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Pumori Expedition

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“Not just a mountain, Pumori is a mirror of your soul—clear, cold, and impossibly beautiful.. ”

Pumori Expedition (7161m,23,494ft)

Mt. Pumori is a peak which is in the Mahalangur region of the Himalayas that sits on the Nepal-China border., Mount Pumori stands magnificently at 7,161 meters (23,494 ft) in the Himalayas, which is one of the most desired peaks for mountaineers worldwide. In the Sherpa language, the name Pumori, given by George Mallory, means "the Mountain Daughter". The Sherpa word for mountain is "Ri," and "Pumo" means young girl or daughter. Pumori is also known as "Everest's Daughter". This is a symbol of technical climbing skill because of its steep faces and unpredictable weather in the mountaineering community. Mt. Pumori expeditions are renowned for their challenging nature and breathtaking summit views. We at Satori Adventures regularly operate Mount Pumori expedition. To ensure safety and success, we routinely prefer the Southeast Ridge. based on analyzing climbers Satori Adventures reliably establish two to three camps above the base camp at an elevation of 5300m/17,388ft. Based on the Climbers satisfaction and success rate, Satori Adventures comes one of the best position as comparison then other Agency. So, we will be always pleased to serve you.

Mt. Pumori was first reached in 1962 by a German-Swiss team under the leadership of Dr. Herbert Tichy via Southeast Ridge. Gerhard Lenser summited solo after the rest of the team turned back because of altitude sickness. A West German Lenser made the first successful ascent. The first ascent was followed by many more tries. The ascent of East Face's alternative route was completed in three days by two Japanese climbers, Yoshiki Sasahara and Hiroshi Aota, concluding on December 3rd, 1986. Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara made the first winter ascent of the peak in 2017.

The most common path to the summit of Pumori start at a base camp at around 5,300m (17,388 ft) and proceeds up the southeast ridge, which is the standard route for the Mt. pumori. Acclimating to the tall elevation and exploring through hazardous landscape, such as crevasses, ice walls, and steep parts that frequently call for fixed ropes and advanced climbing skills, are requirements for climbers. The ascent requires mental durability, energy for the climb, and careful planning because of the unpredictability of Himalayan weather.

The elevation of base camp is 5300 meters/17,388 feet. Ascend the glaciers and sharp ridge of the hillside for approximately 4-5 hours to reach Camp I at an altitude of 5700m/18,701ft. Starting at camp I, we ascend a slope with a steepness ranging from 40 to 60 degrees and cross a snow barrier to arrive at camp II at an altitude of 6200m/20,341ft. From the second camp, ascend through icy barriers and gaps to arrive at the third camp at an altitude of 6500m/21,325ft. Navigate through crevasses, ascend to Pumori cliff, and continue to the peak.

Experienced Operator: Among the 40–45 companies in Nepal that consistently run 7,000m and 8,000m expeditions.

Focus on Safety & Compatibility: Prioritizes compatible, team-oriented climbers over filling quotas. Emphasizes safety, quality, and support.

Small, Cohesive Teams: Operates with limited team sizes to improve flexibility and increase summit success during optimal weather windows.

High Success Rates: Offers a high guide-to-client ratio and experienced Sherpas with multiple 8,000m summits, enhancing both safety and summit chances.

Expert Leadership: Employs seasoned team leaders/Sirdars with at least 3 years' Himalayan guiding experience.

Top-Quality Camp Facilities & Food: Known for outstanding expedition cooks and diverse meal options (including Vegetarian, Vegan, Indian, etc.), with special dietary accommodations available if requested in advance.

Client-Centered Ethos: Strives to provide the best possible environment, gear, and support for climbers to achieve their goals safely.

Along with your trekking adventure, you will witness breathtaking views of the Himalayas and their diverse flora and fauna. You will also enjoy learning and experiencing the Himalayan culture and religion, particularly that of the Sherpa Community group. Before arriving at the Pumori Base Camp, the Hillary Meseum, Tenboche Monastery, and Everest View Point Hotel are the main points of interest. The Pumori Expedition is a unique journey full of personal successes, challenges, and lifelong memories. Climbers form tight-knit groups, relying on each other's abilities and support to overcome the mountain's challenges. The experience fosters camaraderie and a close connection with the breathtaking Everest region. From Pumori's summit, successful climbers see panoramic and mesmerizing views of Lhotse, Everest, and Nuptse, making the demanding journey and intense effort worthwhile.


Ultimately, the Pumori Expedition showcases human determination and the thrill of exploration. Skilled climbers consider Pumori the top challenge in the Himalayas, attracting experienced mountaineers who seek to overcome its difficult obstacles. Scaling Pumori is not only more than just reaching a summit; it requires reverence for the region, collaboration, and a strong bond with the natural world. Pumori's extensive history of successes and obstacles motivates climbers worldwide to exceed their boundaries and accomplish remarkable feats.

