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Whether you begin your trek at a road head or fly
into a remote mountain airstrip, a large part of
Nepal
will be in the Middle Hills region at elevations
between 500 and 3000 meters. In this region, there
are always well-developed trails through villages
and across mountain passes. Even at high altitudes
there are intermittent settlements used during
summer by shepherds, so the trails, though often
indistinct, are always there. You can easily travel
on any trail without the aid of ropes or
mountaineering skills. There are rare occasions when
there is snow on the trail, and on some high passes
it might be necessary to place a safety line for
your companions or porters if there is deep snow.
Still, alpine techniques are almost never used on a
traditional trek. Anyone who has walked extensively
in the mountains has all the skills necessary for an
extended trek in Nepal .
Nepal 's mountaineering
regulations allow trekkers to climb 18 specified peaks
with a minimum of formality, but you must still make a
few advanced arrangements for such climbs. While most of
these trekking peaks do not require extensive
mountaineering experience they do require the climbers
to be fit and safely acclimatized. A trekking peak
is a great way for the experienced trekker to get a
taste of the world of mountaineering. While the
trekking peaks are often low by Himalayan standards at
around 6000 m, in most other continents they would be
the highest mountains around.
Some regions of Nepal most
notably upper Mustang and upper Dolpo require special
restricted area permits which limit the access to these
culturally unique areas. Arrangements for these
treks should be made well in advance to assure that all
of the permits are secured prior to the trek.
In addition to Nepal we
offer treks in India and Tibet. Whatever your
trekking goal is in the Himalaya, we can help make it happen
at our Sherpa & Swiss Adventures.
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