Trip Gradings
Introductory
These trips involve trekking for up to five or six hours a day at a slow but steady pace. These trips do not spend time at altitudes above 4000m and are usually a week in duration. You will need a reasonable level of fitness and good health.
Introductory to Moderate
These trips involve trekking up to five to six hours a day at a slow but steady pace with several stages of hike upto 4500m.
Moderate
A good level of fitness is required for these treks. We will trek for up to seven hours a day, and occasionally more, over hilly terrain. Altitudes may range up to 5500 meters.
Moderate to Streneous
A good level of fitness is required for these treks. We will trek seven hours a day, and occasionally consecutive days of tough trekking and crosssing of high passes (5500m+).
Strenuous
Previous trekking experience is necessary. There will be lots of consecutive days of tough trekking, and/or longer days for crossing high passes, for example. There will be glacier crossings on snow/ice, which do not require the use of ice axe and crampons. Overall, trails may be vague in places, with some sections of very rough and rocky ground.