EBC trek costs ⤵️🏔️ This was the most asked question so here ya go. The below does not include your flight to Kathmandu, Nepal. Along the trek, they only accept rupees as cash (for optional purchases) you’ll have to take this out in Kathmandu so it’s important to budget ahead of time. Fixed Cost - Total: $1,935 USD - Guide company Ace the Himalaya 14 day trip as of 09/2023 $1550 USD (includes hotel in Kathmandu, flight to Lukla, all tea house stays, all meals, filtered watered, guide, porter carries 2 people’s duffels, flight back to Kathmandu, another hotel stay and airport shuttle) - Tip your guide and porter a combined minimum of 10% $155 USD (this is what the guide company outlines) - Visa to enter Nepal $50 USD - High altitude insurance (helicopter rescue coverage) $180 Optional Costs - I spent about $50 over 14 days on some of the below - You must bring your own toilet paper or purchase it about $5 a roll - Sim card (cheapest way to get wifi) purchase in the city of kathmandu / about $10 for 8GB (otherwise tea houses charge $5-10 for a day) - Charging your phone/camera - there’s about 4 days, 3 nights where you have to pay to use charging outlets. It costs upward of $10 per phone charge but I had a power bank so I didn’t need to do this - Showers about $10 but our guide recommended to not do this because it’s hard to warm up after since the showers are outside - Plastic 1L water bottles are $2-$6 (Avoid this, use a filter) - Extra coffee or tea $2-$6 - Chocolate bars $4-$6 (bring as much of your own snacks as possible) - Pringles $5-$7 - Souvenirs to support the locals, t-shirts and jewelry is usually under $10 - Your guide will have medication but not a bad idea to bring cough drops/cold/flu/stomach meds Everest Base Camp Trek
Did this exact trek w Ace back in April…looks like we shared the same guide, Maddy! Wonderful guy. Jam jam! You’ve got great hiking content - wondering when you’re gonna end up doing a thru-hike
Would you recommend this trip for people who are only minimally fit? Like, could someone like me who is overweight and somewhat out of shape train for it? I'm interested but scared because I'm not in awesome shape.
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The problem is that this money doesn’t really get to the porters. It goes to the organizations that hire the porters. And if the porters get injured, they’re pretty much out of luck or they get to an age where they can’t carry everybody else’s crap, then they’re also out of luck.
If you have the money and the consumer mindset to go stand in a line of zombies to "climb" Everest, you better just hand your Sherpas and porters a handful of cash for making it possible for your first world ass or you are a, well, YT won't let me say.
Do you people realize how much pull the guides have? If they don’t get the amount they want? They do not go yes, the company says OK guys what’s your price and them as a group settle on a number that they are happy with. The guides do not go if they feel like they are being underpaid they get a salary that they are paid Also, there’s potential to make even more money. If you carry more weight than everyone else you get the most money it just depends on how much weight you carry. The Sherpa could literally charge any amount they want at this point.
@@cltp6163 There is also the factor everyone forgets. You have to be acclimated to the high altitude. People act like they could just carry the heavy stuff themselves but without a lengthy acclimation period good luck.
@Bamawagoner WTF does "self-awareness" have to do with anything in this video? She didn't claim she soloed it, or anything. The entire point of this video js her explaining the cost of the amenities offered by the company she hired, ya f*cking goof. 🤡
@@BamawagonerIt so funny when keyboard warriors come out all sanctimonious and trying to act smart, when all you do is make it obvious you're very stupid. But, I suppose having your head so far up your own a$$ probably does make it difficult to think. 😂
...and you can still get altitude sickness at that elevation if you don't acclimate properly. I flew in to Puno (12,000ft) directly from the Amazon jungle and was sick for 3 days because of the sudden change in altitude.
Its about $1200 to get airlifted from base camp if you get too ill to walk or injured. Plus you have to pay it upfront, and then wait/hope for insurance to give you it back later.
A guy got carried in a sleeping bag once. Climbing Everest is becoming more and more of a money game. Unethical, causing trash and crowding, and inexperience causing death.
@@mohsinmir-tj9gt Doesn't f'cking matter. Either you are fit enough to carry your shit yourself or it is not meant for you until you trained enough. End of discussion.
It’s so funny people still do this type of Victorian era tourism talmbout “my native porter carried my pack across the mountains on my incredible journey to the colonies” lol
You know the Nepalese people who live you n the mountains also hire the porters themselves to bring things up, also porter rely on this work as there isn't much other job opportunities in mountains. Good companies will limit weights and pay, tip good
stop making them slaves :D ! I think they like their work and will definitely earn more than if they were doing something else in that region! and you also have to take local prices into account! 150usd in Nepal has a slightly different value than for example in the USA
Go with adventure consultants. They make sure the tips go to porters directly, not through some hiring organization. Also, they are costly to hire but rest assured the entire trip will be more than pleasant. You can also customize a lot of things, like what food you want, what you can carry, how many porters you need, oxygen tank requirements, not to mention emergency evacuation preparations. I did the Mt. Kilimanjaro trek summit with them. World class + professionalism.
U can do it cheaper! Me and my friends went to EBC from kathmandu to Salleri with jeep. That made it extra 4days(two way) cause next jeep ride to thamdada leaves only next day. No guide, no porter(the proper way). Trip took us 14 days with 1 rest day (only in pheriche)This cost me 450$ in all! For this price u have to be fast. We went from gorak shep to ebc back to namze in one go (~45km).
It was not that cheap 15 years ago. I also did the base camp, but it was around 6k and it was that cheap because I was with a big group of people. We got a discount. It makes you wonder how all is now so accessible for anyone to go. Taking advantage of poor communities reducing their income and making them work more for less money.
