Trip Grade

Involves trekking for up to five to six hours a day at a slow but steady pace. This trek does not spend time at altitudes above 4000 m and are usually a week in a duration. Gentle terrain, without steep climbs or vertiginous mountains. These trips can be enjoyed by anyone who leads a reasonably active life.

Rolling uplands, five to six hours a day walking, involves trekking to altitudes of about 3,000m/10,000ft or less with some uphill climbs and the odd longer day involve some longer walks. Some previous hill-walking experience is desirable.

The day stages on these treks are mostly moderate, although some of the days are, unaviodably, slightly longer.trekking to altitudes between 2,000m/6,500ft and 3,500m/11,500ft , Six to eight hours walking with longer ascents and the scramble on an exposed ridge and rough conditions under foot on occasion.

These treks are generally longer and more strenuous with long ascents & descents, steep gradients, rough ground, some backpacking. Hill walking experience and a reasonably high standard of fitness and stamina are essential for enjoyment. Involve up to 8 hours walking a day. trekking to altitudes of 3,000m/10,000ft to 4,000m/13,000ft for up to 8 hrs/25km per day, sometimes including excursions or pass crossings up to 5,000m/16,500ft.

You need to be very fit for these tours, be familiar with mountain walking, be capable of carrying a backpack, and possess a fair degree of stamina. We include treks which involve river, moraine, glacier and snow crossing in this category. trekking to altitudes predominantly above 4,000m/13,000ft with excursions and pass crossings of between 5,000m/16,500ft and 6,000m/19,200ft. Pre-trek training is essential.

A high level of fitness and experience of walking on scree, snow, ice and packed snow is required. High level of fitness and experience walking on scree, snow, ice and packed snow. There will be ice axes, crampons, and in some cases, ropes used. Climbs however are non-technical. The altitude would be predominantly above 4,000m/13,000ft with quite a few nights above 5,000m/16,000ft.. Climbs however are non-technical.