When you arrive at Kathmandu airport, a representative from Alpinist Climber Expeditions will be there to greet you and when you have gone through customs formalities, our representative will be on hand to transfer you to your hotel. Once you’re checked in, get ready for the expedition guide and other participants to go through the final preparation for the trip in the evening, get ready to enjoy Nepali cuisines!

The guide goes through preparation and briefing with the team and formal procedures regarding the Ministry of Tourism you will be engaged in exploring the fascinating sights of the city. Our guided tour will lead you to some UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Kathmandu valley. This final day is also for final necessary arrangements and a last-minute briefing on the expedition and grouping with the expedition team.

After the flight out from Kathmandu, you will soon arrive at the mountain town of Lukla and the gateway to the Khumbu Region. This is an exciting flight, which should give a glimpse of Everest in the distance.  Upon arrival, it is time to commence the first day of trekking as you make your way from Lukla to Phakding.

We will be trekking from Phakding Village to Namche Bazaar. We will continue up the banks of the Dudh Koshi, crossing it twice by small suspension bridges before reaching the village of Monjo where we will enter in the check-point of Sagarmatha National Park. We will then cross the confluence of the Dudh Koshi and the Bhote Koshi on a high suspension bridge and hike steeply for about three hours up ‘Namche Hill’ to reach Namche Bazaar.

Today we will rest our feet and prepare for the rest of the expedition. Namche Bazaar is the perfect place for an extra night and acclimatization, as we need to adjust to the low oxygen levels. So, we will hike up to Everest view point and explore the area around Khumjung. We will come back here to spend the night.

We begin our journey to the famous monastery of the Everest Region, Tengboche Monastery. The initial part of the trek is uphill and becomes gentler before it descends to a gentle mountain stream. It goes steep uphill towards Tengboche after crossing the stream. Tengboche is a small and beautiful village that has great views of mountain peaks. The monastery is popularly known as Tengboche Monastery and is a rich example of Buddhist cultural traditions found in the region. We unfold many monasteries before spending overnight here.

We wake up on a nice morning and enjoy breakfast overlooking the mountains. Today we go to Pangboche, so we embark on an adventurous walk of the day. Leaving the village of Tengboche, we follow a descending path between the high mountain, reaching Diboche. After crossing the suspension bridge over Imja Khola, we reach Pangboche on a steep ascent.

Today we are going to Ama Dablam base camp. From Pangboche, we hike up the river, follow the trail and walk to the base of Ama Dablam. Shortly after walking across Pangboche, Ama Dablam seems to be nearby and makes for a beautiful sight. You can also get views of Everest (8,848m) Lhotse (8,516 m), Lhotse Shar (8,382 m), Nuptse (7,879 m), Lobuche Peak (6,119m), and other peaks that create the beautiful Himalayan panorama.

Puja is an important ceremony in which we pay homage to the mountain and bless a safe passage before we go up the mountain. The puja includes a lama (monk) and our entire team, taking part in prayer, tossing rice and flour, and three sips of strong whiskey (just to name a few from the three-hour ceremony!).

The stupa is covered in beautiful decorations and sculptures made of butter and shampoo, with plates full of food and drink as offerings. It’s amazing to be there and be a part of it. As we approach the ceremony, it will also be a stop for final training before starting our destination.

We will train you at Base camp on how to move on a fixed-line rope, how to use all the necessary climbing equipment, and some climbing techniques that you will be using later. We will proceed to start the climb to Camp 1 and camp 2 in the next few days, now that we have the blessing of the Gods to move on. Tonight, we will continue to organize the equipment that will be sent to the mountains.

From here the expedition of Ama Dablam begins. We may not follow the day-to-day itinerary, as at the higher altitude, the climate is not predictable which may affect the expedition.

The expedition schedule of Ama Dablam is pre-determined by the expedition leader and the team members. The expedition leader knows the best possible way to approach the summit based on practical approaches judging the climbers and their own experience.

Therefore, we will hike for acclimatization, before returning to the Base Camp for the final preparation to scale the summit. Altogether there are three camps above the base camp before reaching the summit.

We will hike up to the high camp and we will see many mountain views early in the morning and evening. Sleep overnight here.

It’s 2 hours away from high camp to camp 1 but the trail is mostly easy. You will detect a short section of casual rock and debris scattered about 100m in length.

