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Mount Everest. for Those Wi This amazing charity challenge will see us trek to the foot of the world’s highest mountain – Mount Everest. For those with enough strength and stamina, we can push on even further to summit Kala Patthar (5,545m) – a fantastic mountain overlooking Everest Base Camp giving us, without doubt, the very best views of Mount Everest’s glorious peak. You haven’t seen mountains until you’ve seen the Nepalese Himalayas! Eight of the world’s fourteen highest peaks are found in this region and we can assure you the memories of this charity challenge will last a lifetime. This specially designed itinerary will maximise your chance of success and the trekking is taken at a measured pace in order to acclimatise sufficiently. You will experience amazing, motivational support from our local guides – our crew are simply the best around, incorporating traditional Sherpas who are from the Everest region. Their generous support will motivate you to push on to achieve your goal. Words cannot describe the emotions you will experience on this charity challenge; Buddhism and Hinduism surround us making this ultimate charity trek a truly spiritual and humbling experience for all. Global Adventure Challenges Ltd Red Hill House, Hope Street, Chester, Cheshire CH4 8BU 1 www.globaladventurechallenges.com – [email protected] – Tel No: 01244 676454 Page 2: Contents, introduction and financial This document will provide you with challenge and By travelling with Global Adventure Challenges you are protection. route information along with approximate timings for protected by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) under Page 3: About Global Adventure Challenges, minimum each day. It is hoped this will give you an insight into our ATOL licence number 6506. what you can expect whilst on this awesome challenge numbers and responsible tourism. When you buy an ATOL protected flight inclusive and help you to prepare further. Page 4: A few notes on Nepal, local way of life and overseas Challenge from us you will receive an ATOL currency. Taking part in one of our challenges undoubtedly Certificate. This lists what is financially protected, requires commitment, determination and, above all, a where you can get information on what this means for Page 5: Climate, temperature & humidity, positive attitude from the outset. From the moment you and who to contact if things go wrong. temperature chart and snakes & bugs. you sign up there are steps in place to ensure that you The CAA are the UK’s specialist aviation regulator. Page 6: Health & vaccinations, safety & security and have the correct level of support and help throughout They are a public corporation, established by some useful hints & tips. the entire journey not just on the challenge itself. Each Parliament in 1972. Page 7: Passport & visa and travel insurance. participant should approach the challenge with an open mind and prepare to be adaptable throughout. As the Tour Operator we are responsible for your travel Page 8: Flights, luggage & kit and extending your stay. Whilst thousands of hours of work will have gone into package. The whole philosophy of this type of Page 9: Accommodation, toilet & washing facilities the preparation across all of our challenges, the challenge is one which allows for changes and a and telephone & Wi-Fi. itineraries are complex and things can often need to substantial degree of on-tour flexibility. The outline change on the ground, therefore they are strictly itinerary given later in this document is an indication Page 10: Other costs to budget for and tipping. subject to change. of what you and the group are aiming to accomplish Page 11: Difficulty & terrain and challenge grading. and not a contractual obligation on our part. If you have any other questions which are not Page 12: Training tips and support on your challenge. answered in this document, about the challenge you are about to embark upon, please do not hesitate to Page 13: Food, water & refreshment stops. contact the office on 01244 676454 or email Page 14: Effects of altitude and traffic. [email protected]. Page 15: Transferring your place and complaints. Page 16 – 19: Detailed challenge information. Global Adventure Challenges Ltd Red Hill House, Hope Street, Chester, Cheshire CH4 8BU 2 www.globaladventurechallenges.com – [email protected] – Tel No: 01244 676454 other operators. We believe that from the moment you enquire, you will be embarking on a journey that you will remember forever. At our overseas destinations we work with small, local Global Adventure Challenges have been organising Travelling with Global Adventure Challenges is an ground handlers who employ local guides and we use world-wide charity challenge events and adventures enjoyable and satisfying way to show your as much local infrastructure as we can to boost the since the year 2000. Since we began organising commitment to fantastic charitable