Makalu expedition in Nepal

Tumlingtar is the second destination in Makalu expedition. 30 to 40 minutes flight from Tribhuvan international airport will get you to Tumlingtar airport. Then the travelers will drive to Chichira. Chichira is 5-hour drive from Tumlingtar airport. The night is spent at Chichira.

This day the travelers will trek to Num from Chichira. On average the travelers must trek between 6 to 8 hours to reach Num. The night is spent at Num.

Sedewa is 7 hours of trek away from Num. The night of the 5^th day of Makalu expedition is spent at Sedewa.

Tashi Gaon is 4 to 6 hours walk away from Sedewa. The night is spent on that village.

Day 7 of Makalu expedition the travelers trek to Khongma Dada from Sedewa. It is 6 to 8 hours away from Sedewa.

Day 8 of Makalu expedition the travelers trek to Dobato from Khongma. It is 7 hours walk away.

The travelers wake on day 9 to reach Yangri Kharka. It is 6 to 9 hours walk away from Dobato.

Langmale Kharka is 6 hours walk away from Yangri Kharka.

Trek to Makalu base camp. Makalu base camp is located at the elevation of 4970m elevation from the sea level. The travelers had completed a long journey to reach the base camp. They started from Kathmandu with the elevation of 1400m and now reached 4970m which is very high. Various complications may occur due to the elevation and low oxygen level. The travelers need to be cautious about their health and need to check on their fellow teammates. The cold climate and elevation can be dangerous. From reaching the base camp the core part of the Makalu expedition begins.

Day 12 is the day of Acclimatization, rest and preperation of the journey ahead. The climbers need to be ready both physically and mentally to climb the mountain. This day they can rest, prepare their gears and their body for Makalu expedition.

From day 12 to day 42 the mountain will be summitted and returned to the base camp. Before reaching the mountain, the climbers need to be habited to the environment of the mountain. The actual climb is just of few days, but the habitation times makes the expedition much longer. The climbers also need to determine the suitable day for the climb where the weather is perfect. The summitting need to be stopped and returned to the basecamp if the weather gets bad or there is the chance of the storm. There are five camps in total that the climbers need to go through to reach the summit and complete their Makalu expedition.

From the base camp the climbers move towards the advanced base camp. Base camp is as the elevation of 4,790m whereas the advanced basecamp is at the elevation of 5,600m from the sea level. The advanced base camp is situated in curved round slope, so the travelers need to be careful when moving there.

From the advanced base camp, the climbers need to go to camp 1 at the elevation of 6,300m. The climbers need to cross a glacier and climb a high ice wall to get there. To reach here the challenge further increases as the altitude further increases. The climate is harsh, the climb is hard, and the temperature is freezing the brave climbers all need to face these situations and move further to the peak of the mountain.

The next camp is located at the elevation of 6,600m. The camp 2 is fair share of climb away from camp 1. The climbers have to climb a big glacier to reach camp 2 from camp 1. The altitude further increases so the climbers need to take care of themselves and other. As, the climbers move into the heart of the mountainous area.

Further will the risk of storms and avalanches increase, which ultimately increases the probability of accidents. Accidents and injury around here can be fatal as the weather is very harsh and the chance of the rescue is very minimum. Even minutes of wrong decisions can be costly enough to cost a life.

Camp 3 of the Makalu expedition is located at the elevation of 7,500m from the sea level. The climbers need to complete very long and steep journey to reach camp 3 from camp 2. Then after reaching camp 3, the travelers need to make their mind to reach camp 4. Reaching camp 4 from camp 3 is said to be the hardest climb of the whole Makalu expedition.

From Camp 4 the climbers need to journey to the top. Now, after reaching and crossing the camp 4 the peak of the mountain is near and within the grasp of the climbers. The climbers need to move along the ridge on the route to the false summit. After crossing the false summit, the climbers will reach to the peak of Makalu.

Reaching to the peak of the mountain completes the half part of Makalu expedition. Now, the climbers need to first get down to the base camp at first. The climbers need to be as cautious and attentive as possible going back to the base camp. They need to get back using the same route they had climbed to reach here.

By the day 42 the climbers will have reached the summit as well as returned to the base camp. Returning to the base camp will have completed most of the journey of the Makalu expedition. However, the journey is still far from over.

Following the same trekking routes, the climber returns from the base camp to Tumlingtar airport. By the airport the travelers need to catch a plane back to Kathmandu valley. Returning to Kathmandu valley marks the end of the Makalu expedition officially. Here, in the valley the travelers if they have time left can revitalize and regain their energy in the city. The city has amazing hotels and luxury places that specialize in healing and getting rid of tiredness of the long journey. They can spend their time visiting the valley or return home through Tribhuvan international airport.