Grade
1 - Easy
Easy trekking,
by Himalayan standards is generally
between 900m/3,000ft. and 2,000m/6,500ft.
There are always plenty of 'ups and
downs' anywhere in the Himalaya and
clients need to be regular walkers to
get full enjoyment from their experience.
It is possible however to design 'easier'
three to four day treks with perhaps
only three to four hours walking per
day on request.
Grade 2 - Moderate
Moderate
trekking 900m/3,000ft. and 3,000m/10,000ft.
but possibly involving side trips to
higher elevations.
Grade 3 - Difficult
Reasonably
demanding trekking at altitudes up to
4,000m/13,000ft. with side trips to
higher elevations. Some treks included
here will, in part, be well away from
villages on ill- defined mountain trails.
Grade 4 - Strenuous
Treks of
a demanding nature, requiring all participants
to be fit and in excellent health, often
in remote alpine areas and s ometimes
reaching altitudes in excess of 5000m/18,000ft.
Here we include all Tibet trips primarily
because of the rigors of the climate
and overall altitude, varying between
Lhasa, at 3,700m/12,000ft., to high
pass crossing, by vehicle or on foot
in excess of 5,000m/16,000ft.
Alpine
Extremely
demanding treks sometimes in very remote
areas on rough terrain and perhaps including
( in Nepal) one or more of the so called
'trekking peaks' - maximum altitude,
Mt. Mera at 6,461m/21,192ft. Participants
should have at least a basic knowledge
of use of crampons and ice axes, though
first time climbers may be accepted
on some of the so-called 'easy' routes
on these peaks. Medical certificates
are required prior to acceptance on
any climbing treks.
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