You got totally ripped off i'm sorry to tell you. It was even cheaper 15 years ago than it is today hahaha! you could do it for max 300-400 $ back then@@zingara76
Did the trek a few years back. Great experience. You have the knowledge and experience to hire local. When my wife and I went we encountered a party that went local and 6 of the 7 had to be airlifted off the trail due to lack of altitude preparation. It was my first trek at that elevation so we went with a major North American company that has a proven track record. It was a terrific experience with no surprises or health issues.
In 1984 I hiked from (Jerry)?.? To kali patar ( about 1500 ft. ) above base camp it took three weeks of trekking up and back down it cost 10 U.S. a day I hiked by myself as most people did at that time! It was one of the highlights of my life!
Did something similar in 1995. Took the public bus from KTM to Jiri, walked in from there. Took a brick of small denomination rupees, paid cash directly to the lodge owners and occasionally hired local porters. Had a guide book not a guide. Had four weeks in the Everest region for about US$200. No internet, no phone, no electricity, no flush toilets. Best time ever!
@@whalewatchersa I heard now trekkers have go with a group and Guide it's mandatory this is to create employment but also there robbery's happening quite often, this was happening when I was trekking but it was very rare! Sometimes people would like to camp outside a village by themselves and this is when a robbery would take place and occasionally involved murder!
As a Nepali. I planned that trip to be $300. Did not use a travel agency. Did another trek instead but yeah. Nepal is cheap to travel but cheaper if you're local. I once did a trek of 8 days for $70. It was not a popular trekking destination so not a touristy place. Almost died by falling off a cliff but one of the best trips of my life. "If I die I die" was my friend's words. That's been my life motto since.
Absolutely. I spent over 25 years doing much trekking, often alone. No internet, smartphone, often getting cargo jeeps shared on a shoestring. It's experience , know how you need plus wisdom.
Unfurtunately most of trekking permits are officially not issued to foreigners without an agency anymore (those close to the main ridge). Cancelled my trip to nepal yesterday, and will head to the caucasus instead. Too bad, that inefficient government denies the country a good tourist management. 😢 Treks which are/might be left are eg Everest, annapurna, langtang areas including some of the access treks. Phoksundo lake officially offers permits to solo trekkers, but is close to the recent epicentre.
Did it in 2017... just booked through some guy in a booth on the street. Cost $900 AUD (550-600 USD) at the time with all this included (minus the porter, carried our own things) Didnt negotiate anything on the price
what’s your age? with porter to carry your stuff I have seen pretty old people going for trek. The base camp is totally doable just slow it down a bit and you are good to go. Choose the best weather which is october-november. In worst case there are helicopters for rescue.
That underscores why it is a terrible price. Can live like a king for months on end in that part of the world on that dollar. But thanks for jacking up the demand. Glad only wealthy people get to travel certain places. Thanks again.
not sure. I was in the indian himalayas for a few weeks then got a flight from leh to delhi to kathmandu. I think all my flights were like $1270 end to end. Was a great trip! I recommend doing the circuit trek if you have time. I went via Gokyo lake, across Ngozumpa glacier, to gorekshep, EBC/kallar patthar, back to namche via dingboche side. Most people go direct route up and down, which is kinda boring as you follow the same trail.@@garrenshot
This is actually a pretty steep price, i spend 2 months in Nepal earlier this year. The cheapest way to do this is to arrange your guide in person once you arrive in Nepal rather than booking a pre-arranged tour online. Not only is the muuuuuch cheaper, but also way more flexible as me and my friends got to sit down and plan out our itinerary in real time with out guide. Also, many of the guest houses will let you stay for free if you agree to eat dinner and breakfast there (but you need to ask for it - if they say no, the bed typically cost 1 to 3 usd per night). All together our 2.5 week trek came out to be about 7usd per day per person for our guide. Plus on average i spent another 10-15usd per day on food etc. In total i spent about 400usd for thr entire trek. (We didnt have porters and everyone carried their own bags)
Man I wish i would've done stuff like this when I was younger. While I'm not old, only 38, my knees just couldn't do it. Was highly active since I was very young and it's taken its toll on me unfortunately.
You would still need to pay a guide even without a porter, so then also add on food and water for the 2weeks as that is normally included in tour price ,,,will be a lot more than few hundred pet
At least you're not going up the mountain but it's pretty gross that there's an entire economy dependent on taking people up Everest (which is considered a sacred place to tibetan Buddhists) and leaving trash and dead bodies on the mountain. The Sherpas get shit pay for dangerous work but at the same time if the Nepalese government stopped issuing permits to climb the whole economy would collapse. I personally think at this point if you wanna climb it you should be required to take a load of trash on your way back down.
@@FRDACN 30 euros permit, 30 euros jeep tocreach besisahar, rooms free everywhere, they just wanted me to eat at their place to have free room, i only payed around 100 euros for food. Its crazy that people charge 1000 for a trek. Silly
@@RandomGuy-yq1nb It costs fuck all apart from the flight to Lukla - or even less if you hike all the way. What the hell, $1550usd!?!?!?! It would have cost me NZD500 max. People, if you want you can easily hike it alone or with a partner and arrange it all yourself if you have even an inkling for a sense of adventure. Granted, she is supporting the local Sherpa through hiring a porter but if you do not have that kind of coin you do not need one and you can still inject money into the village communities by purchasing accomodation and food.
No idea who you are but really glad to see you included the tip in the cost of the trip. Those guys are true legends and deserve every penny. Double that tip would be good if you can afford it but minimum 10%
Discovered you just yesterday and was watching your solo camping videos. And out of nowhere this video appeared in my recommendation this morning. I am originally from Nepal. What a nice surprise! Hope you are having an amazing time there.
