HIGH ALTITUDE AREAS FREE OF THE EFFECTS OF TOURISM, OPEN ONLY TO SMALL TEAMS AND DEDICATED EXPEDITIONS.
TRIPS RANGE FROM 20 TO 60 DAYS AND ARE WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF LATE SPRING/MID-SUMMER AND IN THE CASE OF THE NORTH KARAKORAM, BEFORE RIVER LEVELS RISE AND AFFECT RETURN JOURNEYS.
AS ALWAYS, THESE ARE TRUE EXPEDITIONS, NOT GUIDED OR OFF-THE-SHELF ITINERARIES. MANY OPTIONS EXIST FOR SCOPE. SCALE AND DIFFICULTY OF ASCENTS, BUT SELF-SUSTAINED ALPINE STYLE IS THE ONLY OPTION IN THESE AREAS.
ALL TRIPS TO XINJIANG BEGIN AND END FROM CHENGDU, SICHUAN AND INCLUDE THE DOMESTIC FLIGHTS. THIS IS SO WE ARRIVE AS TEAMS AND STREAMLINE THE PERMITS AND LOGISTICS. SOME TEAMS WILL PREACCLIMATE IN TIBETAN RANGES FIRST.
EACH TEAM IS COSTED INDIVIDUALLY. COSTS INCLUDE ALL PERMITS AND ADMINISTRATION, ALL IN-COUNTRY TRANSPORT, ACCOMMODATION AND OFF-MOUNTAIN MEALS.
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