Pisang Peak Climbing Expedition

Welcome to Kathmandu – the capital city of Nepal. Today is your first day with EverTrek. Once you’ve passed through passport control and collected your bags, you’ll head out to the front of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) to be greeted by one of our friendly team members  - look for the EverTrek sign, you won’t miss them! They will be there to pick you up and transport you to your hotel in Thamel.

Today, the itinerary is clear, as EverTrekkers will be arriving throughout the day at differing flight times. This means that you will have a chance to rest and relax after your journey to Nepal, and may also have the opportunity to meet some of the team and fellow trekkers, to discuss details of your upcoming trek.

Kathmandu Valley is a fantastic place with numerous natural, cultural and historical sites. Today, you will be taken on a tour around Kathmandu to visit some of these major attractions. Kathmandu lies at 1300m above sea level so it’s important to get out and about today and let your body acclimatise. After spending a few hours observing these wonderful sites, you will meet with the team and guides to finalise your equipment and trekking gear required during the trek, if you haven’t already checked these on Day 1.

In the evening you will enjoy a delicious welcome meal with your fellow EverTrekkers. In previous years this had been on the first day of the trip, however it has recently been moved to Day 2 to ensure that those trekkers on later flights don’t miss out on this enjoyable experience. You'll be taken to one of the most popular local restaurants where you can enjoy Nepali food along with cultural music and ethnic dance.

Today also gives you the opportunity to grab any last-minute items in the trekking hub of Thamel and get an early night ready for the trek tomorrow.

(Highlights of the day: Visiting Centuries-old cultural, historical & religious sites around Kathmandu including World Heritage Sites like Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple, Swyambhunath and Boudhanath. An awesome day!)

Today we will head to Besisahar. It’s a long day today but massively worth it. The bus will head along the scenic Prithivi highway until we reach the village of Dumre. Take in the views of the rivers, mountains, waterfalls and jungle terrain before we reach Besisahar. Overnight stay at a local lodge.

Your first day of the trek begins with a relatively easy walk through the valley and ends at the village of Bhulbhule. We will then head over one of the many suspension bridges over the Marsyangdi River. Take in the views of Mt. Manaslu and Nagdi Chuli including numerous waterfalls and visit Gurung village. After that the trail leads uphill to Bahundanda for an overnight stay in a local lodge.

After breakfast, we will head off back onto the trail. The first part steeply drops down to the bottom of the valley where we will then cross and hike up to the village of Syange where we will cross another suspension bridge. There are some awesome waterfall views in Syange so we will stop for a relax and a drink whilst we take in the views. The trail continues uphill towards Chamje. We will stay here overnight at a lodge.

The trail drops once again, down to the river where we will cross another bridge and continue our climb along the river bank to Tal Phedi. There is a short steep climb to get to Tal. Tal is the first village in the Manang District which is located on the bank of the Marsyangdi River and has some beautiful local Tibetan architecture. The trail then continues up to Dharapani village and continues up once again to Bagarchhap for an overnight stay.
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The trail climbs up towards Danaque village. Here you will once again enjoy and take in the views of 8000m peak, Mt.Manaslu. There are two ways to get into the next village but we will take you through the higher route which has an excellent view of the mountains and pass through the old village of Tyanja. After lunch, we will walk through the pine forest to the village of Chame which are the district headquarters of Manang is. Overnight stay at the lodge. (There is a small hot spring on the banks of the river for some much-needed relaxation)

The trail heads upwards through a narrow valley where we will cross another metal bridge & climb up to Dhukure Pokhari. After an easy walk you will arrive at Pisang village for an overnight stay. Once you reach the lodge, and have a relax we will head back out and hike to up to the pretty village of upper Pisang.

Today we make our ascent towards Pisang base camp after a day relaxing in Upper Pisang. From Upper Pisang village, the path ascends through sparse wood and pastures to Kharka at (4,380m) which is where we will set up our camp. It is in a flat alpine section along the trail. Overnight stay at base camp.

Today we hike for another 4 -5 hours where we will then set up our high camp at the height of 5400m after climbing to the mountain shoulder on the south-west ridge. There will be snow at the high camp from the end of November to the end of March. Overnight at high camp.

Summit day! Today is a day you will never forget where you will summit Pisang Peak and reach over 6000m. From the High Camp we will follow the well-defined ridge and then onto the final snow slope which is very steep. We will provide training for this section of the climb if needed. Once the fixed ropes are in place we will ascend and reach the summit of Pisang peak. The views from here are some of best around. After a Successful summit, we will walk back down to Base Camp where we will stay overnight.

Summit day! Today is a day you will never forget where you will summit Pisang Peak and reach over 6000m. From the High Camp we will follow the well-defined ridge and then onto the final snow slope which is very steep. We will provide training for this section of the climb if needed. Once the fixed ropes are in place we will ascend and reach the summit of Pisang peak. The views from here are some of best around. After a Successful summit, we will walk back down to Base Camp where we will stay overnight.

After breakfast, we will head up to the ridge of upper Manang which heads upwards towards Lader. Take in the views of the Annapurna massif, Gangapurna and many more peaks en route. This is an easy day compared with our other trekking days due to the lower altitude and acts as an acclimatisation day for us. Stay overnight at the lodge.

After a short walk the trail drops down to the river once again where we will cross another of the wooden bridges. After having a short rest at one of the local tea shops the trail continues to the village of Phedi directly through the cliff face. Once you are at Phedi, if the team are doing well at this point we will continue to the high camp to make the next day easier.

Today is the longest day of the entire trek but also one of the best! We will cross the legendary Thorung la pass at 5400m. Depending on whether we stayed at the high camp or back in the village of Phedi, will determine how long this date is. We will hike to the top of the pass where we will relax and stop for some photos and to enjoy the views. We will then drop back down to Muktinath.

The trail descends to the Kaligandaki valley and leads along the banks of the holy river where you may find some Fossils if you look carefully. Once you cross the bridge after Ekle Bhatti, we cross the river where we can take in the views of the mountains and valleys that you have walked through. Finally, we reach the village of Jomsom (windy valley) and have an overnight stay at the lodge.

The trail descends to the Kaligandaki valley and leads along the banks of the holy river where you may find some Fossils if you look carefully. Once you cross the bridge after Ekle Bhatti, we cross the river where we can take in the views of the mountains and valleys that you have walked through. Finally, we reach the village of Jomsom (windy valley) and have an overnight stay at the lodge.

Today is the last day of the trip with us. If you would like to extend your trip, we have some options but otherwise, we will transfer you to the airport as per your flight departure time. If your flight is late evening, you can do some last minute shopping or relax in Thamel for the afternoon.