Tibet Trek to Cho Oyu and Everest Base Camps with International Mountain Guides

For those of you with friends interested in joining the expedition but not interested in climbing an 8,000m peak, we've added a trek option to offer something for everyone. Trekkers will travel with the climbing team from Kathmandu via Lhasa all the way to Cho Oyu. If desired, trekkers can even go as high as Camp 1 (over 20,500 feet) on rugged but non-technical terrain. Stay at ABC and "hang out" with the climbers before heading home, or, if desired, cruise over to Rongbuk Base Camp. We have lots of flexibility with this program.

After a couple days in Lhasa visiting the Potala, Johkang Temple, Barkor, etc, the group takes a leisurely three days to drive by Jeep from Lhasa to Tingri, which allows plenty of time for acclimatization. Along the way you will visit the famous old Tibetan cities of Gyantse and Xegatse (12,500'), where members can visit the Gyantse and Tashilumpo monasteries, the later the home of the Panchen Lama. We take an acclimatization day in Tingri (14,000') and do additional hikes before moving to BC.

You'll travel to Cho Oyu Base Camp by truck and jeep and work with the climbing team to establish Base Camp (about 15,000'). After several days to acclimatize at Base Camp, with hiking each day, we move up to Advanced Base Camp (about 18,500') with the team and the yaks. We would expect to have ABC established about two weeks after leaving home. It takes at least two days of rugged hiking to get to ABC, which is near the famous Nangpa La (an old trade route leading to the Khumbu and Namche Bazaar in Nepal).

Trekkers stay at ABC for several days for acclimatization and, if desired, a climb up to Camp 1. You are right at the base of the mountain, surrounded by the big Himalayan peaks. It is awesome scenery. After a few days with the climbers at ABC, it is time to head for Rongbuk Gompa (monastery) and Everest Base Camp. After hiking down to Cho Oyu Base Camp, you'll jeep over to the Monastery for the night.

Leaving the gompa (monastery) in Jeeps early the next morning, you'll get a chance to drive up to Rongbuk Base Camp (17,000') for the World's Best Everest View before turning and heading for Nyalam, near the Nepal border. The following day, you descend by Jeep into one of the world's great canyons to Zhangmu and the Friendship Bridge. This is the wildest ride in the world--go over a 17,000 foot pass and descend in a few hours over 15,000 feet down one of the world's deepest gorges. At the border, we transfer to Nepalese vehicles for the ride to Kathmandu (5 hours from border). You'll be able to enjoy a full day of some final shopping and sightseeing in Kathmandu before heading back out to the airport the next day for your return flight to home.

Ama Dablam Extension

For climbers interested in staying in Nepal to do more climbing, we are offering Ama Dablam immediately after the Autumn Cho Oyu Expedition, with a 10% discount for Cho Oyu climbers.