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she is literally telling us how little it costs. so no i don't think it's such a grand job opportunity. having someone else break their backs for the mass tourism that has become mount everest trekking, no i do not think this is fair in any way. I think we should all check our privilege and definitely reassess what is going on with mount everest.
@@mima9277 they are normally limited by trekking companies to carrying only 20kg each, not really breaking your back, I've carried that! And for so little? Are you aware this isn't the western world, cost of living is much less! Whilst some porters may not be treated fairly, an issue with every job all over the world, if good company and paid well for Nepal, why deny them of a job???? Maybe visit Nepal first, then come back to us pet!
@@mima9277lmao, you’re aware cost of living in Asia is night and day compared to the west right? Average income annually for someone in Nepal is less than $8000 USD. For them, it is NOT a little bit of money by any stretch of the imagination
I did it solo for less than 100$ including entry fee. You don't even need a porter or flights as track is well setup for trekkers. I started from the road and back (200km) in 6 days. Managed to see Kathmandu and lake town near Anapurna and do Everest base trek on a 15 day visitor visa. Didn't pay more than 5$ for accomodation and meals were included. Tourists getting overcharged🤔
You can no longer trek solo in Nepal, you are required by law to take a guide. And you will be paying more than $5 a day now, I mean it costs a fiver or a bleeding snickers. Also highly doubt you walked from jiri to EBC and back in 6 days, utter tosh! And even if you were to somehow do it, it woukd be dangerous as allows no acclimatisation days!
@@nico_penmaybe that person hikes a lot in the mountains, and/ or handles elevation well. I dont know the distance you guys are talking about, but I am a long distance hiker and when I'm fit I can travel 200 miles in 6 days. Not extremely easy for me, but know people that can travel much further than me.
My mountaineering trip, just the climb which is the guide, sherpas..etc was $48,000 in 2018. Not including plane tickets, hotel, tips, transportation, food, phone and some of my very expensive gear. Mountaineering is very expensive. This influencer only paid $155 for a tip? How disgusting.
@@nico_pen yes, and flocks of idiots “trekking” to Everest base camp is not preserving that area…. I never said anything about summiting, you don’t need to reach a summit to ruin a mountain along the way….
I love the realization that treating Everest as a tourist destination where we risk human lives for a photo op is actually uncool, glad you had fun Madison but, let’s be real it would be more impressive if you hiked a smaller mountain by yourself with all your gear. Glad you had fun, but let’s maybe turn people AWAY from doing this.
so many sherpa's die due to carrying too much wheight from (mostly western) foreigners. be smart people. don't go to Everest unless you can carry most of your own equipment
They don’t die because of the weight. They die because of how dangerous it is to climb it. The more often you climb, the higher your probability that you will die. While some westerners have done it 10-20 times. These people can do it dozens of not hundreds of times. It’s also their job to keep the tourists safe so they will go ahead and secure ladders over crevasses. They will be the leaders and also the ones holding the back. The weight will never be the cause of death, the environment is.
Did a trip to Nepal in the early 2000 the hole trip 6 weeks cost 3000 the majority a flight from Boston . We trekked in mountains for two week . No guides needed .
You can also do it without a guide. I did it by myself, it was very enjoyable to be independent. It cost me only the flight to Lukla (you can also walk from farther down, which does not require a flight from Khatmandu). I did stay in the guest houses and ate the afternoon meals there.
I’m not sure if you can anymore. Nepal passed a law that you have to have a guide for high altitude hiking there now. I can’t remember what elevation this new law takes effect but if base camp is higher than it, you’d need a guide as of this year.
@@IzakLuna It would not surprise me. They like to ruin everything that way. It is all about exploiting their resources for maximum profit. Namche Bazaar is already at 3,700m, so that is certainly high altitude. When I did it a guide was not necessary. The trail is very hard to miss, so it is extraordinarily easy to do without a guide, and there is no need to bring much stuff along either, making porters unnecessary. I would rather not do it at all than have someone forced on me like that. So I will stick to the Alps and other places you can still be independent of exploitative tourism. The easiest and best way to avoid high altitude sickness is to walk up slowly, from lower down, which used to be typical, also on the Khumbhu Trek. But as everyone wants to fly, they are likely to have difficulties with the altitude unless they are accustomed to it.
U can do it cheaper! Me and my friends went to EBC from kathmandu to Salleri with jeep. That made it extra 4days(two way) cause next jeep ride to thamdada leaves only next day. No guide, no porter(the proper way). Trip took us 14 days with 1 rest day (only in pheriche)This cost me 450$ in all! For this price u have to be fast. We went from gorak shep to ebc back to namze in one go (~45km).
Went to the Chna side of EBC July 2005. Cost me 1000 RMB for a seat in the 4WD for a 6 day trip, including all accomodation. Food along the way didn't matter- I was recovering from food poising in Lhasa (!) so only spent around 20RMB/ day for 1 meal when felt up to it. Hired a tent fo 1 night at EBC for 50Y, next night back at Rongbuk Monastery for about the same (shared with a monk!). Watching the sunset at Mt Everest- twice over 2 nights- is an unforgettable experience, as is the journey long the way (driver had prepared a very, very bad 80's mixtape which I still shudder about!)
That’s a steal. Also where is the sense of accomplishment if someone else is carrying your gear?? This is not real mountaineering or hicking for that matter.
I hiked the Annapurna circuit a couple of times with friends not that long ago. Not many Westerners doing the trek had guides as you simply didn't need them. You eat and stay in tea houses everywhere so don't need to carry much stuff. We got by comfortably on $10 a day.
