Trekking in Nepal

  K2 Winter Madness: Could This Be The Year? The winter season has just begun and in the Karakoram a large group of Sherpas, clients and professional mountaineers are descending on  K2 Base Camp  (or are already there), determined to solve the last great problem of mountaineering on the world’s 8,000-meter peaks: the first winter ascent of  K2,  the 8,611-meter Pakistani giant. While the largest expedition is still yet to arrive, two small teams are already in action on the Abruzzi Route, the “normal” route used during the historic first ascent of K2, by an Italian team in 1954. The players, the risks, the likelihood of success—read on for a preview of what is to come on K2 this season. The Teams The first team—Icelandic climber John Snorri, and Pakistani climbers Ali Sadpara and Sajid Sadpara—arrived on the mountain and began climbing  on December 1. (According to the meteorological calendar, winter begins on December 1, whereas according to the astronomical calendar—the one generally

           How Much Does It Cost To Climb Mount Everest? Yaks carry climbing gear to Everest Base Camp Yaks carrying climbing gear to  Everest Base Camp As of 2020, the average cost for a place on a commercial Everest team, from either Tibet or Nepal, is US$44,500. A minimalist attempt to climb Everest could be organized for about US$20,000. At the very upper level, the private climb option on VIP expedition” comes with the hefty price tag of US$200,000. The minimalist option would suit high-altitude mountaineers who possess extensive experience above 8,000m, and are used to solo-climbing, expedition planning, and operating in the area known as the death-zone. At the more expensive price point, the  Everest Expeditions Nepal  team which climbs from Tibet charges US$60,900. A place on the US Alpenglow team costs US$85,000. IMG’s “private climb option,” which includes a personal western guide for each climber, has an all-in-cost of US$118,000. The private climb option with the RMI team t

             Nepal and China has officially announced the New Height 8848.86M of Mount Everest !  The height of   Mount Everest  has increased by 86 centimeters. Government of Nepal and China jointly announced the increase of height of Mt Everest Tuesday. With this, the height of Mt Everest is now 8848.86 meters. Nepal for the first time measured the height of Mt   Everest Challenge   with its own means and resources. Nepal measured the height of  Mt Everest  taking around two years. During the Nepal visit of                  Chinese President Xi Jinping last year, Nepal and China had made agreement to announce the height of Mt Everest jointly. With the joint declaration today by China and Nepal, Everest’s new official elevation is now set at 8848.86 Meters (29,031 feet, 8.315 inches to be rather exact). With the top of the world first measured at 29,000 in the 1850’s, it was then publicized as 29,002 feet high. The 2 feet were reportedly added, as the exact 29,000 was thought to be to