September 8 to September 30, 2019: Our recently revised and incredibly improved Zanskar Traverse begins with an exciting flight to the frontier town of Leh in the upper Indus Valley. We then take a scenic overland journey, along the Leh-Manali Highway, to the starting point of our unique route. At Gatta Loops we will meet our support crew and horse …
Our new Hidden Lake Trek is truly unique. This trip is actually the combination of the Kopra Danda Trek in the west with the Mardi Himal Trek to the east. What makes this trip different is the fact that we will connect the two trekking routes via little-used tourist trails. We have decided to offer this as a camping trip …
In conjunction with our friends at Wilderness Scotland and Wilderness Ireland, we are very happy to offer you 2 of the best week-long hiking tours in each country. These are high quality, fully-supported trips through scenic countryside. You focus on the trail, breathtaking scenery and having fun and let your guide do the rest. Immerse yourself in beautiful corner of …
From 1988 to 2006 we successfully led trekking groups to every corner of the Karakoram. For obvious reasons these treks have been less popular over the years but, with a top notch local agent and the tremendous success of previous groups, we are committed to rediscovering this gem among trekking destinations in 2019. The trek to Camp Concordia and hike …
The Tsum Valley landscape is dotted with mani walls, chortens and kaanis (gateway chortens). Chortens are Buddhist religious monuments, also known as stupas, which are distinct features in Tsum Valley. They are erected to ward off evil spirits from places that are identified as thresholds such as confluences and bridges or to commemorate the visit or death of historic figures, …
Our new trekking tour in the Cordillera Huayhuash is considered the most challenging hike in Peru and arguably in all of South America. Fewer people trek the Huayhuash than the nearby Cordillera Blanca with most walking and most of the campsites situated above 13,000 feet / 4,000 meters, so the landscape is quite rugged and mountainous. The Huayhuash is famous …
May 20 to June 4, 2019: We are very excited to offer this special Everest Base Camp Lodge Trek. On May 28 the group will spend the night at Everest Base Camp and wake on May 29 to watch the start of the Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon and celebrate the first successful ascent of Mount Everest on this date back in …
According to my GPS our approximate total trek was: 13 days 47 hours (moving time, excluding lunches and rests) 70 miles 9,184 feet to 17,500 feet (difference in elevation between Lukla and Goyko Ri) 25,000 feet of ups and downs between VERY IMPRESSIVE, especially at the elevations we were at!
Hi Andy, Thank you for organizing the Nepal trek for us. Belle had specific requests and you did a great job meeting them. John and I are grateful we had the opportunity to share in her vision 🙂 Tendi and his team were wonderful. They made the trip as comfortable as possible for us. I am left with very fond …
If you are on our website and reading this blog you are probably somewhat familiar with altitude sickness. Research says that approximately 20% of people going to altitudes above 8,000 feet (2,500 meters) will have experienced at least one of the most common effects of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). This rises to 40% at 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) and further …
