Mt. Shisa Pangma Expedition - 8012m. (43 Days)
Fixed Departure on 10 April 2011
Shishapangma is one of the lovely mountain of Tibet, which lies in its autonomous region. Only very few people in the world had an idea about the Shishapangma before Chinese opened Tibet to the western summiteers in 1978 A.D. It is regarded as the holy mountain by the Tibetans. It is the youngest among fourteen mountains above 8000m that lies in high Himalayan ranges.
Route:
The North West normal route to Shishapangma takes us up easy angled snow slopes up to 35 degrees with one steeper section. The necessary lines will be fixed and placed on the steeper or crevassed sections. Following our acclimatization in Zhangmu & Nyalam, we will arrive at base camp 5000m ready to do our final preparations and acclimatization walks. Yaks transport our expedition gear from Base camp to ABC at 5,400m. Three further camps will be place en-route.
Camp 1 - 6,730m – After 6-7 hours walk we reach in camp 2 through crossing many snow slopes by fixing ropes in the places of crevassed.
Camp 2 - 7,045m – After 5-6 hours we reach camp 3 through steep ascent leading to very gentle ground below the North West ridge.
Camp 3 - 7,400m – From Camp 3, it takes 9-12 hours to reach on the summit. The situation of the groups/climbers’ progress and the condition of their physical fitness and also the favorable condition of the weather depends the climbing ahead.
Some times the extra additional days are also required for acclimatization at different places until climbers succeeds the summit. If the climber succeeds the mountaineering early than the scheduled tenure they may leave the base camp before the prescribed time as well.
Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu, trannsfer to Hotel, In Kathmandu
Day 02: In Kathmandu - Tibet visa procedure
Day 03: In Kathmandu - last minute shopping and preparation for the expedition
Day 04: Drive to Tibet Border( Zhangmu), o/n in Zhangmu
Day 05: Drive to Nylam
Day 06: Rest day for acclimatization
Day 07: Drive to Shishapangma Base Camp
Day 08: Rest day for acclimatization
Day 09: Rest day for acclimatization
Day 10: Trek to Advance Base Camp
Days 11-32: Climbing Period- Mt. Shishapangma (8013 m)
Day 33: Reserve day
Day 34: Trek back to Base Camp
Day 35: Drive back to Nylam
Day 36: Drive back to Kathmandu
Day 37: In Kathmandu
Day 38: Depart Kathmandu