Insurance policy for Medical and travel
The insurance policy for medical and travel should cover medical insurance for illness and emergency evacuation by helicopter or other means of transportation. This includes other expenses on treatment at respective countries' hospitals. The insurance should also cover insurance against bad and unfavorable weather conditions along with delays or cancellations of domestic flights in mountainous areas.
Your travel and medical insurance should also cover the situation when you break the journey in the middle of the trip. Additionally, your policy should also cover the cancellation of trips due to sickness and personal domestic problems.
Guides and Porters for Everest Three Pass Trekking 20 Days
On treks or climbs, our guides and porters will accompany you. They are well aware of the trekking area of the route. Furthermore, they have a professional team of veteran guides who lead the trek at a pace you can feel comfortable with. Furthermore, our guides are knowledgeable and can provide you with various information, including history, geography, culture, flora, and fauna.
Our guides have basic medical training, including training for AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness). They can help you with simple medical First Aid. For severe medical conditions, they can take you to a safe area or the nearest hospital through quick transportation.
Furthermore, our guides are well-versed in Eco-trekking and responsible tourism. Therefore, they are committed to keeping the environment on the trekking route clean and pristine.
We pick our porters from a company hired in Kathmandu-Pokhara or Lukla at the start of the trekking. They are strong and cheerful and can cart heavy luggage. Our guides can carry a baggage of 15 to 25 Kg of maximum weight. We do not allow underage porters below 16 or above 50 years old.
The porters and guides are well looked after by the company with good wages. Furthermore, we also provide medical insurance travel allowance and includes meals on trek and climb. We also provide warm gear in winter and cold altitude trips.
Information on AMS and Precaution Measures
High Altitude or Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is a symptom that can happen to any person on high-altitude adventure walks.
Because of the high pressure and low oxygen level at specific heights, some people can feel the following symptoms:
- Shortness of breath
- Light headache
- Nausea
- Dizziness
- Lack of sleep
- Less appetite
To avoid these symptoms, we design itinerary days according to adequate rest and flexible time for acclimatization at high locations. We take short walks while sleeping and resting at low places.
Another way to avoid AMS is taking slow and steady walks while stopping frequently to catch your breath. After taking it easy for two to three days, we drink at least two to three liters of fluids, such as safe drinking water.
We take adequate rest and slow, short hikes at high altitudes to catch views of the beautiful scenarios. We can also rest adequately by sleeping and resting at low altitudes.
This is extremely useful when we cannot make a high ascent. One of the best ways to prevent altitude sickness is to take it slowly while stopping overnight at a certain altitude, adjusting the new height and taking it easy for the first one or two days.
You should always bring general and specific medication as per the recommendations. This includes medications against common issues such as the following:
- Diarrhea
- Headache
- Fever
- Cold-Flu
- Constipation
Along with the first aid for cuts and burns.
What to bring During 20 Days Everest Three Pass Trekking?
Clothing and Footwear
- Warm, waterproof, breathable trekking boots covering the ankle
- Sport sandals with a closed-toe or sneakers
- Flip flops
- Sun cap
- Wool or fleece hat
- two pairs of gloves or mittens (one thin and one thick)
- Bandana or neckerchief
- Fleece jackets (one thin and one thick)
- Several pairs of thermal underwear made from merino wool
- Several pairs of trekking socks
- Two or more pieces of quick-drying sports T-shirts
- Down jacket, Windstopper
- Warm, synthetic pants like Ski pants
- Rain Poncho
- Sun Screen Cream
- Sunglasses
- Trekking pole
- Water Bottle
Equipment for 20 Days Everest Three Pass Trekking
*Duffel bags for the trek will be provided on day 2, and they should be returned after the trek is over.
*A 20-30 liter backpack with rain cover
*Sleeping bags (renting bags in Kathmandu at $1 to $2 per day). The lodges are usually provinces with warm blankets at upper altitudes.
*A good quality headlight with a set of spare batteries
*Category 3-4 sunglasses with a hard care
*Trekking poles
*A half or a liter thermos
*Sealed package for documents and money
*Sitting mat (optional)
*Power Bank
*A roll of dense garbage bags of fifty liters. You can pack your items in it when you put them in a duffel bag.
** signifies that the item can be bought or rented in Kathmanu
Personal Usage
- A quick-drying and light towel
- Washing accessories
- Disinfection wipes
- Antibacterial Gel
- Moisturizing hand cream
- Sun cream with a high factor
- Lip balm with sun protection
- Reusable water bottle
- Snack
- Nuts and Chocolate