Expeditions

8000 M

Geographical facts of the Main 8000ers

NAME ALT/m COUNTRIES LATITUDE   LONGITUDE   RP AREA
EVEREST 8848 Np/Chn (Tb) 27°59'18" N 86°55'33" E NH KHUMBU HIMAL
K2 8611 Pk/Chn (Sk) 35°52'51" N 76°30'48" E Kk BALTORO MUZTAGH
KANGCHENJUNGA 8586 Np/Ind 27°42'09" N 88°08'54" E SH KANGCHENJUNGA HIMAL
LHOTSE 8516 Np/Chn (Tb) 27°57'42" N 86°56'00" E NH KHUMBU HIMAL
MAKALU 8485 Np/Chn (Tb) 27°53'24" N 87°05'18" E NH BARUN HIMAL
CHO OYU 8188 Np/Chn (Tb) 28°05'39" N 86°39'39" E NH KHUMBU HIMAL
DHAULAGIRI I 8167 Np 28°41'48" N 83°29'39" E NH DHAULAGIRI HIMAL
MANASLU 8163 Np 28°33'00" N 84°33'39" E NH MANSIRI HIMAL
NANGA PARBAT 8125 Pk 35°14'15" N 74°35'24" E KH NANGA PARBAT AREA
ANNAPURNA I 8091 Np 28°35'45" N 83°49'15" E NH ANNAPURNA HIMAL
GASHERBRUM I 8080 Pk/Chn (Sk) 35°43'27" N 76°41'48" E Kk BALTORO MUZTAGH
BROAD PEAK 8051 Pk/Chn (Sk) 35°48'39" N 76°34'06" E Kk BALTORO MUZTAGH
GASHERBRUM II 8034 Pk/Chn (Sk) 35°45'27" N 76°39'15" E Kk BALTORO MUZTAGH
SHISHA PANGMA 8027 Chn (Tb) 28°21'09" N 85°46'45" E NH JUGAL HIMAL

›RP = Range Parts:
›NH = Nepal-Himalaya, Kk = Karakorum,
›SH = Sikkim-Himalaya, KH = Kashmir-Himalaya

The altitudes of the Nepalese mountains are taken from the Finnmaps and for the Karakorum mountains they are from the Chinese snow map. The altitude of Shisha Pangma was taken from the Austrian Alpine Club map, it was revised recently also on Chinese maps!

Source: 8000ers.com

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Grading

Below the different grades shown in the chart are explained in more detail.

For Expeditions

  1. Easy (E): Climb requires one-day climbs, or a multiday climbs with non-technical elements.
  2. Moderate (M): Either a serious one-day climbs, or a multiday climbs with some technical elements. Requires an average level of physical fitness.
  3. Difficult (D): Multiday climbs with some moderately technical elements. Requires an above average fitness level and high level of stamina.
  4. Hard Difficult (HD): Multiday, Highly technical climb. Requires high level of physical fitness and stamina.
  5. Very Difficult (VD): Multiday, Extremely technical climb. Requires very high level of Physical fitness and stamina.

For Trekking

  1. Light: Light walking and generally level hiking that is good for most fitness levels. During these trips, hill-walking experience is desirable.
  2. Moderate: Trek has various types of moderate to difficult terrain, including rough trails and normally 3 to 5 hours a day. Requires an average to above average fitness level.
  3. Moderate+: High altitude treks above 3000 meters or in fairly difficult terrain- normally 4 to 6 hours a day. Requires an above average fitness level and high level of stamina.
  4. Extreme: These high altitude treks or passes are known to be the most strenuous and has difficult terrain and conditions. These treks may require a degree of mountaineering skills and you capability of carrying on normally at an altitude of 4000-5600 meters. Daily walking is 5-8 hours approx.

Richard McConnell

UK/Bahrain

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We climbed Lobuche East, Manaslu, and Everest with SST. The quality of guidance, Sherpa support, training, and service was second to none.

Due to Covid, we had to combine our Lobuche and Manaslu expeditions, normally this would be a huge logistical nightmare for any other company, SST have the team size, logistic support, and experience to make this happen…. All of this was also done during the lockdown. We were in a unique position being a national team, we could isolate ourselves before travel and upon arrival in Nepal, we had no fixed timeline to meet and had the use of a military aircraft for travel so SST presented this to the Nepalese Government who agreed to use us as the test case and allow us to climb in autumn 2020 and see if it would be possible to open the Khumbu for the spring 2021 season.

Both Lobuche and Manaslu were a huge success, the basecamp and higher camp setup were fantastic, the staff was amazing throughout and it made us look forward to Everest.

Everest was even better, the training, trek, and climbing were fully supported, we didn’t have to ask for anything, SST fixed the ropes to the summit and planned our climb perfectly, and we were the first team to the summit on the first day of the first weather window… couldn’t have planned it any better. We felt fully supported and safe throughout!

We went for an all-inclusive package so booked all of our travel, insurance, kit and equipment, full basecamp and climbing service included, as well as a full 90-minute documentary made by their climbing camera team.

Overall an amazing company that I would thoroughly recommend to everyone, their experience, skills, reputation, and connections within all levels of government mean they can provide what others can’t…. Don’t always believe the hype around other companies…. They’re almost always on an SST permit, using SST Sherpas and base camp staff and use SST to set up their base camps, etc… around 50% of climbers on Everest in 2021 were on SST permits.

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