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Note: Peak Climbing in Himalayans is not as easy as you think. You need to be of sound mind and body for these expeditions. So for this you need to have good physique first and then leaders with experience for climbing the peak with lot more generosity are needed. And if you go through Himalaya Message Adventure we have no boundaries for help.

Description

Himchuli peak standing tall at altitude of 6,441m above sea level is one of the most scenic peaks in the whole region. Located in the western Annapurna region, Himchuli peak climbing offers an outstanding view of the other neighboring peaks, meadows and traditional settlements. The snowy peak guards the entrance of Annapurna Sanctuary.

The Himchuli peak climbing is not very difficult if we select the right climbing route. There are numerous routes to climb the Himchuli Peak from south east face, Hinko Cave among others. We have to choose the route according to season. However, the best season to climb Himchuli is spring, April to May and autumn, October to November. The Himchuli Peak was first conquered in October 1971.

Himchuli Trek can be done in both ways; teahouse accommodation or camping. The trek will begin from capital city from where we will take a ride to hilly town of Dunai. Himalaya Message Adventure provides full board packages for enthusiasts like you. The trekking will be much more entertaining, comfortable and informative with Himalaya Message Adventure.

Outline Itinerary

1 Day 01: Arrival at Kathmandu.

After getting in the flight at your own lands, your flight will begin to enter at the land of the Himalayas. The glorious view of the high hills from the flight will enables you to make guess that you are now entering at the beautiful land of the earth, Nepal. After getting off the flight, you will be guided towards the HOTEL by the representative of the Himalaya Message adventure.

2 Day 02: Kathmandu to Pokhara.

From Kathmandu, we will take the drive for about 7 to 8 hours through the panoramic road viewing the wonderful view of the green forest and local settlement of people. The drive goes through the highway and will take us to the most panoramic place of Nepal at Pokhara. The night will be at Pokhara at one of the hotel.

3 Day 03: Pokhara to Beni and then trek to Darbang.

From Pokhara, we will drive towards the Beni for several hours and then we will trek towards the Darbang. The trekking will continue for about 5 to 6 hours through the main trekking trail. The Darbang is situated at the altitude of 1120m above sea level.

4 Day 04: Darbang to Takum.

From Darbang, we will trek towards the Takum. The trekking will continue for about 5 to 6 hours through the main trail to reach at the Takum at the altitude of 1650m above sea level.

5 Day 05: Takum to Lamsang.

From Takum, after having the breakfast, we will move towards the Lamsang. The trekking will offer us great view of the surrounding. The trekking will continue for about 5 to 6 hours through the main trail which will take us to the Lamsang.

6 Day 06: Lamsang to Gurja Gaun.

From Lamsang, we will trek towards the Gurja gaun. The trekking towards the Gurja gaun will be interesting as well. The trekking will continue for about 6 to 7 hours through the main trail. The night will be at Gurja gaun.

7 Day 07: Gurja gaun to Darsinge Kharka.

From Gurja gaun, we will trek towards the Darsinge Kharka. The trekking towards the Darsinge Kharka will go for about 7 to 8 hours through the main trail. The night will be at Darsinge Kharka.

8 Day 08: Darsinge Kharka to Budzunge Kharka.

From Darsinge, we will trek towards the Budzunge Kharka. The trekking will continue for about 5 to 6 hours through the main trail. The night will be at the Budzunge Kharka.

9 Day 09: Trek to Himchuli base camp.

From Budzunge Kharka, we will trek towards the Himchuli peak base camp viewing the wonderful view of the snowy peaks and rough trail. The trekking towards the base camp of the Himchuli will be panoramic as well as interesting too. The trekking will continue for about 5 hours.

10 Day 10 to 25: Climbing period.

From the base camp of the Himchuli peak, we will make the regular ascent towards the summit of the Himchuli and then will return to the base camp retrieving the same trail. We will rest at different palces while trekking and climbing at the Himchuli peak.

11 Day 26: Base camp to Budzunge Kharka.

From the base camp of the Himchuli peak, we will trek towards the Budzunge Kharka. The trekking will continue for several hours through the main trekking trail to return back to the Budzunge Kharka. The trekking will continue for about 4 to 5 hours.

12 Day 27: Trek to Gurja Gaun.

From the Budzunge Kharka, we will trek towards the Gurja Kharka. The trekking will continue for about 5 to 6 hours through the main trekking trail. The night will be at Gurja gaun.

13 Day 28: Gurja gaun to Lurang village.

From the Gurja gaun, we will trek towards the Lurang. The trekking will continue for about 5 to 6 hours through the main trail. The night will be at Lurang village.

14 Day 29: Lurang to Takum.

From Lurang, we will trek towards the Takum. The trekking towards the Takum will continue for about 5 to 6 hours through the main trekking trail. The night will be at Takum.

15 Day 30: Takum to Darbang.

From Takum, we will trek towards the Darbang passing through the beautiful trekking trail. The trekking towards the Darbang will continue for about 5 to 6 hours through the main trekking trail. The night will be at Darbang.

