Makalu Advance Base Camp Trek with 'Project Base 8000'
Makalu Advance Base Camp – Sherpani Col
Trip Overview
For this trek, expect to be challenged in a way that is hard to beat when it comes to high altitude trekking. This is one of the most compelling treks that you could ever do. This is a remote trek, on paths less travelled and you won’t pass through many villages as you near Mt Makalu (8485m), the summit of which stands 3km above its base camp. The snow laden route over Sherpani Col (6,180m), Baruntse Camp 1 (West Col) (6,190m) and Amphu Lapcha (5,845m) into the Everest valley involves traversing what some would call the highest and hardest passes in the Himalaya. Expect to be blown away by the awe-inspiring views that make this an experience of a lifetime. Be prepared to be flexible as the itinerary may change due to unforeseen circumstances such as changing weather, snow or trail conditions or river water levels. Your guide will keep you informed. To try to keep costs down for this trek, for the portion after Makalu Advance Base Camp until before Chukhung, instead of providing a dining tent and cook, this trek contemplates that your guide will cook for you and you will eat your meals ‘al fresco’ (weather permitting) or in your personal sleeping tent. If you want a challenging Himalayan trek with some basic mountaineering skills thrown into the mix, then this is the trek for you!
Why join with Expedition Base?
Our goal is to ensure you have the best trip possible with our highly skilled and knowledgeable trekking guides, with a personable team, and with quality services. We do our best to ensure that your experience is in accordance with or better than your expectations. We want you to go home remembering an adventure of a lifetime with memories you will treasure for life. We have a strong reputation for high quality services and we seek to maintain our reputation with every trip that we do. To help keep our mission strong, we value your feedback at any time. It helps us to be better. When some companies keep you to a strict schedule, when needed and where you have time we work with you to adjust your timing to make your experience better. We are not selling ‘trips’ – we are offering great experiences, cherished memories, and personal challenges for you to value into the future. We provide services that many other companies do not offer – to us, they are a natural part of our service. To others, they can be add-ons at an additional fee, or not available at all. Our food offerings can be adjusted to suit your needs, season and area permitting. We have quality resources and a fun, experienced team. Our gear and equipment is fit for purpose. Our trekking guides are well-trained, experienced in leading trips and look after our clients well. We are pleased to have clients who come with us for their adventures time and again. Let us know what you are looking to experience and we will help to make it happen.Trip Highlights
- Exotic Kathmandu
- Remote trekking
- Cross the Sherpani Col (6,180m), Baruntse Camp 1 (6,190m) and Amphu Lapcha (5,845m)
- Participate in probably the most challenging trek in the Himalaya
- Amazing views of Makalu & Everest
- Some snow travel over high passes
Fitness/Ability Requirement To Join This Trek
