Trekking Information
Acute Mountain Sickness (aka Altitude Sickness)Acute Mountain Sickness
Acute Mountain Sickness is a common and minor, though debilitating problem at high altitude. Rarely, it leads to two potentially fatal conditions - High Altitude Pulmonary and Cerebral Oedema (HAPE & HACE) - both of which are medical emergencies. In giving advice about travel to high altitudes it must be stressed that the simple adage of gaining height slowly and descending promptly if one is ill - advice known for generations in all high countries - cannot be bettered.
Most people feel at least a little unwell if they drive, fly or travel by train from sea level to 3500m. Headache, fatigue, undue breathlessness on exertion, the sensation of the heart beating forcibly, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, difficulty sleeping and irregular breathing during sleep are the common complaints. These are symptoms of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), which usually develop during the first 36 hours at altitude and not immediately on arrival. Well over 50% of travellers develop some form of AMS at 3500m, but almost all do so if they ascend rapidly to 5000m (16,400ft).
Acclimatisation
Usually, these unpleasant effects of lack of oxygen wear off over two to three days, particularly if no further ascent is made. Once the body has acclimatised in this way, further gradual height gain is possible although symptoms may recur at any time. The question "How high, how fast?" has no absolute answer because of individual variation, but it is reasonable for healthy people of any age to travel rapidly to 3500m, though many will develop some degree of AMS after arrival. It is unwise to travel much above 3500m immediately from sea level.
Above 3500m, the speed of further height gain should be gradual and we advise no more than a 300m increase in sleeping altitude per day (with a rest day every third day) and spending at least a week above 3500m before sleeping at 5000m. This does not mean you can't ascend more than 300m in a day (eg. to cross a pass or attempt a summit), as long as you descend again before sleeping. The highest altitude where man lives permanently is about 5500m (18,000ft) but on mountaineering expeditions or a trek, residence for several weeks around 6000m (20,000ft) is quite possible and at these altitudes one should feel entirely well when acclimatised, being limited only by breathlessness on exertion.
Prediction of Acute Mountain Sickness
There is unfortunately no way of predicting whom AMS will seriously trouble and who will escape it. It is tempting to suppose that being physically fit and avoiding smoking would help in prevention but unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case. Similarly, if you have previously been affected (or not), it seems no more or less likely that you will avoid AMS the next time you travel to altitude.
Strenuous exercise at altitude, whether or not the subject is fit, makes AMS worse; undue exertion and heavy loads should therefore be avoided until acclimatised. Patients with heart or lung disease or high blood pressure should seek specialist advice before travelling above 4000m.
We provide Gamo Bag Oxygen above 4000 m along with first aid Kit.
We also have life insurance policy to our trekking and expedition staff.
Gear and Equipments for Camping Trek
| 01 Member Tent 02 Staff Tent 03 Dinner Tent 04 Kitchen Tent 05 Shower Tent 06 Toilet Tent 07 Porter Tent 08 Form Mattress 09 Thin Mattress 10 Pillow 11 Inner line 12 Hot water bag 13 Shower bucket 14 Shower jug 15 Shower Tool 16 Toilet stand 17 Member towel 18 Ice Box 19 Table cloth 20 Table 21 Back folding chair 22 Trapling for kitchen 23 Trapling small for Tent 24 Sleeping bags 25 Down Jacket 26 Carabineer (unlock) 27 Carabineer (lock) 28 Gaiter 29 Ice axe 30 Crampon 31 Snow bar 32 Carabineers 33 Ice Hammer 34 Rock piton 35 Jhumar 36 Harness 37 8-Finger eight 38 Main Rope 39 Fix Rope 40 Porter Jacket & trouser |
