Shera Sherpa Adventures is a trusted Mount Everest expedition company in Nepal. We offer full-service, guided treks up the magnificent Mount Everest’s North Face, located in Tibet. Shera Sherpa Adventures has extensive experience guiding climbing up Mount Everest, which allows us to provide the highest level of safety and the best chance of success. In 2015, our company moved its operations to the North Face of Everest because of both the increasing stability in Tibet, as well as the instability in Nepal. In Tibet, our route to climb Mount Everest is significantly safer and less crowded than the South Face.
Our experienced team, including cooks, a doctor and guides, has a deep understanding of Everest’s North Side and believe that responsible climbing teams should completely avoid the unpredictable icefall that is so prevalent on the South Face.
At Shera Sherpa Adventures, we offer unparalleled competency, safety and comfortability to our explorers during the Mount Everest North Face expedition. We limit the number of members in our teams to 10 people, with certified guides and Sherpas, as well as cooks available. Many members of our staff have been working as a part of our team for more than a decade. As we design our expeditions around small groups, we are able to adapt to unforeseen weather conditions and other inconveniences much more easily than larger, more difficult-to-manage commercial teams.
Mount Everest, while the tallest mountain on earth, is relatively younger than other famous mountains, like the Andes, the Alps and the Rockies. Standing 29,035 feet (8,850 meters) high, climbing Everest is an incredible challenge and a life-changing experience.
European climbers weren’t able to climb Mount Everest until the 1920s, when Tibet opened climbing to foreign thrill-seekers. Since then, Everest has captivated the imagination of explorers the world over. George Mallory famously said that he wanted to climb the massive mountain, “Because it’s there.” Unfortunately for Mallory and his climbing partner, Irvine, they disappeared into the mysterious mountain in 1924, never to be seen again. Mount Everest was first successfully summited in 1953 by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary via the South Col, on the Nepal side.
Climbing Mount Everest is the opportunity of a lifetime. The North Face of the mountain, in Tibet, is generally easier and less expensive than its counterpart route in Nepal. However, a Mount Everest North Face expedition will include breathtakingly high altitudes, harsh weather conditions, unexpected obstacles and physical exhaustion.
Adventurer’s attempting the Mount Everest North Face expedition will stay at the Hotel Mulberry (or a similar hotel) in Kathmandu, teahouses during their trek and camp in tents during the climb.
Shera Sherpa Adventures provides all camping equipment and gear, which include tents, toilets and kitchen tents. At the base camp, our kitchen tent is equipped with cooking utensils, stoves, tables and chairs.
Meals are carefully prepared by our trained and trusted Mount Everest expedition cooks, who make sure that the food they serve is both safely cooked and delicious. We proudly offer a variety of food options, which include continental fare as well as local Nepali and Tibetan dishes.
Breakfasts may include porridge, eggs and bread. Lunches are generally rice, lentils, beans, green vegetables, chapattis, bread, tinned meat and fish. For dinner, explorers can choose either local or Western meal options. Local dishes include Dal Bhat, yak stew and momo, while the Western meals are hamburgers, pasta, sandwiches and pizza. We offer fresh or tinned fruit and tea or coffee for dessert.
During the actual Everest climb, climbers snack on dry or dehydrated food, including chocolate, cheese, nuts and muesli.
At Shera Sherpa Adventures, we carefully staff our teams to ensure the safety and comfort of our climbers. We hold to high safety standards and plan accordingly. For every two international climbers, we assign an HGT Accredited Climbing Leader, a High-Altitude Assistance Sherpa, a cook, base camp assistance and other necessary trekking crew, like porters, yaks and yak men.
The Mount Everest North Face expedition is a challenging climb, even for veteran mountaineers. There is real and unavoidable risk involved in climbing Everest. The oxygen level is only 40% of what it is at sea level and the weather is unpredictable. Climbers should have years of experience rock and ice climbing at high-altitudes (7,000+ meters). They should feel confident in their abilities and comfortable ascending and descending on fixed ropes along a steep technical terrain.