I felt to a certain death and survived 5 years later and brutual rehab i feel i could do this. What a adventure never quit dreaming people you can do anything
EBC trek costs ⤵️🏔️
This was the most asked question so here ya go. The below does not include your flight to Kathmandu, Nepal. Along the trek, they only accept rupees as cash (for optional purchases) you’ll have to take this out in Kathmandu so it’s important to budget ahead of time.
Fixed Cost
- Total: $1,935 USD
- Guide company Ace the Himalaya 14 day trip as of 09/2023 $1550 USD (includes hotel in Kathmandu, flight to Lukla, all tea house stays, all meals, filtered watered, guide, porter carries 2 people’s duffels, flight back to Kathmandu, another hotel stay and airport shuttle)
- Tip your guide and porter a combined minimum of 10% $155 USD (this is what the guide company outlines)
- Visa to enter Nepal $50 USD
- High altitude insurance (helicopter rescue coverage) $180
Optional Costs
- I spent about $50 over 14 days on some of the below
- You must bring your own toilet paper or purchase it about $5 a roll
- Sim card (cheapest way to get wifi) purchase in the city of kathmandu / about $10 for 8GB (otherwise tea houses charge $5-10 for a day)
- Charging your phone/camera - there’s about 4 days, 3 nights where you have to pay to use charging outlets. It costs upward of $10 per phone charge but I had a power bank so I didn’t need to do this
- Showers about $10 but our guide recommended to not do this because it’s hard to warm up after since the showers are outside
- Plastic 1L water bottles are $2-$6 (Avoid this, use a filter)
- Extra coffee or tea $2-$6
- Chocolate bars $4-$6 (bring as much of your own snacks as possible)
- Pringles $5-$7
- Souvenirs to support the locals, t-shirts and jewelry is usually under $10
- Your guide will have medication but not a bad idea to bring cough drops/cold/flu/stomach meds
Everest Base Camp Trek
Good to know but when you have British Columbia in your backyard ?
It would be nice if you make a long video explaining the proper gear and giving useful tips. Really good price, now I know where to go next.
Did this exact trek w Ace back in April…looks like we shared the same guide, Maddy! Wonderful guy. Jam jam! You’ve got great hiking content - wondering when you’re gonna end up doing a thru-hike
Would you recommend this trip for people who are only minimally fit? Like, could someone like me who is overweight and somewhat out of shape train for it? I'm interested but scared because I'm not in awesome shape.
May it is the price for tourists, not for locals.
Personally I would double that tip.
Yup. I’d rather get a cheaper local price and put the “savings” into the tip.
I mean she said minimum. That means that’s the least they’d pay. She didn’t say she paid that herself.
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You tip your waiters more
That is the minimum you have to pay so most are going to pay more anyways
Wow way cheaper than I expected. I'd still have enough money left for my body bag!
You'd die just climbing to base camp?
@@sourgummiez lmao people are just that unhealthy and gross nowdays
This is just to base Camp. Summitting is a 5 figure expedition.
2015 earthquake and avalanche flattened base camp, never forget
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@@sourgummiezplenty of people have died at base camp
The problem is that this money doesn’t really get to the porters. It goes to the organizations that hire the porters. And if the porters get injured, they’re pretty much out of luck or they get to an age where they can’t carry everybody else’s crap, then they’re also out of luck.
That's why you hire a local Instead
If you have the money and the consumer mindset to go stand in a line of zombies to "climb" Everest, you better just hand your Sherpas and porters a handful of cash for making it possible for your first world ass or you are a, well, YT won't let me say.
Give him some cash at the top of the mountain. No one will know.
Do you people realize how much pull the guides have? If they don’t get the amount they want? They do not go yes, the company says OK guys what’s your price and them as a group settle on a number that they are happy with. The guides do not go if they feel like they are being underpaid they get a salary that they are paid Also, there’s potential to make even more money. If you carry more weight than everyone else you get the most money it just depends on how much weight you carry. The Sherpa could literally charge any amount they want at this point.
@@cltp6163 There is also the factor everyone forgets. You have to be acclimated to the high altitude. People act like they could just carry the heavy stuff themselves but without a lengthy acclimation period good luck.
Someone else is carrying your luggage the whole way? That feels like cheating lmao
White people need to have their luxury one way or another..
It is. These people have no self awareness
@Bamawagoner WTF does "self-awareness" have to do with anything in this video?
She didn't claim she soloed it, or anything. The entire point of this video js her explaining the cost of the amenities offered by the company she hired, ya f*cking goof. 🤡
@@BamawagonerIt so funny when keyboard warriors come out all sanctimonious and trying to act smart, when all you do is make it obvious you're very stupid.
But, I suppose having your head so far up your own a$$ probably does make it difficult to think. 😂
Yeah, It feels way more rewarding to carry your own shit
For y’all who don’t know the Everest base camp is 17,700 feet and the Everests peak is 29,028 feet
...and you can still get altitude sickness at that elevation if you don't acclimate properly. I flew in to Puno (12,000ft) directly from the Amazon jungle and was sick for 3 days because of the sudden change in altitude.
All the hate on here for hiring porters seems like it doesn't understand that hiking to base camp & summitting are VERY different things lol
@@leebarbs7176 right she was paying to see the mountain up close and have an experience. Not claim she claimed the whole thing.
What percentage of hikers make it to Base Camp?
@@RaoulThomas0071% it's too dangerous
"High altitude insurance" just flipped past that part
If you’re going to high altitudes you need to get different travel insurance
Bruh i would just walk then shit would be free
@@RaheelPervaiz123 u'll go broke if you have to get airlifted out because of severe altitude sickness or any bad injury
Its about $1200 to get airlifted from base camp if you get too ill to walk or injured. Plus you have to pay it upfront, and then wait/hope for insurance to give you it back later.
