 Kangtega
- The Snow Saddle - is another beautiful
mountain which rises majestically to
a saddle shaped summit from the Khumbu
and Hinku Valley and sits next to another
prominent mountain Thamserku to the
north. Our approach to this mountain
is from the south side over the Tsetrawala
pass and then through the Hinku glacier.
We take about a week to reach the Kangtega
base camp situated at the bottom of
the Kangtega Ice-Fall which resembles
with the infamous Khumbu Ice Fall of
Mt. Everest. Setting up our base camp
at 5,182m/17,000ft. Though an obvious
route up the mountain would be to follow
the Ice Fall, we opt for the rock face
leading to a ridge around 6,070m/19,909ft
and rappel down for about 70 meters
to reach at the top of the ice fall
to avoid possible ice fall hazards.
Camp I is placed here at an altitude
of 6,000m/19,680ft. On ward we overcome
some narrow crevasses and climb some
interesting snow slope to reach camp
two at 6,400m/20,992ft. on the south
ridge of the mountain. Before the sun
totally goes down, impressive mountain
views can be viewed with a blue sky
turning to golden and to crimson.
Next day, an early morning push through
45 ~ 50 degree snow slopes soon leads
to knife edged short summit ridge.
The summit offers great mountain views
and the valley surrounding.
Our Sherpa support will help carry
food, fuel, equipment and fix the
rope.
Service Inclusions:
Airport - Hotel - Airport transfer;
Hotel in Kathmandu 3 star standard
for 3 nights in twin sharing bed and
breakfast basis, Customs clearance;
Sherpa support ( 1 Sherpa for four
climbers), cook, kitchen boy, porters
and pack animals, food for trek, BC
and climb; Group equipment for the
climb, Camping Service including tents
for BC and climb, kitchen/dinning
tent, toilet tent, chair/tables; Flights
Kathmandu - Lukla - Kathmandu, HF
radio sets;. Oxygen for medical purpose,,
all permit fees, wages / allowances,
personal insurance coverage for the
liaison officer, climbing Sherpas,
kitchen staff and porters.
Service Exclusions:
Main meals in Kathamndu, personal
equipment, personal insurance including
emergency evacuation, visa fee and
airport tax and other services than
those mentioned in the service inclusion.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Kathmandu
Day 2 Fly Kathmandu to Lukla
Day 3-9 Approach march to the base
camp
Day 10-30 Climbing
Day 31-33 Return march to Lukla
Day 34 Fly Lukla to Kathmandu
Day 35 Trip ends |
