The Markha Valley Trek, Ladakh | August 12th to 20th 2023
The Markha Valley is one of the most popular treks in Ladakh. It is relatively short, located close to Leh, the walking is mostly below 4000 metres with night stops around 3500 metres and has the best of Ladakh thrown in: Sculpted canyons and fantastic rock formations, medieval villages, Buddhist gompas and snow-peaks. When approached from Chilling and Skiu there is only one pass to cross the Kongamaru La which comes on Day 6 of the trek by which time most trekkers are properly acclimatized. Who…
Phyang to Hunder Trek August 28th to September 6th 2023
South Col Expeditions will revisit Ladakh in the autumn of 2023 and trek the unspoilt six day route from the monastery of Phyang in the Indus Valley to Hunder in the Nubra valley! Sculpted canyons and fantastic rock formations, medieval villages, Buddhist gompas and snow-peaks. For more details and cost download the pdf at Download Tab. This is a full service trek with tents, meals, ponies and ponyman support!
Ama Dablam Base Camp Nepal | October 19th to 31st 2023
For those trekkers who have either done the Everest Base Camp trek or prefer to be away from the crowds of Base Camp this is the trek for you. It covers the beautiful Ama Dablam Base Camp above Pangboche. From Pangboche the trail takes the beautiful unspoilt route via Phortse which sees few trekkers. Excellent lodges, good meals, great views every day, internet and phone connectivity makes this one of the most sought after routes in the Everest region away from the crowds. Who should join…
Everest Three Passes Trek | November 2023
This is the ultimate trek in the Everest region covering three high passes all over 5000 metres – Kongma la, Cho La and Rhenjo La. Most trekkers would attempt this route after completing an earlier trek to Everest Base Camp/ Gokyo. In order to minimise the number of days EBC and Kala Pattar have been excluded from this itinerary. This is a hard trek and meant for experienced trekkers only – look out for more details, itinerary and cost very soon!
Mardi Himal Nepal | December 3rd to 10th 2023
The Mardi Himal is a relatively new route in the foothills of Annapurna and has developed into a full scale trekking route in the last few years. It now has a series of lodges at different camps and for a short five day trek rivals the traditional Ghandrung-Poon Hill loop. It has great views reaching almost to the bottom of the Fishtail Mountain Macchapucchare along with Annapurna South, Huinchuli and Gangapurna. Suitability: A good choice for most walkers, reasonable level of fitness required.…
Kilimanjaro – The Lemosho Route | January 2024
Mount Kilimanjaro makes up one of the Seven Summits (i.e. highest mountains on each of the seven continents). There are seven routes to the summit and the climb can be done in as little as five days (with major altitude issues) upto 9 days. We are planning to do a conservative eight day climb on the remote Lemosho route with few other trekkers. The most popular routes are the Marangu and the Machame route which are very crowded and we will avoid them, The Lemosho route is a longer route…