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Macmillan Cancer Support
2 – 20 November 2013
Everest Base Camp Trek
Who we are…
• Established in 1994
• Now one of the biggest providers of fundraising challenges
• HQ just outside Salisbury in Wiltshire
• Employing 25 staff and numerous freelance leaders & crew
• Safety is our highest priority – high leader to participant ratio
• ATOL & AITO bonded for your peace of mind
• Full back up on trips with a 24 hr emergency phone
• We give a higher proportion of your trip costs to charity than any other
challenge company
DA Crew
Experienced DA leaders/doctor supported by local crew
DA/local crew carry radios and satellite phone for safety
Altitude medical kit carried at the back of the group
Day 1: Leave UK – Kathmandu, Nepal
Meet crew at your check in desk
Heathrow Terminal 4 3 hours before
flight departs.
Group check in – make sure you are
wearing your boots or have them in
your hand luggage, and that your poles
(if taking them) are in your hold luggage
Day 2: Arrive Kathmandu
Transfer to hotel
Full trip briefing by leader and meet local
guides
Day 3: Kathmandu
Free day in Kathmandu, city tour
Last chance to buy kit for trek
Final packing before heading to Lukla in morning
Day 4: Flight to Lukla – trek to Phakding
Meet up with guides, sherpas and cooks
Short trek to your first night’s stop in a tea house
Days 5/6: Phakding – Namche Bazaar
Trek from Phakding to
Namche Bazaar on day 5
Stay on for an acclimatisation
walk around Namche on day 6
Great for steady
acclimatisation, extremely
important on this trek
Days 7-9: Namche Bazaar - Dingboche
Trekking slowly via Deboche to Dingboche onto
higher altitude and another acclimatisation day
First views of Everest and its’ neighbours, you reach
4100m
Days 10-13: Dingboche – Everest Base Camp
Heading towards your goal, you stay at Lobuche on
the way before trekking on to EBC and Kala Patar
then heading down to Pangboche over a 4 day
period
Day 14-16: Lobuche – Pangboche – Lukla
Gentle descent down to Lukla over 3 days
Catch the amazing views down the valley
Day 17: Lukla – Kathmandu
Saying goodbye to the guides, sherpas and cooks
you fly from Lukla back to Kathmandu for your
celebration meal.
Day 18: Kathmandu – free day
Free day to relax in Kathmandu
Day 19: Return to UK
Depart Kathmandu and arrive
back in the UK, say farewells
and make onward journey
home!
Important Information
• Passport with 6 months validity after return date
• Medical and Insurance forms to DA (inform
insurance company of pre-existing medical
conditions)
• Money and tips (small denominations) – you can
obtain Nepalese Rupees on arrival, take US$ UK £
sterling to change
• You will be given your flight tickets at the airport
when you meet your leader
• Visa is obtainable on arrival in Kathmandu – take
passport photos
Kit
Essential to wear boots that are
waterproof and that are mid or
high ankle. Approach shoes are not
Suitable.
Take a pair of trainers for wearing in
the evenings. Flip flops are useful for
before and after the trek.
25-30ltr rucksack is essential. Do
have a waterproof cover for it too or dry bag.
Dry bags for your main luggage for the trek too.
Soft bags for main luggage and bring another
small bag/carrier bag for items not to be used on
the trek, you can leave them at the hotel.
There is a 15kg weight limit for the trek itself.
• Buy the best that you can
afford. Sleep is so important on
this trek
• A 4 seasons + sleeping bag is
essential, and a silk liner is a
great idea to give you extra
warmth
Head torches are easier
to use than a hand held
Torch. Take
spare batteries.
We recommend factor 30
as a minimum but for altitude
use factor 50. Lipsalve with a high
spf is just as important
Cameras that use AA batteries are
easier to use as you may not have access
to electricity to charge your lithium battery
Injections
• Tetanus (essential)
• Hepatitis A
• Polio
• Typhoid
You should always check with
a GP or travel clinic for
up-to-date travel health advice
THE END
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