20-day technical mountaineering on Naya Khang Peak in Nepal, level I course

Visit the city of Kathmandu and prepare for the trip, including an equipment check, and orientation program.

After morning breakfast we drive out along the northwestern hills of Kathmandu. Enjoy the Himalayan views and mountainous lifestyle through the terraced fields and rustic villages. Take lunch at the trishuli Bazar before continuing further to Dhunche. From Dhunche we descent down to Syabrubesi.

This is our first day of trekking. Follow the Langtang Khola river. Pass through the dense forest. Cross several suspension bridges. We also pass by tea houses. The trail goes up and down but it’s not that challenging. And in the evening we can talk about high altitude sickness/awareness also.

We embark on our second day of the journey. Our trail continues along dense forests. After making a steady climb up through the valley, we leave the trees line behind us. Enjoy the marvelous views of Langtang Lirung. Pass by a watermill, prayer wheels, and chortens, with sacred Munds of rocks with inscriptions carved on them.

We get out of the village and pass through yak pastures, as well as the largest mani wall in Nepal, made from stone with prayers written on them. The prayers written on the mani wall is supposed to be blown away by the wind. We’ll cross several wooden bridges. Here we’ll be getting into the high altitudes, so you might start feeling the thin air. Gompa Kyanjin Gomba is surrounded by the Himalayas. You can take a walk around Kyanjin Gomba, enjoying the views of glaciers, icefalls, birds and yaks, as well as the mountains like Yubra, LangShisa Ri, Nayakhang, Kanchhengbu peak.

Scrambling with alpine boots for the rocky sections, and a basic walking technique with backpack, an ice axe and trekking pole on snowy terrain.

We are here for learning the crampon technique: flat footing, traversing, front pointing, using an ice axe, self arrest technique, introducing climbing gears.

Today we’ll concentrate on top rope ice climbing, belay safety, ice and snow anchorage technique, using an ice axe.

Today we focus on fixed line, fixing demonstrations, how to move on fixed lines on different terrain, and rescue technique.

Classes based around base camp, including how to search for victims in an avalanche zone, how to use an avalanche searching device (ARVA, probe, shovel), team building, avalanche risks, how to test snow conditions by shovel.