Chulu Peak 6000

Great sportsman

You are an accomplished athlete with at least 3 activities per week (intense or long running or cycling outings, cross training,...). You are able to combine days of high-intensity activities during your vacation week.

Hike - Level 1 & 2 unpublished

Technical level

-Level 1
Hikes on good trails without technical difficulties.
Courses accessible without hiking experience provided you have the required level of fitness.

Technical level

-Level 2
Itineraries mainly on good trails that may present some technical or aerial passages, scree passages or on snowfields at the beginning of the season. Courses accessible without hiking experience provided you have the required level of fitness.

Carrying level 1

Bring personal belongings and picnics for 1 or 2 days.
3 to 7 kg.

During the raid, western and local food: among others chapatis, a kind of pancake that replaces bread, which can be eaten salty or sweet, and rice in all its forms.
Restaurant in the Kathmandu Valley (at your expense), count 500 Rupees for a simple meal at a local restaurant, up to 1000 Rupees in a more sophisticated restaurant.

French or Nepali mountain guide, group leader in coordination with a Nepalese team including porters, loaded with 25 kg.

Level/Physical Intensity: ****

Technical mountaineering level 2

Long and magnificent trekking at high altitude, with ascent to a glacier summit of more than 6000 meters after 10 days of gradual acclimatization.
This program is reserved for people who already have a good command of the basics of mountaineering: cramponing all points and forwards, rope walking, rope maneuvers, etc.
It is essential to have completed one or more mountaineering courses (for example at UCPA, “introduction to mountaineering” courses), and it is of course mandatory to be in very good health and in excellent physical condition, taking into account the effort to be made at high altitude.
For the trek itself, you must be able to walk 5 to 7 hours a day at a slow pace, on well-marked trails but also on moraines (rock debris brought by glaciers) and in scree. Since the luggage is carried by porters, you will only carry the things for the day in your backpack.

To prepare for this ascent, we recommend that you follow a 4-day “Break initiation expedition and high-altitude trek” course, organized at the UCPA center in Chamonix in the Mont Blanc massif. On the program, technical sessions (cramponing, mooring, safety maneuvers) and bivouac in a tent on the glacier.

High altitude: It is absolutely essential to check that you have no contraindications to a prolonged stay at high altitude (between 4000 and 6000 m). Do not leave without consulting a doctor, especially if your health condition requires regular treatment.
We strongly advise you to follow a specialized medical consultation, in order to assess your ability to adapt to altitude, and to benefit from personalized advice.
These consultations are organized by ARPE (association for Research in Environmental Physiology).

In the Paris region: Hôpital Avicenne, 93009 BOBIGNY, Tel. 01 48 95 58 32
There are about fifteen relays in provincial hospitals.
All contacts on the ARPE website: www.arpealtitude.org

Information valid for French nationals on 01/09/2023 (and to be checked before your departure):

COVID INFORMATION:
> All health restrictions on entry into the country have been lifted.

> It is necessary to check the conditions of entry into the country of final destination - and of transit, if applicable - as well as the conditions required by the airline used.

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Vaccinations: no vaccination is mandatory in Nepal (except for the one against Covid). However, we recommend that you be up to date with standard vaccinations: diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, typhoid fever, hepatitis A and B.
Japanese encephalitis: this disease, which only exists in Asia, is transmitted by mosquitoes, against which it is essential to protect yourself. As part of a tourist trip, vaccination against Japanese encephalitis is not routinely recommended. Consult your doctor or an international vaccination center.

High altitude (treks above 4,000 m): a medical visit is essential to check your vaccinations and especially to make sure that you have no contraindications to a stay at high altitude, especially if your health condition requires regular treatment (diabetes, heart or lung diseases, diabetes, heart or lung diseases, epilepsy, chronic blood diseases, thrombophlebitis, embolism).

Malaria: none in Kathmandu and in trekking regions above 1800m. Malaria is present in the tropical Terai plain, on the Indian border, and it is best to take antimalarial treatment for a stay in this region, where our “Jungle and Himalayas” trip takes place. Consult your doctor or the Pasteur Institute for advice.

Dengue
A dengue epidemic is currently raging in Nepal. It is recommended to protect yourself against mosquito bites.

Water: you must be very careful about water: never drink water from mountain streams, or tap water in the city (significant risk: severe “tourist” in the most favorable case). You should drink tea, boiled or chemically treated water (provide tablets such as Micropur), drinks in capped bottles.

Hand hygiene: always wash your hands with soap before eating (or antibacterial hydro-alcoholic gel).

Personal pharmacy
Your current medications
Pain medication (paracetamol type)
Antispasmodic (Spasfon type)
Antiseptic (Betadine type)
Anti-inflammatory
Arnica in capsules or in stick
Bands, plasters and elastoplastic
Water purifying tablets (micropur type) according to your destination
Antiseptic eye drops
Anti-diarrheal
Tire tick
Sterile pads
Tweezers, scissors, safety pins
Hand hygiene: antibacterial hydro-alcoholic gel.

Attention: no additional travel insurance is included in your registration. We remind you that it is essential that you have at least a “medical care abroad” guarantee and a “repatriation” guarantee including “search and rescue costs”.
We advise you to consult the General Insurance Conditions pages of the UCPA Monde catalog, this information is also available on our website: https://www.ucpa.com/assurances
Whatever your insurance, do not forget to take the necessary information with you during your trip abroad: name and contact details (telephone, email) of the assistance company and the number of the contract taken out.
This information will be requested upon arrival by our local correspondent.

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE EXCEPTIONAL SITUATION LINKED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC,
health conditions change regularly and evolve differently in each country. We therefore invite you to consult the latest measures and updated instructions on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning Nepal: https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/conseils-aux-voyageurs/conseils-par-pays-destination/nepal/#sante
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/conseils-aux-voyageurs/conseils-par-pays/nepal/#sante INFORMATIONS COVID: Informations valables pour les ressortissants français au 21/11/2022 (et à vérifier avant votre départ): ENTREE SUR LE TERRITOIRE NEPALAIS:

Most of our trips are scheduled outside of the monsoon periods, which reaches the Nepal Himalayas from June to September.
From October to May, the weather is generally nice and fairly dry, but rain can occur in any season.
At low altitudes, the climate is tropical. At high altitudes, from 3000 m, the climate is alpine and temperatures, which are positive during the day, can drop to -5°C at night.
Plan your equipment accordingly, especially for departures from December to February.

Average high/low temperatures in Kathmandu (1300 m)
19/03 from December to February
25/07 in March
29/14 in April and May
28/20 from June to September
27/13 in October
23/08 in November

Average high/low temperatures at 3000 m in the Himalayas
09/-07 from December to February
15/-03 in March
19/04 in April and May
18/10 from June to September
17/03 in October
13/-02 in November

At the hotel in Kathmandu, in a lodge and in a tent during the trek. Nepalese lodges are the equivalent of mountain refuges in France. Rustically comfortable but always warm, they generally contain a living room, a kitchen and sometimes bedrooms but most often dorms. As for the toilets, they are rudimentary and outside. Any hot showers during the trek are at your expense and to be paid on site.

In accordance with the regulations, we are giving you the names of the airlines that may be used by UCPA on this destination (domestic or international flights): Qatar Airways, Etihad airways, Emirates, Turkish Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Gulf Air, Gulf Air, Oman Air

On these airlines, the maximum authorized baggage weight may range from 23 to 30 kg in the hold, and up to 5 kg in the cabin within the limits of the authorized dimensions (unless modified by the company).