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| Eric Shipton and H.W Tilman entered the pages of exploration history when along with their Sherpa porters, became the first men to set foot in the Nanda Devi sanctuary.
The state of Uttarakhand houses the Kumaon hills in its east and the Garhwal hills in the west. Nature has endowed this region with so much beauty and spiritual bliss that the place is also known as 'Dev Bhoomi' or the Abode of Gods. Blessed with magnificent glaciers, sparkling rivers, gigantic Himalayan peaks, natural biospheres, the valley of flowers, skiing slopes and dense forests. This Abode is also the home of several shrines, places of pilgrimage and worship.
Climbing in the Garhwal region of the Uttarakhand Himalaya can be quite an inner and outer journey. The mountains have mythological tales and are revered by Indians. One travels from Delhi to Uttarkashi and onto the road head Gangotri on the banks of the river Bhagirathi. A trek to base camp takes 2-3 days and one is amidst, a cirque of mountains like Shivling, Meru, Bhagirathi which forms a climbers paradise and a Himalayan playground.
The other great mountains of the Garhwal Himalaya are Nanda Devi with its twin summits at a little over 25,645 feet. The first successful entry into the inner "sanctuary" of Nanda Devi was made up this gorge in 1934, after years of failed attempts.
The massif stands alone, encircled in a vast ring of peaks now called the Nanda Devi Biosphere. Whilst Nanda Devi main and the peaks within the biosphere are closed , certain peaks can be climbed from its outer periphery such as Nanda Devi East, Nanda Kot, Trishul, Changabang, Kalanka, to name a few. |
| Peak fees |
| For 2 persons |
US $500 |
US $700 |
US $1000 |
| For 3-7 persons |
US $200 per person |
US $300 per person |
US $400 per person |
| For 8- 12 persons |
US $250 per person |
US $350 per person |
US $450 per person |
| In addition, Liaison Officer equipment charges are US $500 payable whilst for the trekking peaks like Hanuman, it is US $100 for 2 persons, US $50 for the 3rd to the 7th person, and US $100 for the 8th to the 12th person and no LO for trekking peaks.
Additionally, the state government levies a charge of US $1250 for peaks below 6500m, US $1350 for peaks between 6501m and 7000m, and US $1675 for peaks above 7001m which go towards the efforts for trail management, camping sites and the National Park/Sanctuary entrance fee. |
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| Some successful expeditions assisted by Ibex are for leading mountaineers and brand ambassadors such as Mark Richey, Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, John Varco, Pete Takeda, Doug Chabot, Sue Nott, Michael Kennedy, Mugs Stump, Peter Croft, Paul Gagner, Willie Benegas, Jonathan Degenhardt , Jonny Copp from the US. John Cleare, Mick Fowler, Allen Fyffe, Bob Barton, John Barry, Roger Payne, Ian Parnell, Kevin Thaw, John Dunne, Iain Peter, Mike Woolridge are from the UK. From Europe, we have assisted mountaineers like Robert Fargeas, Don Arturo Bergamaschi, Jean Claude Marmier, Francois Marsigny, Bernard Domnech, Pierre Begin, Marcus Schmuck, Karl Schrag, Gianni Passinetti, amongst others. David Lim from Singapore and climbers from Japan are Taniguchi Kei, K. Hiraide as well as the Ichimura, Sato and Amano team.
From the moment, you think of your expedition to India, Ibex Expeditions helps you with details of the choice of peak, depending on height requirements, technical difficulty and duration. The extensive pre-trip information includes route charting, itinerary ideas, maps, and reference details. Ibex assists with the peak bookings and permits, and all other logistical details including airport transfers, hotel accommodation, transport, porters, mules, experienced guides and cooks, camp and kitchen equipment, dining and kitchen tents, food at base camp - all that form a part of the integral, personalised Ibex service.
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