Putha Hiunchuli Expedition -33 days

On arrival to Kathmandu, we receive you there and we wait you there with your name and take you to hotel. Team members will be accommodated on a twin share basis rooms. Single rooms are available if you prefer, for which a supplement is payable.

While the leader attends a formal briefing in the Ministry of Tourism, you will be able to explore this fascinating city. As those who have been there before will know, it is a wonderful mixture of crowded bazaars, temples and shrines, in a blend of ancient, colonial and modern architecture. Today, the expedition leader will also check everyone equipment, as Kathmandu is the last opportunity to buy anything missing.

As early morning flight to Nepalgunj.

During the flight, we can enjoy superb views of the Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and of Manaslu before landing on the unsurfaced runway at Juphal (2,250m). It is a 3 hour trek to Dunai, where we camp for the night at 2,150m.

The trail follows the Thulo Bheri River towards Tarakot

We have set aside two weeks to reach the summit and plan to use three camps above base camp; at 5,400m, 6,000m and 6,600m. This should give us enough time to get acclimatized and make a summit bid in a decent weather window. We would expect to climb to Camp 2 as part of our acclimatization, before descending to base camp for a rest before the summit push. Fixed ropes will be placed on some of the steeper sections of the route between Camp 1 and Camp 2, but much of the climbing will be done moving together as roped teams. No-where is the ground particularly steep, but after fresh snow this could make the going extremely tough. Temperatures on summit day could be as low as -40 degrees celcius.

A spare day in case our internal flight is affected by bad weather.

Today, we have another opportunity to visit the bazaars and to shop for mementoes of our visit. In the evening, we can choose from a host of venues, the Nepali Kitchen, in which to celebrate the success of our expedition in fine style.

Final airport departure to get flies back to home.