If you pay enough money they'll basically carry you and your luggage up there.
A guy got carried in a sleeping bag once. Climbing Everest is becoming more and more of a money game. Unethical, causing trash and crowding, and inexperience causing death.
@@thecolorjuneeverest and base camps are different things
@@mohsinmir-tj9gt Doesn't f'cking matter. Either you are fit enough to carry your shit yourself or it is not meant for you until you trained enough. End of discussion.
@@madhousejoe well that would be a good percentage of people not going there every season .....gotta think about the poor locals depending on them too
@@mohsinmir-tj9gt if you truly believe the locals see a fair share of that 1-2k I feel sorry for you.
It’s so funny people still do this type of Victorian era tourism talmbout “my native porter carried my pack across the mountains on my incredible journey to the colonies” lol
You know the Nepalese people who live you n the mountains also hire the porters themselves to bring things up, also porter rely on this work as there isn't much other job opportunities in mountains. Good companies will limit weights and pay, tip good
On my trip I also only had to pay $3.50 for a hour with your moms hole.
stop making them slaves :D ! I think they like their work and will definitely earn more than if they were doing something else in that region! and you also have to take local prices into account! 150usd in Nepal has a slightly different value than for example in the USA
btw in europe exist so many porters too :)
Tribal savages they may be but they do make a good spot of tea
Go with adventure consultants. They make sure the tips go to porters directly, not through some hiring organization. Also, they are costly to hire but rest assured the entire trip will be more than pleasant. You can also customize a lot of things, like what food you want, what you can carry, how many porters you need, oxygen tank requirements, not to mention emergency evacuation preparations. I did the Mt. Kilimanjaro trek summit with them. World class + professionalism.
They're a good company, but they cost 3 times what she paid. For most people, that's cost prohibitive.
This is a lot less expensive than I would have expected.
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U can do it cheaper!
Me and my friends went to EBC from kathmandu to Salleri with jeep. That made it extra 4days(two way) cause next jeep ride to thamdada leaves only next day. No guide, no porter(the proper way). Trip took us 14 days with 1 rest day (only in pheriche)This cost me 450$ in all!
For this price u have to be fast. We went from gorak shep to ebc back to namze in one go (~45km).
Yeah base camp is cheap--the everest climb is where it can get $50K+ to get to the top
It was not that cheap 15 years ago. I also did the base camp, but it was around 6k and it was that cheap because I was with a big group of people. We got a discount. It makes you wonder how all is now so accessible for anyone to go. Taking advantage of poor communities reducing their income and making them work more for less money.
You got totally ripped off i'm sorry to tell you. It was even cheaper 15 years ago than it is today hahaha! you could do it for max 300-400 $ back then@@zingara76
Did the trek a few years back. Great experience. You have the knowledge and experience to hire local. When my wife and I went we encountered a party that went local and 6 of the 7 had to be airlifted off the trail due to lack of altitude preparation.
It was my first trek at that elevation so we went with a major North American company that has a proven track record. It was a terrific experience with no surprises or health issues.
In 1984 I hiked from (Jerry)?.? To kali patar ( about 1500 ft. ) above base camp it took three weeks of trekking up and back down it cost 10 U.S. a day I hiked by myself as most people did at that time! It was one of the highlights of my life!
Did something similar in 1995. Took the public bus from KTM to Jiri, walked in from there. Took a brick of small denomination rupees, paid cash directly to the lodge owners and occasionally hired local porters. Had a guide book not a guide. Had four weeks in the Everest region for about US$200. No internet, no phone, no electricity, no flush toilets. Best time ever!
@@whalewatchersa I heard now trekkers have go with a group and Guide it's mandatory this is to create employment but also there robbery's happening quite often, this was happening when I was trekking but it was very rare! Sometimes people would like to camp outside a village by themselves and this is when a robbery would take place and occasionally involved murder!
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If I was 20 years younger I would do it! Amazing trip!
Why? PNW is more beautiful
Sure ! age doesn't matter , Always well come to 🇳🇵 🇳🇵🇳🇵🙏🙏
Don't be scared age is just a number
A 90 year old could do base camp. There are literally hotels about a mile away.
Good price for the trip of a lifetime .
It's a good starting point
No it's not.
that is then biz boy? @@_ShaDynasty
@@alexs3447 yeah, it's a walking trail with thousands of people on it
Didn't know that . I use a cane now and that sort of thing is not for me anymore@@_ShaDynasty
As a Nepali. I planned that trip to be $300. Did not use a travel agency. Did another trek instead but yeah. Nepal is cheap to travel but cheaper if you're local.
I once did a trek of 8 days for $70. It was not a popular trekking destination so not a touristy place. Almost died by falling off a cliff but one of the best trips of my life. "If I die I die" was my friend's words. That's been my life motto since.
Absolutely. I spent over 25 years doing much trekking, often alone. No internet, smartphone, often getting cargo jeeps shared on a shoestring. It's experience , know how you need plus wisdom.
Are you hireable??
it is compulsory for foreigners to hire a guide
Unfurtunately most of trekking permits are officially not issued to foreigners without an agency anymore (those close to the main ridge). Cancelled my trip to nepal yesterday, and will head to the caucasus instead. Too bad, that inefficient government denies the country a good tourist management. 😢
Treks which are/might be left are eg Everest, annapurna, langtang areas including some of the access treks. Phoksundo lake officially offers permits to solo trekkers, but is close to the recent epicentre.
