Each of our expeditions require different skill sets and mountaineering experience. Climbing high altitudes in austere environments demands excellent physical and mental fitness levels. The Rise Expeditions team will assess your level of fitness and skills in order to get you on a path for success with custom training plans.
Each trek and expedition requires a high level of physical and mental fitness. You should be able to trek uphill 5-9 hours a day with a heavy pack. You should have the mental stamina to withstand elevation changes, altitude and cold, harsh environments.
For 8000m+ peaks, you will need to be in excellent physical and mental condition and have incorporated a regular training regime for months prior to the expedition.
Our team will answer any of your concerns, or suggest a training program. Some peaks will require a prerequisite climb.
This will depend on which mountain you are climbing. We prepare differently for each 6000m, 7000m and 8000m expedition. Here is a complete list of what you will need for an 8000M ascent:
Three meals (morning, afternoon, evening) and hot drinks (tea, coffee). For accommodation, double or single rooms depending on the number of clients.
Insurance:
Rescue/Medevac insurance is mandatory on all of our expeditions. Rescue insurance will help cover costs in the event that you need to be evacuated off the mountain (Ex: Helicopter/medical evacuation). Travel Insurance is strongly recommended and can cover trip cancellation such as illness, and other unforeseen reasons. We can make provider recommendations on request.
Visas:
Clients will require an entrance visa on arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport. Please bring two extra passport size photos to Kathmandu. This is an extra cost not covered by expedition/trek fees. You can read more at https://www.immigration.gov.np/page/visa-on-arrival
Permits:
We will arrange trekking and expedition permits prior to your arrival.
Rise Expeditions supplies all group equipment including tents, cooking equipment, ropes, 02 if needed, etc. For all 6000m – 8000m+ Peaks we will supply a gear list you will be responsible for.
Unless noted at time of booking enquiry, yes. PK is the logistical and planning lead mastermind behind Rise Expeditions. There will also be a team in larger expeditions that will work closely with PK to satisfy every need.
Funds are transferred through an international wire transfer. Banking information will be provided. Depending on the trip, there may be an option to pay in installments.
Your trip price will be dependent on your trek or expedition.
Included with your trip:
Exclusions:
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY TRIP AT ANY TIME.
Cancellation reasons can be due to unforeseen weather, a natural disaster, inadequate enrollment, or even political instability.
We will fully refund or credit your payments if we cancel a trip prior to its start for low enrollment, or due to a natural disaster prior to your trip.
We will credit your trip to a future date if we experience natural disasters, COVID-19, or other reasons not including low enrollment.
In general, the non-recoverable portion of your payment increases the closer we get to the date of departure. By the departure date of your trip, most of our costs have already been incurred.
If we have to cancel your trip after its start due to political instability, natural disasters, COVID-19, or other reasons, there are no refunds or credits. Trip Insurance is essential for these reasons.
Itinerary changes due to weather, environmental reasons, etc for any reason do not warrant a refund.
If you cancel your trip more than 90 days before departure, Rise Expeditions will refund your payment minus the non-refundable deposit.
60-90 days prior, Rise Expeditions will refund 50% of your payment.
Fewer than 60 days prior, there are no refunds or credits. TRAVEL INSURANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
On any trek or adventure, our guide’s focus is safety first. If a client cannot continue an expedition due to safety reasons or is jeopardizing the safety of others, they will be removed. This includes a person unable to climb at an adequate level necessary for the chosen expedition. In all these cases, there are no refunds or credits whatsoever, and the client will be responsible for any additional costs incurred leaving the trip. It is paramount you are honest about prior experience and skill level before committing to an expedition.
PK is a certified NNMGA and UIAGM/IFMGA guide. PK is one of the few guides in Nepal with this level of accreditation. To earn NNMGA certification in one or more disciplines, guides spend years training, studying, and must pass rigorous examinations. Guides that have passed exams in all three disciplines: rock, alpine, and ski mountaineering obtain the title of IFMGA mountain guide.
