KATHMANDU: The U.S. Department of State has cancelled the Travel Warning that was most recently issued on January 12, 2011.
The U.S. Embassy is pleased that the overall situation in Nepal has improved to such a degree that this decision could be made. By issuing a press statement on Wednesday, Public Affairs Section Embassy of The United States, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu has stated that the Travel Warning issued about a year ago has been cancelled in recognition of the improved conditions in Nepal.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Everest Base Camp via Gokyo & Cho La
So now and then we publish a new trip! This trip is a great alternative for the normal route to the Everest Base Camp. As you know, Everest base camp is a very inspiring place. It is the starting point for the ascent to the world's highest mountain. Many people gave their lives to get there, many of them started in this base camp. It is a place of natural power and an emotional and spiritual place of happiness, frustration and sadness. During this journey you trek through the Gokyo valley trek across the Cho La pass to the base camp of Mount Everest. This trek is more demanding than the normal route to Mount Everest, but also much more varied. You climb Gokyo Ri (5357m), visit the Gokyo Lakes, cross the Ngzumpa glacier and Cho La (5420m). After the ascent of Kala Pattar (5554m) and a visit to the Everest Bae Camp we'll trek back to Lukla and Namche Bazar via the beautiful normal route. An adventurous and challenging variation on the normal route to Everest Base Camp. Highly recommended!
Have a look at our website: http://www.mountainconsult.com/programs/trekking/nepal-gokyo-chola-everest-basecamp-trek.asp
Mountain Consult
Have a look at our website: http://www.mountainconsult.com/programs/trekking/nepal-gokyo-chola-everest-basecamp-trek.asp
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Mountain Consult starts to use Mountain
Yes, we’re so happy about it!
For a long time our wish has been to use the strong, warm, spacious and cozy domes of Mountain Hardwear or North Face. This season we’re using the Mountain Hardware domes for our Everest and Lhotse Expeditions. For us it’s exciting news, let’s hope our clients enjoy it as well. Continuously quality improvement!
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As you may have guessed, yes, the Everest season has started and we're already in the base camp to setup camps... We'll be leaving from Kathmandu soon, too.
It's a busy start of the year with several great treks, varying from Manaslu and the Annapurna's to Mera Peak and Api. Then the weather is just great and it's getting warmer quickly now. In short, it's gonna be a great season! Join us! http://amplify.com/u/bwkf3
It's a busy start of the year with several great treks, varying from Manaslu and the Annapurna's to Mera Peak and Api. Then the weather is just great and it's getting warmer quickly now. In short, it's gonna be a great season! Join us! http://amplify.com/u/bwkf3
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Merry Christmas & Happy, healthy, adventurous and inspiring New Year!
We all like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a very happy, healthy, adventurous and inspiring New Year. We love to see you again in the Himalayas!
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Monday, November 22, 2010
How dirty is Everest? The Everest Clean up Debate
A debate about dirty mountains is a good thing. And no, Everest is not the only mountain with rubbish in the world, the problem well spread.
As the highest mountain in the world, Everest will always get more attention than others. So Everest is chosen to be cleaned, more than others. Some expeditions just do it to get attention and funding to climb it, others really try to do something good. It’s easy to question all these initiatives, and perhaps, the money spend by climbers to climb a mountain, could be spend more wisely. But if we raise that question, then everything we do for our own entertainment can be questioned isn’t it? Where do we draw the line then?
I personally don’t think that it’s a good idea to say to climbers: “don’t climb anymore because you destroy the mountain”. I think it’s better to get a dialogue started about how the climbing community could minimize their impact and perhaps, spread awareness about even more important issues and raise money to support local problems. If a team of Everest climbers is able to get funding for this, then that might be a good thing. Even if personal interest get mixed up. Or does it makes some of us jealous because we spend so much private money on our own expeditions?
Anyway, there are many people trying to do something good. Perhaps the road to perfection is difficult and unclear, but at least there are some people trying to make the world a better place. Let’s not just drop a few firm and populist phrases here, it’s better to start a real dialogue! We all know the famous words of our favorite Asian philosopher: “every journey of a thousand miles, starts with a single step”. Let’s just do that and keep this dialogue going...
More info? See: http://www.muchbetteradventures.com/news/view/168/how-dirty-is-everest-the-everest-clean-up-debate
Armand - Mountain Consult
As the highest mountain in the world, Everest will always get more attention than others. So Everest is chosen to be cleaned, more than others. Some expeditions just do it to get attention and funding to climb it, others really try to do something good. It’s easy to question all these initiatives, and perhaps, the money spend by climbers to climb a mountain, could be spend more wisely. But if we raise that question, then everything we do for our own entertainment can be questioned isn’t it? Where do we draw the line then?
I personally don’t think that it’s a good idea to say to climbers: “don’t climb anymore because you destroy the mountain”. I think it’s better to get a dialogue started about how the climbing community could minimize their impact and perhaps, spread awareness about even more important issues and raise money to support local problems. If a team of Everest climbers is able to get funding for this, then that might be a good thing. Even if personal interest get mixed up. Or does it makes some of us jealous because we spend so much private money on our own expeditions?
Anyway, there are many people trying to do something good. Perhaps the road to perfection is difficult and unclear, but at least there are some people trying to make the world a better place. Let’s not just drop a few firm and populist phrases here, it’s better to start a real dialogue! We all know the famous words of our favorite Asian philosopher: “every journey of a thousand miles, starts with a single step”. Let’s just do that and keep this dialogue going...
More info? See: http://www.muchbetteradventures.com/news/view/168/how-dirty-is-everest-the-everest-clean-up-debate
Armand - Mountain Consult
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