@@user-zu1ue8qe6r that wasn't the case 2 years ago. I did Three Passes trek for $25/day, trip of a lifetime and for so cheap.
Did it in 2017... just booked through some guy in a booth on the street. Cost $900 AUD (550-600 USD) at the time with all this included (minus the porter, carried our own things) Didnt negotiate anything on the price
So exciting! Can you post what you needed to pack? And how to prepare?
Very cool thanks girl for showing us how you got there and your journey pretty cool. Next trip to the top o the world
Your content is always so diverse and absolutely amazing! Keep going my friend, you have stunning channel!
Yaaaaaay! Diversity! Yaaaay!
The experience- priceless. Glad you were able to do this. Best wishes.
That's not a bad price. Too bad I'm too old to do this type of trip.
Fortunately, I have you! You hike...I sit and watch. Lol
@@K.Kitbex
Me and those who say "No way in hell can I do that." 😀
what’s your age? with porter to carry your stuff I have seen pretty old people going for trek. The base camp is totally doable just slow it down a bit and you are good to go. Choose the best weather which is october-november. In worst case there are helicopters for rescue.
That underscores why it is a terrible price. Can live like a king for months on end in that part of the world on that dollar. But thanks for jacking up the demand. Glad only wealthy people get to travel certain places. Thanks again.
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You're welcome. The villages want the tourism money. The higher the demand then it's more money for the people in the villages.
@@TenthCrane2788 Good for them for preying off rich twits that don't know the value of the dollar...Still NOT a good price.
I did it in sep 2023 and paid $1700 for same package. Was a great experience. Hope you enjoyed it!
How much was the flight to Nepal
Everyone forgetting this value
Depends, but gonna be Closer to 1000@@garrenshot
not sure. I was in the indian himalayas for a few weeks then got a flight from leh to delhi to kathmandu. I think all my flights were like $1270 end to end. Was a great trip! I recommend doing the circuit trek if you have time. I went via Gokyo lake, across Ngozumpa glacier, to gorekshep, EBC/kallar patthar, back to namche via dingboche side. Most people go direct route up and down, which is kinda boring as you follow the same trail.@@garrenshot
So the hardest part of this trip was asking your dad for $2,000.
You know people DO actually have job sometimes.
@@leebarbs7176 yeah for real lol people just assume things 😂
You think people need to call their dad for 2k? I think you gotta find a job homie, there is plenty!:)
I’m sure she makes that off posting her YT videos alone.
Yea I agree with you, definitely daddy's money. No job let's you just leave for weeks at a time. She has zero responsibilities in life obviously
This is actually a pretty steep price, i spend 2 months in Nepal earlier this year. The cheapest way to do this is to arrange your guide in person once you arrive in Nepal rather than booking a pre-arranged tour online. Not only is the muuuuuch cheaper, but also way more flexible as me and my friends got to sit down and plan out our itinerary in real time with out guide. Also, many of the guest houses will let you stay for free if you agree to eat dinner and breakfast there (but you need to ask for it - if they say no, the bed typically cost 1 to 3 usd per night). All together our 2.5 week trek came out to be about 7usd per day per person for our guide. Plus on average i spent another 10-15usd per day on food etc. In total i spent about 400usd for thr entire trek. (We didnt have porters and everyone carried their own bags)
Man I wish i would've done stuff like this when I was younger. While I'm not old, only 38, my knees just couldn't do it. Was highly active since I was very young and it's taken its toll on me unfortunately.
These shorts are really good🤙
That’s not bad to get to hike such an amazing place!!
I miss Dahl Baht 😔
Thank you Madison! I love your videos! Especially coming from such a pretty girl! Keep up the great videos! This one was really great!
Livin it to the max 💪
Even if I double the cost, it's still cheaper to go to everest than spending a weekend in NY😅
Wow what a beautiful place 😮❤
Thank you so much for this info! This made my dream feel possible
Or you could do it without a human carrying your things for a few hundred.
Why? The locals make good money from this and it is great business
Yes it would be considered rude to not allow the Sherpas to do their job on their own mountain
It's completely free to hike up there.
SHE'S PAYING THE PORTER , PAY ATTENTION
You would still need to pay a guide even without a porter, so then also add on food and water for the 2weeks as that is normally included in tour price ,,,will be a lot more than few hundred pet
You pay 3-5$ for food a day & 3-5$ to sleep if you go by yourself
In a bedbugs hotel you mean sure 😂
@@dingdong6995 bro, you won't find a hilton there.
At least you're not going up the mountain but it's pretty gross that there's an entire economy dependent on taking people up Everest (which is considered a sacred place to tibetan Buddhists) and leaving trash and dead bodies on the mountain. The Sherpas get shit pay for dangerous work but at the same time if the Nepalese government stopped issuing permits to climb the whole economy would collapse. I personally think at this point if you wanna climb it you should be required to take a load of trash on your way back down.
How is it "gross" that a tourist destination supports the local economy? 😂
She didn't hike everest, she just went up to base camp
Dead bodies I have no problem either way..but the garbage is disgusting that should never happen
It’s either they make money being a Sherpa or they don’t eat. There’s not as many job opportunities and it’s not like they can afford to just move
Fine them based on how much garbage they left. More money for the local people.
A lot of love and prosperity to my nepali brothers and sisters from Uttarakhand (padosi) india 🕉️🙏❤️🇮🇳
Such an amazing and calm life !
I think they should have every tourist that goes up take down 27 pounds of trash with them.
Don’t forget the cost of Toilet paper, the higher you go, the more it costs.
Toilet paper is disgusting. Why not baby wiper more hygienic do better job.
