Destination
Nepal
Duration
40
Destination
Nepal
Duration
40
Trip Difficulty
Challenging
Accommodation
Tea House and Tent
Meals
B, L, & D
Max. Elevation
8091
Group Size
25
Best Time
Sept - Nov & March - May
Greetings from Summit 8000. One of our team members will be waiting for you at the airport to welcome you. After the meeting, you will be assisted to your hotel in Thamel, as it is the tourist hub. Upon reaching, relax and enjoy your day. In the evening, you can have a stroll around the marketplace.
Today, early in the morning, you will have your breakfast with your guide, who will brief you about the expeditions. After that, you and our guide will go to the market to buy your gear and equipment which you will require during the trek and climb. You can rent or buy, depending on your preference. Please buy each and every items our guide suggests you can have a safe climb. After completing the shopping, you can take the items to your hotel and pack for the next day. Also, you will need to obtain the permits on the same day that our guide will be assisting you to obtain.
Early in the morning, our guide, along with the driver, will come to pick you up at your hotel. You can have your breakfast and load your duffel bags, trekking, and everything in the vehicle. If you have a suitcase, you can shift the items from the suitcase to duffel bags and trekking bags and leave them in the hotel. Upon returning, you can take it again. After that, you will drive to the Tribhuvan International Airport and fly from Kathmandu to Pokhara. The flight time is around 25 minutes above the mountains and valleys. Upon reaching, you will be transferred to the hotel. After that, you can have the sightseeing in Pokhara and explore the Phewa Lake, Pumditkot, David falls, and many more.
You will have a Heli flight from Pokhara to Annapurna base camp. The flight time will be of 30 minutes while approaching the Annapurna peaks along with the surrounding peaks like the Machapuchhare and Dhaulagiri. The flight from Pokhara to ABC seems so perfect in terms of scene and beauty. Upon reaching the ABC, you can click photographs and relax at your tent house. You will get the perfect sunset views of Annapurna I from the ABC. You will have a short hike to the nearby ridges so that you can acclimate yourself.
From the day 5th you will have practice of climbing, using ropes, crampons, axes, ice arrest, and many more. Along with that, you will have the climbing and rotations periods, which means you will start your climb from the Annapurna base camp, conquer Camp I, conquer it, and return to ABC, and then again from ABC to Camp I, and then from Camp I to II, and again return to ABC. Along with that, you will have a gradual ascent to the terrains, and you will learn about the mountains.
Your summit climbing period will start from the 29th day after you successfully climbed the different camps and conquered. Now you will climb from the base camp to Camp I, Camp II, Camp III, Camp Iv and from Camp Iv you will summit the peak at an altitude of 8,091 meters. After a successful summit, you can congratulate yourself for achieving what other dreams of.
After your successful summit of the Annapurna peak, I will descend to the base camp. Our helicopter will come to pick you up from the camp. You can fly from there to Pokhara and rest at your hotel. Also in the evening, we will invite you to the congratulations dinner were we will share our stories, difficulties, and everything we felt on the climb.
You will have a flight from Pokhara to Kathmandu, which will be of again 25 minutes. Upon reaching, you can rest for a while. After that, you can return the climbing gear and equipment’s which you rented. You can take your suitcase from the hotel and pack your belongings for the next day. You can also visit the different places in Kathmandu valley, such as the Sawayambhunath stupa, Boudhanath stupa, and Kathmandu durbar square. And many more.
According to your time schedule, we will drive you to the airport. We hope you loved our itinerary and experience Nepal mountains. We wish to welcome you again for some other expeditions or treks, such as the Everest Expeditions, Cho Oyu expeditions, or some trekking like the EBC.
Altitude Graph
Annapurna is harder than Kilimanjaro because of the highest fatality rate on Annapurna, along with technical expedition skills. Whereas Kilimanjaro is just at an altitude of 5,895 m, which does not require technical climbing skills.
Both Annapurna and Everest are harder in terms of climbing, and both are above 8000 meters. However, Annapurna is considered harder because of its unpredictable weather and the avalanches prone slope.
Annapurna is called the silent killer because it has one of the highest fatality rate of 32%, which is one of the highest compared to any other 8000-meter peaks.
You will require many gears for Annapurna, such as mountain boots that are insulated, crampons, ice axes, a helmet, a harness, sleeping bags rated to -40 C, goggles, headlamps, an oxygen system, and many more. Please check out the packing list for the Annapurna expeditions blogs for a detailed list.
Annapurna is deadlier in compared to k2 as well as the K2 expeditions is organized and well maintained by the expedition teams, were as Annapurna cannot be organized well due to it’s unpredictable weather and the unpredictable avalanches.
In Nepal, Machapuchhare, which is often known as the Fish tail mountain by the trekkers, is forbidden to climb as locals consider this as a scared mountain.
The death rate of the Annapurna base camp trek is very rare, as it’s the base camp due to which everything is organized, and immediate rescue can happen. However, talking about the peak, its 32% fatality rate, which is the highest in the world.
Yes, you can sleep at Annapurna Base Camp. The tea houses and lodges are well-maintained and run by locals who care about your comfort.
Nepal
90 
Sept - Nov & March - May 