Amadablam Expedition -Base Camp Service - 30 Days

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EXPEDITION INFO

APPLICATION FORM

A climbing permit is required to climb peaks, which are above 6000 meters (Six Thousand meters). Loben Expeditions has details of all peaks and rules and regulations regarding climbing.

The first step towards your expedition is applying for a climbing permit. An application can be submitted to Ministry of Tourism, Mountaineering section in Kathmandu. In case you face any difficulties to fill any item on the application form, just leave it we will complete in accordance with rules. We will take care of your application and will keep you updated with the process for which we do not charge any to our valued clients.

The application form (ANNEXURE “A”) and the other form that contains information about leader and members (ANNEXURE-B) can be sent to you on request. You can re-send the filled application by e-mail as an attached document to loben@lobenexpeditions.com.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE

The necessary clearance takes about 15 days to be cleared from all the concerned authorities. Our expedition department follows up the application until the issuance of the permit from the Ministry of Tourism.

PARTICULARS OF EXPEDITION MEMBERS

Particulars of expedition members Annexure “B” must be sent to us for necessary clearance at least a month in advance. In case the members of the expedition increase, then it can be done on the urgent basis within a week time before the arrival of an expedition. In this way, the expedition does not waste time in Kathmandu

VISA REQUIREMENT :

Visa is required for all nationalities for entering both Nepal. The visa for Nepal can be obtained on arrival at Kathmandu International airport, visa fee US $ 30 for a single entry. One can also pre-issue from your country Nepalese Embassy or Consulate. You will be staying in Nepal for about 65 days thus visa should be valid till you depart the country.

EXPEDITION CREW:
There will be BC Manager, Cooks, and Kitchen boys to handle base camp.  

CARAVAN/ ENROUTE: 

On the way to base camp in and out we will use our regular tea house with all meal ( Breakfast, lunch, and dinner). Single room supplement charge is applicable to the lodge (normally USD 10 per night) and cost of other charges like mineral water, soft drink is payable by the client directly. 

EQUIPMENT:

Our Amadablam expedition provides dome tent single occupancy at BC with one form mattress. There are no single supplementary charges for a tent.  Dining tent will have to share with team members, besides there will be kitchen tent with a complete set of cookery & cutlery, toilet tent will be pitch bit more than 50 m away from a camp area. There will be shower facilities at the base camp.

BC FOOD:

All meals are included except at during our stay in Kathmandu. Three meals a day with at least 5 courses will be served hot at BC & ABC with a supplementary item like biscuits, chocolates, various hot drinks, juice, chocolates bars & cereals. Most of the food item will be western oriented with local staples such as rice, vegetables etc. Fresh vegetables & meat will be supplied whenever available or possible. The menu of food will be managed by our BC cook. However, a team member can discuss a day menu with cook before preparation every morning or evening. 

POWER SUPPLY:

For re-charging any kind of electronic device (digital camera, video camera, sat phone etc) there is electricity in Lukla, & Namche. At base camp, we use 12 V batteries, which are constantly charged by the solar panel. We also take AC invertors to get AC current flow with a multi-plugin.  Just make sure you have 220 V adapters for AC current or you can get 12 V DC from a battery to recharge your devices.

WEATHER:

Be prepared for a wide range of temperatures - from freezing nights to snow and wind, to bright sunshine intensified by the high altitude. This wide fluctuation in temperatures makes it important to bring everything on the equipment list.