As experience mountaineer, Jon Krakauer, says, “The consequences of a poorly tied knot, a stumble, a dislodged rock, or some other careless deed are as likely to be felt by the perpetrator’s colleagues as the perpetrator.” At Shera Sherpa Adventures one of the best Everest expedition company, we emphasize working together because one person’s actions affect not only themselves but the entire team.
After explorers receive a brief trip preparation, we will drive to the Everest Base Camp, in Tibet. We will spend two nights acclimating to the altitudes at Nyalam and Tingri and then head to the Chinese Everest Base Camp to begin the Everest Expedition in Tibet.
Each member will have their own tent and insulated foam mattress. The dining hall boasts comfortable chairs, tables, carpeted floors, heat and solar electricity. Internet access is also available.
Our Everest expedition base camp also has a shower tent, toilet tent and kitchen tent. Our expedition cook creates delicious meals for the explorers, and the expedition manager figures out the logistics of the trip.
The Advanced Everest Base Camp (6,400 meters) is where explorers will complete acclimation climbing training and prepare for the summit push. Members will each have their own private tent. The dining tent includes comfortable chairs and tables, it is heated and carpeted and lit by solar electricity. At ABC, there is a full-time kitchen staff, with experienced cooks trained in food preparation and hold strict hygiene standards. They can prepare a variety of nutritious meals, both traditional Nepali and western specialties.
To ensure proper acclimatization to the altitude, Climbers will spend several nights at the base camp before heading up to the interim camp and advanced base camp. Explorers will also practice proper acclimation climbing techniques on Rongbuk Glacier and spend a few nights at Camp 1. We’ll climb to Camp 1 for further acclimatization.
Our experienced Mount Everest climbing Sherpas will stock all of the tents with food and oxygen needed for the summit push. Afterward, we’ll return to this base camp to relax and recharge before we attempt to climb the summit. If the weather forecast is favorable, we will climb to the Advanced Base Camp, Camp 1, Camp 2, Camp 3, and then the summit. Expedition tents are provided at the higher camps.
Our team provides common expedition gear, which includes high tents, solar lighting, a dining tent with chairs and tables, oxygen bottles with regulators and masks, and climbing rope. We ensure the food served during the trip is safely prepared and plentiful.
At the higher base camps, high-altitude food is served. The load ferry that travels from the base camp to the advanced base camp as well as the higher camp load ferry, including Camp 3 (8,300 meters), is included in the cost of the trip. Many other expedition operators do not include these costs.
All of our high-altitude climbing Sherpas have wilderness medical training and are able to deal with normal medical issues that may arise. We carry oxygen and comprehensive medical kits along the way, and Gamow bags are available and the base camps. Our oxygen bottles and masks are recent models and thoroughly tested.
Climbers should also carry their own personal medical kits during the climb. Phones and two-way radios will be available in case of an emergency.
As the weather plays a crucial part in the success of an Everest Expedition, we rely on professional weather forecasts during the entire expedition with regular updates along the way. The safety of our climbers and supporting staff is our main priority.
We believe that the spring season, which runs from March through May, is the best time to attempt the Everest Expedition. Specifically, April and May, as well as October and November, are the classic climbing periods. The monsoon season and the winter months are considered to be the most unfavorable times to climb Everest due to harsh weather conditions.
Each explorer has the opportunity to choose a customized departure date. Contact us for more information and to begin planning your trip.
We go to great lengths to design a comprehensive, detailed website. However, if you would like to discuss anything about the expedition or have any questions, including your suitability, please contact us. Booking is currently open for the Everest Expedition Tibet 2019. Our summit rate was 100% successful during our 2018 expedition. We will only accept a maximum of 10 climbers for the expedition, so be sure to quickly set up your trip and get ready to stand on top of the world.