Wow, great informative video and post; thank you!! 🥇🥇
I want to hike to Everest Base Camp SOOO BAD!! I have seen a few of your videos about tge trek and it is so helpful!
I payed just 200 for a 20 days trek on annapurna, 1500 is crazy
i dont believe yoy
What? Pleas explain, where are you from?
with nothing included
@@FRDACN 30 euros permit, 30 euros jeep tocreach besisahar, rooms free everywhere, they just wanted me to eat at their place to have free room, i only payed around 100 euros for food. Its crazy that people charge 1000 for a trek. Silly
@@RandomGuy-yq1nb It costs fuck all apart from the flight to Lukla - or even less if you hike all the way. What the hell, $1550usd!?!?!?! It would have cost me NZD500 max. People, if you want you can easily hike it alone or with a partner and arrange it all yourself if you have even an inkling for a sense of adventure. Granted, she is supporting the local Sherpa through hiring a porter but if you do not have that kind of coin you do not need one and you can still inject money into the village communities by purchasing accomodation and food.
No idea who you are but really glad to see you included the tip in the cost of the trip. Those guys are true legends and deserve every penny. Double that tip would be good if you can afford it but minimum 10%
We drove a vintage Land Cruiser up to the Rongbuk Monastery at the Tibetan Everest Base Camp. There's no need to walk love..😂😂😂
Discovered you just yesterday and was watching your solo camping videos. And out of nowhere this video appeared in my recommendation this morning. I am originally from Nepal. What a nice surprise! Hope you are having an amazing time there.
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Could you do a video on the ethics of traveling to Everest? Maybe talk about how the porters are fucked from their money too
The Annapurna circuit is superior in every way.
That's why going to Patagonia is 100times better, you carry your own weight, you don't pay any fee of whatsoever. Just your food
Thx! This sounds like nice deals for 14 days. My Iceland 15 days was more but I think cuz of season. Will add your Everest deal to my todo list
Wow great info thanks!!!
How could you spend 2 weeks in Nepal and not even learn how to say Kathmandu? I'm very dubious that this woman knows enough to offer advice.
yeah absolutely butchered it. i reckon they do it so people comment tho, so grats it worked
Thats how you say it tho
I know, right? Like, just listen to Bob Seger. OMG. Like.
sorry but what. this feels so wrong. I don't know... why would you have someone else carry your stuff? If you can't carry it. Maybe don't go?
Because porters rely on this work as there isn't much other job opportunities in the mountains
she is literally telling us how little it costs. so no i don't think it's such a grand job opportunity. having someone else break their backs for the mass tourism that has become mount everest trekking, no i do not think this is fair in any way. I think we should all check our privilege and definitely reassess what is going on with mount everest.
@@mima9277 they are normally limited by trekking companies to carrying only 20kg each, not really breaking your back, I've carried that! And for so little? Are you aware this isn't the western world, cost of living is much less! Whilst some porters may not be treated fairly, an issue with every job all over the world, if good company and paid well for Nepal, why deny them of a job???? Maybe visit Nepal first, then come back to us pet!
@@mima9277lmao, you’re aware cost of living in Asia is night and day compared to the west right? Average income annually for someone in Nepal is less than $8000 USD. For them, it is NOT a little bit of money by any stretch of the imagination
Thanks for the info.
Nepal is beautiful now I came to know ❤
One of my exes had a tourism company like that. If the owner’s name is Abinash…DO NOT hire them!!! 😂
Another human carrying your bag.... you better tip 50% 😑
This is really awesome!
Thanks ! Must do this!!!
I did it solo for less than 100$ including entry fee. You don't even need a porter or flights as track is well setup for trekkers. I started from the road and back (200km) in 6 days. Managed to see Kathmandu and lake town near Anapurna and do Everest base trek on a 15 day visitor visa. Didn't pay more than 5$ for accomodation and meals were included. Tourists getting overcharged🤔
Exactly, but look at all the rich white people saying this is so affordable. LOL 2K is affordable?
You can no longer trek solo in Nepal, you are required by law to take a guide. And you will be paying more than $5 a day now, I mean it costs a fiver or a bleeding snickers. Also highly doubt you walked from jiri to EBC and back in 6 days, utter tosh! And even if you were to somehow do it, it woukd be dangerous as allows no acclimatisation days!
@@nico_penmaybe that person hikes a lot in the mountains, and/ or handles elevation well. I dont know the distance you guys are talking about, but I am a long distance hiker and when I'm fit I can travel 200 miles in 6 days. Not extremely easy for me, but know people that can travel much further than me.
@@Diddley_Squat against at altitude hugely unlikely....also would be incredibly dangerous
@@nico_pen not true. Maybe it's dangerous for you.
Please don’t promote this. There are already plenty of ill prepared fools in the Himalayas who are destroying a sacred place and dying while doing it…
This is trekking not high altitude mountaineering
You are extremely ill-informed and need to stop getting your news from RUclips.
My mountaineering trip, just the climb which is the guide, sherpas..etc was $48,000 in 2018. Not including plane tickets, hotel, tips, transportation, food, phone and some of my very expensive gear.
Mountaineering is very expensive.
This influencer only paid $155 for a tip? How disgusting.
@@lucyinthesky4682 other than the clothing that's needed what gear did you use? a jumar, crampons and maybe an ice axe?
@@nico_pen yes, and flocks of idiots “trekking” to Everest base camp is not preserving that area….
I never said anything about summiting, you don’t need to reach a summit to ruin a mountain along the way….
Damn girl,that is not cheap, I'm so glad,i just watch other people, doing the painful journeys,by just been at home, watching you.😊
Now I wanna do it... thanks for this video✌️
Himalayan Hero Adventures
100 Nepal Rupee for a Bottle of Water?! 😳
Goes up to 500 the higher you get
Do you think those bottles just spawn there out of nowhere ??
