REGULAR? WE SPENT TWO WEEKS ON ONE OF TIBET’S BEST KNOWN 6000m PEAKS IN PEAK SEASON AND THE ONLY OTHER PEOPLE WE SAW WERE SOME ROAD WORKERS ON THE WAY OUT.
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AT A GLANCE
- DATES TRIPS RUN OCTOBER 15 – JANUARY 15
- PRICES FROM USD6000*
- TEAM SIZE 1 – 5
- STYLE SELF SUPPORTED**, HORSES WHERE AVAILABLE
- INCLUDES 3 STAR HOTELS, EFFICIENT LOGISTICS, ALL PERMITS, WESTERN TRIP LEADER, LOCAL LIAISON
- MOUNTAIN:TRANSIT DAY RATIO 2:1
- CLIMBING DEMANDS MEDIUM APPROACHES, GRADE III CLIMBING, GLACIER TRAVEL
- IDEAL FOR FIRST REAL EXPEDITION, FIRST 6000m ASCENT, TRAINING & TESTING
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IN TIBET ‘REPEAT’ DOESN’T HAVE THE SAME MEANING IT DOES ELSEWHERE. EVEN THE MOST FAMOUSE PEAK LIKE SIGUNIANG, GENYEN AND MINYA KONKA HAVE HAD RELATIVELY FEW ASCENTS, AND THE MOST ACCESSIBLE PEAKS OF ALL ARE STILL NOTHING LIKE ISLAND OR MERA.
REPEAT ASCENTS IN TIBET STILL HAVE HUGE SCOPE FOR NEW LINES AND ENTIRE UNATTEMPTED FACES, THINGS CONSTANTLY IN FLUX AS LOCAL AUTHORITIES OPEN UP AND CHANGE ACCESS. THIS CAN INCLUDE CLOSURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS, SO IT WORKS BOTH WAYS, BUT EVERY YEAR NEW OPPORTUNITIES ARISE, INCLUDING ACCESS TO NEW SIDES OF ENTIRE RANGES, SOMETHING FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT PART OF.
REPEAT ASCENTS IN TIBET CAN BE A LUCRATIVE DEAL ON PERMIT COSTS AS PRICES FOR NON-VIRGIN PEAKS ARE MUCH CHEAPER. ACCESS TOO IS OFTEN MORE OF A KNOWN FACTOR, MAKING TIMELINES SHORTER & LOCATIONS OF THINGS LIKE BASECAMPS SIMPLER. TRIPS TO TRUELY POPULAR PEAKS, THOUGH STILL MUCH QUIETER THAN THE KHUMBU, OFTEN HAVE ESTABLISHED SYSTEMS WITH HORSE PORTAGE & ACCESS TRAILS THAT MAKE THEM VERY EASY TO GET TO.
*AVERAGE PRICE PER MEMBER FOR TEAM OF 2, WESTERN LEAD, 14 DAY ITINERARY
**FULL BASECAMP SERVICES AVAILABLE
