Lhakpa Ri/North Col Climbing Expedition Questions Section
- A) How do I join and prepare for this trip?
- B) Who are the leaders, sherpas, and staff?
- C) Who are the members?
- D) What the cost includes.
- E) Details of the itinerary, route, and weather.
- F) What qualifications, experience, fitness, & training do I need?
- G) Personal & team equipment and what I need to bring.
- What personal equipment should I bring?
- Where should I purchase my equipment?
- Will there be time to hire-rent-purchase my equipment, boots, and clothing in Kathmandu?
- What sort of equipment will the organizers bring?
- Do you use fixed rope for this expedition?
- How much cash should I bring?
- Can I use my credit, bank, cash, ATM card in Nepal and/or Tibet?
- In Nepal, using your bank, cash or atm card (as long as it's a Cirrus, Plus, or Visa), you can usually obtain rupees at a bank machine in Kathmandu. The machine will not give you dollars, or any other foreign currency. Sometimes, foreign cards dont work in Nepal. The most international bank is Standard and Chartered, and if you plan on using a credit card, you might ask your company to check if your card will work at S&C.
In Tibet, there is a new cash machine in Zhangmu (just across the border from Nepal), hopefully it's still working. Those of you going to Tibet may wish to consider bringing only dollars or changing all of your currency into local currency in Zhangmu, upon crossing into Tibet from Nepal.
- Bringing equipment and supplies as checked luggage on my international flight.
- How do I ship extra cargo from my home country?
- Do you provide secure facilities to store my excess baggage & valuables in Kathmandu?
- Do I need to bring my own snack energy and dehydrated food?
- Should I plan to take Diamox, Acetylzolamide for this expedition?
- What medicines do I need to bring?
- What about mittens?
- Packing my bags in Kathmandu which I will take with me to basecamp.
- What is the best photo or video camera to use?
- Can I have prescription spectacles or glacier glasses made inexpensively in Kathmandu?
- What paperwork and information do I need to provide before arrival?
- H) Flying from home country, welcome to Kathmandu.
- I) Insurance and safety.
- J) Where do we stay and what shall we eat?
- K) Communications and electronics for Lhakpa Ri/North Col.
- L) Notes for basic members.