41 Porter Hat 42 Porter gloves 43 Porter snow glass 44 Porter shoes 45 Porter shocks 46 Porter mattress 47 Gamo bag 48 Oxygen 49 Kit bag / double bag 50 Medicine kit 51 Ice screw 52 Ice hammer 53 Rope 54 Karai 55 Big Dekchi 56 Small Dekchi 57 Serving dish 58 Pressure cooker 59 Momo Sheet 60 Kettle big 61 Kettle small 62 Plate 63 Aluminum plate 64 Steel cup 65 Soup bowl 66 Soup spoon 67 Tea spoon 68 Fork (Kanta) 69 Table knife 70 Kitchen Jerkin 71 Kerosene Jerkin 72 Tray 73 Frying pan 74 Dadu 75 Paneu 76 Staji 77 Jhazer 78 Greater 79 Lemon squeezer 80 Cutting board |
81 Belna Chakki 82 Tin opener 83 Kitchen washing bowl 84 Member washing bowl 85 Washing water bucket 86 Pass spoon 87 Tea Net 88 Potato Peeler 89 Firke 90 Kitchen knife 91 Chopping knife 92 Nanglo 93 Nanglo cloth 94 Phajee 95 Kitchen towel 96 Sugar pot 97 Salt pot 98 Butter pot 99 Chopstick 100 Jali 101 Nuri Khasi 102 Gas oven 103 Petrol max 104 Pital stove 105 Falame stove 106 Stove box 107 Soap case 108 Gas cylinder Big 109 Gas cylinder small 110 Tea Thermos 111 Heater 112 Water jug 113 Bread box 114 Egg tray 115 Khana drum big 116 Khana drum small 117 Kerosene drum 118 Water bottle 119 Torch light 120 Helmet |
Necessary Food, Beverage and Utilities during the trekking
| 01 Dabur Honey 02 Jam 03 Peanut Butter 04 Museli 05 Granola 06 Cornflakes 07 Drinking-chocolate 08 Bournvita 09 Nescoffee 10 Special Tea 11 Tea bags 12 Min Tea 13 Jasmine Tea 14 Herbal Tea 15 Milk powder 16 Tuna fish 17 Sardine fish 18 Hot dog / sausage 19 Lunchenge meat 20 Salami 21 Juice 22 Mango fruit 23 Pineapple fruit 24 Peach slice 25 Pears slice 26 Cocktail fruits 27 Lemon squash 28 Orange squash 29 Vanilla 30 Staff rice 31 Member rice 32 Cinnamon powder 33 Coconut powder 34 Origana 35 Tin Mushroom 36 Tang powder 37 Lemon powder 38 Noodles 39 Nepali Noodles 40 Pasta 41 Spaghettis 42 Tomato puree 43 Tomato ketchup 44 Tomato soup 45 Vegetable Soup |
46 Mushroom soup 47 Mix soup 48 Chicken soup 49 Papad 50 Corn 51 Prawn 52 Chilly Sauce 53 Mustard paste 54 Soya bean sauce 55 Mayonnaise 56 Baking powder 57 Black pepper 58 Vinegar white 59 Turmeric powder 60 Custard powder 61 Jelly 62 Salad oil 63 Cooking oil 64 Sugar 65 Red daal 66 Black daal 67 Chana daal 68 Mung daal 69 Rajma 70 Maida 71 Atta 72 Salt 73 Meat Mashala 74 Chicken Mashala 75 Garam Mashala 76 Momo Mashala 77 Rice pulau mashala 78 Fing 79 Ajinamoto 80 Can Black beans 81 Cube soup 82 Cream biscuits 83 Nebico biscuits 84 Salty biscuits 85 Coconut biscuits 86 Pineapple biscuits 87 Icing sugar 88 Thyme Mashala 89 Pickle 90 Whisky |
91 Dry meat 92 White bread 93 Brown bread 94 Eggs 95 Chilly powder 96 Dry peas (kerau) 97 Cheese 98 Butter 99 Kismis 100 Kaju 101 Coconut 102 Bread cum 103 Beshan powder 104 Corn flower 105 Custard powder 106 Rosemary powder 107 Club powder 108 Cardomant powder 109 Dry Yeast 110 Carrot dry 111 Cabbage dry 112 Cauliflower dry 113 Green beans dry 114 Garlic powder 115 Ginger powder 116 Porridge 117 Chiura (beaten rice) 118 Thyme for pizza 119 Miso soup 120 Japanese rice 121 Nuri Patta 122 Japanese Soya 123 Macha ko dhulo 124 Til for Rice 125 Iodine 126 Candle 127 Battery 128 Dettol soap 129 Ok soap 130 Green pad 131 Still wool 132 Matches 133 Mental Jali 134 Napkin paper 135 Toilet paper |
Trekking Season - Weather Chart
| Months | Kathmandu | Pokhara | Chitwan | |||
| Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | |
| January | 10 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 7 |
| February | 19 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 26 | 8 |
| March | 25 | 8 | 27 | 11 | 33 | 12 |
| April | 30 | 11 | 30 | 16 | 35 | 18 |
| May | 30 | 16 | 30 | 19 | 35 | 20 |
| June | 30 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 35 | 23 |
| July | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 24 |
| August | 29 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 24 |
| September | 27 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 22 |
| October | 23 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 18 |
| November | 23 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 12 |
| December | 20 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 8 |
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