To reach camp 1 you are required to climb some large boulder and climb an easy fourth-class slap and not be provided with any fixed rope in place.

Camp 1 is not as luxurious as base camp due to which you need to accommodate other climbers and share your tents.

Camp two is situated at 6,100 meters and because of this the climb from camp 1 to camp 2 is the toughest during this expedition.

The climbing requires a fourth-grade horizontal rock ridge around various pinnacles and gendarmes, huge exposures with gigantic massive drop-offs on both sides of the ridge.

You will discover high-quality granite during your climbing sessions. When you are about to end your climbing sessions, you need to climb the yellow tower around 10 meters which are French 4th class, British Severe, North American YDS 5.5.

After climbing the yellow tower, you have arrived at Camp 2 for better acclimatization and to test our endurance and strength we will return back to camp 1 the following day.

We will return back to base camp, rejuvenate and rest this day.

For the summit push, you must be prepared for 10-12 hours of uninterrupted physical exertion. The most efficient way to get ready for leaving for the summit push is to have a balanced meal, which we will eat just before we are set to go.

We wake up at 6:30 am, after having breakfast, pack our backpacks, and move up to Camp 1, It’s 6 hours away from base camp to camp 1 but the trail is mostly easy. You will detect a short section of casual rock and debris scattered about 100m in length near camp 1, to reach camp 1 you are required to climb some large boulder and climb an easy fourth-class slap and not be provided with any fixed rope in place.

Camp 1 is not as luxurious as base camp due to which you need to accommodate other climbers and share your tents.

We wake up at 6:30 am, after having breakfast, pack our backpacks, and move up to Camp 2. It will take about 3-4 hours to reach camp 2. On this day we will have a light snack and enough liquid. Our guides will fix the camp 2, tents before we arrive, we will have hot soup and drinks after arriving at the high camp. Rest for the summit push.

This is our summit day so after waking up at 2 am we prepare our necessary climbing equipment, food, and enough water and have proper breakfast, light snack and enough liquid as we begin to embark on the summit. We push forward to the summit and make our way back to camp 2. While summiting you will come across some pitches of dramatic but very solid snow-ice when climbing to the side of Dablam.

Upon finishing these pitches, you will arrive at a fluted snow/ice field (30-50º) exposing you to one of the world’s finest summits. From the summit, you can clearly distinguish Khumbu and with the panoramic beautiful views of Nuptse, Everest, Lhotse, Cho Oyu, Pumori, Kanchenjunga, Cholatse, Makalu, and many other mountains.

Unpredictable Weather conditions can make our journey more difficult. So just in case the weather forecast is not favorable we allot this day as a spare day. We might have to stay another night in camp 2.

After arriving at camp 2, we descend to base camp safely.

After conquering the peak of one of the world’s most beautiful mountains, we will walk the same route to reach Namche Bazaar so it will be more like a revision of the scenery around but heavenly views of peaks like Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam etc.

Passing the Base Camp after breakfast, we take a downhill trail through some marvelous stones that are carved in the Imja Khola river and Pangboche.

After crossing the steel suspension bridge, climb uphill to Diboche and then a short steep climb through a thick jungle of birches, conifers, and rhododendron before reaching Tengboche. After few hours of hiking on the uphill and downhill trails, you’ll be back in Namche Bazaar.

Finally, we trek all the way back to Lukla today to finish the Expedition Journey. We trek past Monjo and Phakding villages; meeting the Dudh Koshi River along the trail and finally reach Lukla.

As it’s the final day of the trek, we can celebrate the beautiful adventure and bid our trekking porters goodbye, thanking them for all the services they provided to make this journey worthwhile and possible.

After waking up early for our flight back to Kathmandu. It’s time to say goodbye to the serene and magnificent mountains and board the flight to come back to modern hustle and bustle.

The afternoon in Kathmandu will be spent leisurely. Strolling the streets of Kathmandu; souvenir shopping; finding a massage or relaxing at the hotel can be the best ways to spend time.

On this last day of our trip, we will drive you to the airport according to your flight schedule to see you off to your onward destination or back home.

It was a wonderful experience and a pleasure in meeting you, and we do hope just as the memories of our relationship will too be cherished.

We believe that you have enjoyed the Ama Dablam Expedition with us. We hope to see you for yet another adventure soon.