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WHAT OTHERS
WON’T,
WE WILL
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WHY BOOK WITH
FEEDING THE RAT
EXPEDITIONS?
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IF YOU’VE EVER DREAMT OF MAKING FIRST ASCENTS OF HIGH ALTITUDE PEAKS BUT NOT KNOWN HOW, YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
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WE ARE THE ONLY COMPANY THAT RUNS ALPINE EXPEDITIONS TO THE HIGH ALTITUDE RANGES RIGHT ACROSS CHINA. A FEW OTHERS DO OCCASIONAL TRIPS TO WELL KNOW PEAKS, BUT ONLY FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS GOES TO THE NORTH SIDE OF K2, ALL ACCROSS TIBET AND INTO THE BARELY-EXPLORED MOUNTAINS IN BETWEEN. WE HAVE RACKED UP MORE FIRST ASCENTS, MORE WINTER ASCENTS, MORE DIFFICULT ASCENTS AND MORE EXPLORATORY TRIPS THAN ANY OTHER PROVIDER NORTH OF EVEREST. AFTER TWO DECADES WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATIONS OF CHINA UNEQUALLED BY ANY OTHER COMPANY INCLUDING THE ONLY DIRECT CONNECTIONS FOR TRIPS TO THE NORTH SIDE OF K2.
OUR TRIPS WORK BECAUSE WE LEARNED HOW TO RUN THEM BY BEING CLIMBERS OURSELVES, WORKING IT OUT DOING HIGH ALTITUDE EXPEDITIONS TO PLACES NOT ON THE MAPS IN THE TIME BEFORE SMART PHONES, GOOGLE EARTH & WIFI. WE DID OUR INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN GUIDE QUALIFICATIONS AND COURSES AND TRIPS TO THE KHUMBU, BUT THE FURTHER WE GOT INTO PLACES NORTH OF THE HIMALAYA THE MORE WE FOUND THEY DIDN’T APPLY. WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS KNOWING THE CULTURES, KNOWING THE GEOGRAPHY, PROBLEM SOLVING WITH A DIFFERENT LOGIC & BEING ABLE TO ADAPT, AND OVER 20 YEARS WE HAVE GOT VERY GOOD AT IT.
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FOR FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS NO IDEA IS TOO WILD OR PEAK TOO REMOTE, AND BOOKING WITH US GETS YOU A LEVEL OF MOTIVATION NOT FOUND ELSEWHERE WHERE THE PROCESS IS RUN AS TOURISM. aT FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS YOU GET A CLIMBERS EYE FOR DETAIL AND A CLIMBERS ENTHUSIASM FOR THE OBJECTIVE. DESPITE THE UNKNOWN NATURE OF THE PLACES WE GO, EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE REGION MEANS WE CAN ROLL OUT LOGISTICS & STRATEGIES THAT MAKES EXPLORATORY ASCENTS POSSIBLE WHICH RELIES AS MUCH ON THINGS LIKE RESEARCH, SUPPLY & PERMITS AS IT DOES ANYTHING TO DO WITH CLIMBING. OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE BEEN THE FIRST INTO MANY AREAS, CROSSED PREVIOUSLY FORBIDDEN BORDERS, GAINED ACCESS TO UNDOCUMENTED PLACES, MAPPED UNRECORDED RANGES, DISCOVERED FORGOTTEN LOCATIONS, MADE FIRST OUTSIDE CONTACT WITH NOMADS, BEEN THE FIRST TO SET EYES ON UNEXPLORED MOUNTAINS AND CLIMBED A LOT OF UNCLIMBED TERRAIN. EVERY TRIP HAS HAD ELEMENTS OF AUTHENTIC EXPLORATION AND EVERY ONE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS HAS MADE IT HOME AGAIN.
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FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS BREAD & BUTTER IS THE REGULAR EMAILS ASKING US TO ARRANGE UNIQUE AND OFTEN COMPLEX TRIPS TO PLACES FEW HAVE EVER HEARD OF; WE REGULARLY GET ENQUIRIES FOR LONG STRINGS OF CORORDINATES AND OBSCURE PEAKS IN THE BACKGROUND OF BLURRY PHOTOS – THE IDEAL WAY TO START THINGS OFF IN OUR OPINION – AND EVERY NEW TRIP WE GREET WITH AN ENTHUSIASM WE HAVE FOUND NEVER WANES. UNLIKE SOME PLACES WHERE THE FUTURE IS ABOUT MANAGING AN INDUSTRY ALREADY AT IT’S PEAK, THE FUTURE FOR US IS AS FULL OF POTENTIAL FOR NEW PLACES AS IT EVER HAS BEEN. FOR SOME COMPANIES A FIRST ASCENT IN A REMOTE PLACE IS AN INFREQUENT ANOMALLY, FOR US IT’S OUR MOST COMMON REQUEST.