causes. Come and economy and income. We aim to ensure that all local challenge events we have grown and developed very be part of our success! We are taking more and more guides involved with our events are given a fair wage steadily – we believe that our charity partners, individuals away on exciting challenge events every in accordance with appropriate local standards and participants and corporate organisations – basically, year… join them… join us! each of our challenges is designed using the our customer base – are the best form of advertising. knowledge of local experts. Word of mouth, they say, is the best form of marketing We believe that we need to preserve and respect the and we believe this also. locations in which our challenges take place in order Each of our challenges require a minimum number of for future generations to experience the same fantastic Our challenges have helped raise well in excess of £15 participants to enable us to run the challenge at the places as we do now. More information regarding our million for a wide range of charities located advertised costs. throughout both the UK and overseas. Over the years, Responsible Tourism Policy can be found on our we have taken tens of thousands of people on exciting For this challenge the minimum number of website. participants is 15. challenges all over the world, helping them realise their dreams and fulfil lifetime ambitions. Our If the group is smaller or becomes smaller than this challenge events are “life-changing…” and these are minimum number in the run up to the challenge, we the words of our participants, not ours! may consider the option to continue to run the challenge with less than the minimum number, We are extremely proud of the events we organise and we are here to give you a memorable lifetime however a small supplement will be applicable. experience. Without doubt our success lies in the In this instance we will communicate this to you no dedicated team we have working both in the office, later than 11 weeks before departure. and out in the field. Our average group size for this challenge is normally Our passion for adventure travel and pushing your between 25 - 30 participants. ‘comfort zone’, combined with extensive fundraising event experience, are what makes us different from Global Adventure Challenges Ltd Red Hill House, Hope Street, Chester, Cheshire CH4 8BU 3 www.globaladventurechallenges.com – [email protected] – Tel No: 01244 676454 peaceful and calm nature of the Nepalese and the sun Visitors to Nepal are requested to dress appropriately represents the aggressiveness of Nepalese warriors. when travelling. Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is The Sherpas - the inhabitants of the Everest area are Public displays of affection between men and women bordered to the north by China and by India to the the famous Sherpas. Originally from Kham in eastern are frowned upon and visitors are requested not to do south, east and west. The Mountain Region (Parbat), Tibet, they were traders, herders and subsistence anything that is totally alien to the Nepalese situated in the Great Himalayan Range, makes up the farmers before they gained recognition for their environment. northern part of Nepal. It contains more than 240 expertise as mountain guides and climbers. Sherpa peaks over 6,096m including some of the highest families run all the lodges we use and you are elevations in the world - Mount Everest (Sagarmatha in guaranteed a warm welcome during your stay. Nepali) 8,848 m, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, The local currency is the Nepalese Rupee (NPR) – Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Manaslu. Fact File approximately 135-150NPR to the £1. We suggest you take approximately £250 – £300 of spending money to Prior to 2006, Nepal was a kingdom, its recent history . Population: Approximately 30 million. exchange when you arrive (Scottish notes are not has involved struggles for democratic government. In . Capital city: Kathmandu. accepted). December 2007, the Interim Parliament passed a bill . Religion: 90% Hindu, 5% Buddhist, 3% Muslim, 2% declaring Nepal to be a Federal Democratic Republic. other. ATMs are available in Kathmandu. Language: English, Nepali. Nepal is a multi-cultural, multi-linguistic and multi- . Time difference to GMT: +5 hours, 45 minutes. When you change money, you are issued with a religious country. It has a diverse landscape, ranging Foreign Exchange Encashment Receipt showing the from the humid Terai plains in the south to the amount of hard currency you have exchanged. At mountainous Himalayas in the north. Hinduism is Kathmandu Airport if you haven't spent all your practiced by some 90% of the people, but the country Always ask before taking photos of local people, don’t Rupees, you can exchange up to 15% of the amount also has a strong Buddhist tradition. Lumbini, the point cameras in their faces.
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