16 Day 31: Darbang to Pokhara.

From Darbang, we will drive back to Pokhara which will take about 3 to 4 hours to reach at. In the mean time, we can visit at the Pokhara at the different beautiful palces of the region. The night will be resting at the Pokhara.

17 Day 32: Pokhara to Kathmandu.

From Pokhara we will return back to the Kathmandu enjoying the great sight of the surroundings. The wonderful view of the surroundings that we can view from the window of the vehicle will be breathtaking. Driving for about 7 to 8 hours resting at some palces, we will return back to the Kathmandu and rest the night over there.

18 Day 33: Farewell.

From Kathmandu, we will walk towards the airport and will catch the flight towards the home destination. The farewell program organized by the Himalaya Message Adventure at the airport will be interesting to attend. After the farewell, we will board up in the flight and will fly towards the home

Trip Facts

Cost Includes

Airport pickup and drop by private vehicle.
Three night standard twin sharing Hotel in Kathmandu with breakfast.
Three meals a day (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) during the trek.
Fresh fruits every night after the dinner.
Trekking lodge (Tea House) accommodations during the trek .
ACAP permit and Peak climbing permit.
Accommodations an Hygienic meals( Breakfast ,Lunch Dinner) with tea and coffee, seasonal fruit or cane fruits.
Climbing equipment such as Climbing rope, Ice axe ,Ice screws, snow bars.
Tourist Bus from Pokhara -Kathmandu.
A highly experience, helpful, knowledgeable, friendly , English speaking well trained, Government license holder trekking guide and climbing Sherpa, with all his salary, food, drinks, accommodation, Transport and insurance.
Strong, helpful porters with proper equipment (1porter= two people). with all his salary, food, drinks, accommodation and insurance.
Comprehensive medical supplies (first aid kit will be available).
Arrangement of Emergency Helicopter service (paid by your Travel insurance company).
Use of sleeping bags, Down Jacket, Duffel bag and Walking Poles (to be returned after the trip).
Himalaya Message Adventure branded T-shirt and Cap.
Government taxes and official expenses.
Guided kathmandu sightseeing tour with private vehicle as per itinerary.
Assistant guide group size above 4+ person.

Cost Excludes

Meals whilst you are in Kathmandu Lunch and dinner.
Nepal entry visa fee .
Your Travel and medical insurance( Recommended)
International airfare.
Your personal expenses.
Alcoholic and non alcoholic cold and hot drinks on trek (i.e. those you choose to purchase along the way and during evenings in the Tea Houses)
Desserts Sweet things like chocolate, cake, pie, pudding.
Battery charging and hot shower on the tea houses.
Personal climbing equipment can be hired $150 USD per person.
Kathmandu sightseeing tour entrance fees.
Tips for the guide, porter and driver (Tipping is expected).

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Useful Info

Fitness

Our 6,000m peaks are more challenging trips. Your tough level of fitness is really important for this trip; therefore we strongly suggest preparing yourself in good physical fitness level. You do not need to be an athlete, but a good level of overall fitness is important. Being fit will certainly improve your chances of reaching your chosen summit. As an indication, you should be able to walk 8 km / 5 miles with a maximum height gain of 800m/2,000ft with a 10kg rucksack in 5 hours or less.

In order to get ready for this challenge, you need to be trained at least for about 5 to 7 months to prepare yourself as strong candidate. You can go to fitness center every morning for about 2 hours, do hiking every weekend with increasing weights on your pack (i.e. 7kg, 10kg, 13 kg, 16kg and up to 20kg), manage some time for cycling for couple of hours for 3 or 4 times a week. However during climbing, there might be little symptoms of an altitude illness like mild headache, fatigue etc. but take it as normal and just drink a lot of water (4 – 5 liters) every day. On this trek, you need to be able to hike 6 – 10 hours over hilly terrain up to 6,000m of altitude with daypack. On the summit push, extra effort is required walking on ice and climbing up to 10 – 12 hours. We will have porters to carry our heavy camping equipment, food and also the climbing gears.

Experience Required

All of our 6000m peak climbing trips are accessible to experienced trekkers and those who have done some climbing trips in European mountains in order to take another challenge on the Himalaya's Mountains. This trip will be helpful if you want to gain some knowledge about the mountaineering and have future plan to climb BIG Mountains.

If you have any previous mountaineering experiences and well knowledge about how to play with mountaineering gears, good with rock climbing and ice climbing, will surely increase the chances of reaching the summit and also previous trekking and mountaineering experiences is mandatory but doesn’t require any technical experience. But if you are participating on one the technical climbing peak then you must have well knowledge about how to use the mountaineering climbing gears (i.e. crampon with boot, Ice axe, harness, ropes, jumars, prussiks, abseiling, moving past knots, anchor etc.). Crampons are use for maximum grip and harness and ropes are use for maximum safety during climbing. But for those who have no mountaineering experience and skill but have got tough level of fitness, , you will be have basic training session by our guides about how to use the climbing gears during rest/acclimatization day. So we always make it sure regarding the safety of the team and successful climb of the peak.