Imagine having so much hubris that you think "Lemme just climb this mountain hundreds of people have died on and remain on to this day."
Broooooo she hiked to the base, she didn't climb it, did you at least watch the video?
Except she didn't climb sagarmatha, you wazzock!!
Imagine, just imagine being this cute! ❤
She is so adorable. Wife material. ❤
WOW! That sounds good! Fair price!
Good to know how you feel about using other humans as donkeys. Carry your own gear!
It's pronounced as Cat not Cath.
Khaire muji fokat ma hero
thank you for helping
Thanks for the information
I love the realization that treating Everest as a tourist destination where we risk human lives for a photo op is actually uncool, glad you had fun Madison but, let’s be real it would be more impressive if you hiked a smaller mountain by yourself with all your gear. Glad you had fun, but let’s maybe turn people AWAY from doing this.
1. She's hiking to the base camp not summiting.
2. Sounds like she's doing this for fun not to impress you.
She didn't climb Everest you numpty
Imagine spending 2k to go to Nepal for 2 weeks and having 0 idea how to pronounce Kathmandu. Honestly pretty disrespectful
What a great adventure ✨️
so many sherpa's die due to carrying too much wheight from (mostly western) foreigners. be smart people. don't go to Everest unless you can carry most of your own equipment
They don’t die because of the weight. They die because of how dangerous it is to climb it. The more often you climb, the higher your probability that you will die. While some westerners have done it 10-20 times. These people can do it dozens of not hundreds of times. It’s also their job to keep the tourists safe so they will go ahead and secure ladders over crevasses. They will be the leaders and also the ones holding the back. The weight will never be the cause of death, the environment is.
Did a trip to Nepal in the early 2000 the hole trip 6 weeks cost 3000 the majority a flight from Boston . We trekked in mountains for two week . No guides needed .
How big was the hole?
You can also do it without a guide. I did it by myself, it was very enjoyable to be independent. It cost me only the flight to Lukla (you can also walk from farther down, which does not require a flight from Khatmandu). I did stay in the guest houses and ate the afternoon meals there.
I’m not sure if you can anymore. Nepal passed a law that you have to have a guide for high altitude hiking there now. I can’t remember what elevation this new law takes effect but if base camp is higher than it, you’d need a guide as of this year.
@@IzakLuna It would not surprise me. They like to ruin everything that way. It is all about exploiting their resources for maximum profit. Namche Bazaar is already at 3,700m, so that is certainly high altitude.
When I did it a guide was not necessary. The trail is very hard to miss, so it is extraordinarily easy to do without a guide, and there is no need to bring much stuff along either, making porters unnecessary.
I would rather not do it at all than have someone forced on me like that. So I will stick to the Alps and other places you can still be independent of exploitative tourism.
The easiest and best way to avoid high altitude sickness is to walk up slowly, from lower down, which used to be typical, also on the Khumbhu Trek. But as everyone wants to fly, they are likely to have difficulties with the altitude unless they are accustomed to it.
I just did it in March I went with Himalayan Wonders. Trip of a lifetime so amazing!! Wasn’t crowded!!
Take time to enjoy the city, temples, Bhaktapur and tiny villages. An extraordinary country with amazing people!
I did it myself without outside help , I spent only on overnight stays in lodges along the track
WOW.. that price is pretty good
You are amazing and inspiring girl
Quick question how do you feed the dog? Do you bring dog food or what?
U can do it cheaper!
Me and my friends went to EBC from kathmandu to Salleri with jeep. That made it extra 4days(two way) cause next jeep ride to thamdada leaves only next day. No guide, no porter(the proper way). Trip took us 14 days with 1 rest day (only in pheriche)This cost me 450$ in all!
For this price u have to be fast. We went from gorak shep to ebc back to namze in one go (~45km).
Thank you I’m going next week just because it is video
I was there in 1977. Lukla was a dirt and rock strip😊
lol, I recognised that room at Lobuche from that funky blue printed wall paper. My room said deluxe suite 😂
Wow, alot cheaper than I would have expected. Agree with other comments in regards to the tip for the porters. I would give them more than 10%,
Really cool..Would love to do this..
When I saw $1550, I assumed $1000 of that was for Snickers. The perfect dessert after Dal Bhat.
Trekking to base camp is one thing, climbing up the largest mountain is another.
Plus its extra cost and time.
$30k-$100k on average to reach the peak 😵
Went to the Chna side of EBC July 2005. Cost me 1000 RMB for a seat in the 4WD for a 6 day trip, including all accomodation. Food along the way didn't matter- I was recovering from food poising in Lhasa (!) so only spent around 20RMB/ day for 1 meal when felt up to it. Hired a tent fo 1 night at EBC for 50Y, next night back at Rongbuk Monastery for about the same (shared with a monk!). Watching the sunset at Mt Everest- twice over 2 nights- is an unforgettable experience, as is the journey long the way (driver had prepared a very, very bad 80's mixtape which I still shudder about!)
They deserve way more.
That’s a steal. Also where is the sense of accomplishment if someone else is carrying your gear?? This is not real mountaineering or hicking for that matter.
I hiked the Annapurna circuit a couple of times with friends not that long ago. Not many Westerners doing the trek had guides as you simply didn't need them. You eat and stay in tea houses everywhere so don't need to carry much stuff. We got by comfortably on $10 a day.
Looks awesome
pemandangan yang sanat indah
That's dope!
I felt to a certain death and survived 5 years later and brutual rehab i feel i could do this. What a adventure never quit dreaming people you can do anything