From home to Everest in only 3 weeks? Furtenbach Adventures makes it possible.
Acclimatization for this expedition is already done at home. While a traditional Everest expedition takes two months, our Flash™ Expedition saves time and additionally increases safety and chances of success. (3 weeks only)
To raise your chances of success, we start the acclimatization process using hypoxic tents in your home, 6-8 weeks prior to departing for Nepal. The tents are set up by experts, and under their supervision your body will slowly become acclimatized to conditions equivalent to being at camp at 7,000 meters on Mount Everest.
This special kind of pre-expedition preparation, combined with our small group sizes, maximum oxygen support, the latest equipment, an experienced team (some of our Sherpas have stood on the summit of Mount Everest 19 times) and our vast logistical experience allow us to schedule the expedition to last just 3 weeks. To date, we are the only Everest operator that can offer such a short itinerary without any increased risk. Over the past decades we’ve seen advancements in mountaineering technology, equipment, high-altitude medicine and weather forecasting. Climbing tactics however, have remained the same as they were in the 1970s. We are now writing history by providing a climbing alternative that’s bang up-to-date and meets with the latest standards in technology.
The Everest Flash™ Expedition uses the objectively safer route on the north side of the mountain, in Tibet. We travel from Lhasa by Jeep to base camp. By the time our expedition members reach base camp, all of the high camps and oxygen depots have already been set up by our Sherpa teams. All we have to do is wait for a weather window.
Itinerary
Inclusion
- All expedition organization costs
- free coached training plan by Uphill Athlete
- IFMGA/AMGA lead guide
- 4 nights in an upscale hotel in Kathmandu in a single room
- All transfers including transport from Kathmandu – Everest BC – Kathmandu (flights, all-terrain vehicles)
- Customs clearance at the Chinese (Tibetan) border
- Full board for the duration of the trip (except in Kathmandu — breakfast and dinner only)
- All drinks included (softdrinks & alcoholic beverages)
- Twin room for stop-overs on way to base camp
- Baggage transport to base camp and back (max 40kg baggage per person)
- 1 two-roomed tent with bed at base camp per person
- 1 tent with sleeping mat per person at advanced base camp
- 1 tent per two persons at high camps
- High camp equipment (tents, stove, gas, dishes, food)
- All safety equipment for the route
- Use of fixed ropes along the route
- Waste transport away from base camp
- 2 climbing sherpas per participant
- replacement oxygen system up to the summit
- Hypoxic tent and generator for up to 8 weeks prior to expedition
- Insurance and equipment for Nepalese staff
- Emergency medical oxygen
- First aid kit, high altitude emergency medicine, pulsoxymeter
- Kitchen crew
- Cozy, heated group tent at base camp and advanced base camp
- Equipment for a comfortable stay at base camp (shower tent, toilet tent, dining tent, etc.)
- Satellite communication and WIFI for a fee and depending on availability
- Solar charging
- Two-way radio for each climber
- All summit fees & permits
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Exclusions
- International Flight to/from Kathmandu (We’ll gladly make you an offer. Arrival at Kathmandu airport KTM on Day 1 not later than 11am!)
- Lunches in Kathmandu
- Excess baggage fees on included flights
- Personal insurance
- Visa for Nepal
- Shipping costs for hypoxic tent and generator outside of the EU and US
- Personal medications
- Tips
- Personal mountain and climbing equipment
- Sleeping bag for base camp and high camps
- Fees for satellite phones, emails
- 2 x Summit bonus for personal climbing Sherpas
- All services not specifically mentioned in “What the price includes”