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 Facts of the Trip

  First Ascent: Mr. Gerhard Lenser (German-Swiss expedition), 17 May 1962

  Meals: B/B plan in Kathmandu & B,L,D in during Driving and climbing period

  Highest access: 7161m (23,494ft)

  Duration: 33 Days

  Group Size: 02-10 people

  Co-ordinates: 28°00'53''N, 86°49'41''E

  Location: Nepal/Tibet border

  Country: Nepal

  Airport: Kathmandu

  Grade: AD Assez Dificille

  Accommodation: Three star to five stars as request

  Transportation: Car, Flight, Tourist bus

  Best season: Spring: April-May and Autumn:October- November

  Major Activity: Trekking/Mountaineering

  Culture: Sherpa and Tamang

  Mode of Travel: Tea House/ Camping

  Climbing route: Southeast and Southwest

  Himalayan sights: Everest, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Lobuche, Makalu

Brief Itinerary of Pumori Expedition

Arrival in Kathmandu Airport and transfer to hotel Yak and Yeti or similar hotel accommodation in Kathmandu (1350m/4,430ft).

Preparation, briefings, last minute shopping and permit formalities.

Option I: Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. Trek to Phakding (2650m/8,694ft) 4hrs.Lodge accommodation.

Option II : Drive from Kathmandu to Ramechhap, Flight from Manthali to Lukla trek to Phakding (2800m, approx-4 hrs) . Lodge accommodation

Trek from Phakding to Namche Bazaar through colorful Khumbu villages (3440m/11,286ft) 6hrs. Lodge accommodation.

Rest day for acclimatization.You will be hike to famous Everest View Hotel (3800m/12,487ft) 3hrs. Catch a glimpse of Everest.Explore Hilary and Sherpa museum at Namche in the evening with slide show program.

Trek from Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3850m/12,631ft) 5-6 hrs.Visit significant Buddhist monastery.Lodge accommodation.

Trek from Tengboche to Dengboche (4350m/14,271ft) 4-5 hrs. Catch glimpses of Ama Dablam and Lhotse.Lodge accommodation.

Acclimatization in Dingboche(4350m/14,271ft).Hiking up to Chukung-Re.

Trek from Dingboche to Lobuche (5018m/16,463ft) 4-5hrs.Lodge accommodation.

Trek from Lobuche to Kalapther (5554m) after breakfast Trek from Gorakshep to Pumori Base camp (5300m/17,388ft) 2hrs.

Climbing period (7161m/23,495ft).

Preparation for return, trek from Everest base camp to Dingboche(4350m/14,271ft) 4hrs.Lodge accommodation.

Trek from Dingboche to Tengboche (3860m/12,631ft) 4 hrs.Lodge accommodation.

Trek from Tengboche to Namche Bazaar (3440m/11,286ft, 4hrs. Lodge accommodation.

Trek from Namche Bazaar to Lukla(2840m/9,317ft) 7hrs.Lodge accommodation.

Fly from Lukla to Kathmandu (1350m/4,430ft) 35mins.Transfer to hotel.

Leisure day shopping in Kathmandu. Fair well-celebration dinner with culture program in the evening.

Transfer to the airport for final departure.

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The services we provide in the Pumori Expedition (Cost Includes)

  • To ensure your safety and avoid the natural panic of people entering a new destination for the first time, Satori Adventures provides pick-up and drop services from international and domestic airports on your arrivals and departures.
  • Representatives of Satori Adventures will be waiting for you on arrival at both domestic and international airports with a Satori banner with your placard so that you can easily find our person. Satori's identity card will accompany the person for your confirmation.
  • According to the above Pumori Expedition climbing schedule, Satori Adventures will arrange four nights demanded category (from tourist star to five-star) of hotel accommodations in Kathmandu.
  • Satori Adventures will provide experienced, and government authorized (licensed holder) high altitude trekking/ climbing Sherpa guide (Expedition leader) during the trekking and climbing. 
  • Surface transportation will only be included during the trekking and major city for members as per the scheduled itinerary. 
  • According to the schedule program, Satori Adventures arranged regular flight tickets from Kathmandu to Lukla and Lukla to Kathmandu for climbing members and climbing Sherpa guides.
  •  Satori Adventures will provide you with a lovely tea house accommodation (except chain hotels) to stay in and eat during the trekking trails.
  • Lunch in the trekking is usually made on the way, while dinner and breakfast are made at the tea house where you stay overnight. Satori Adventures provides a clean and fresh breakfast, lunch, and dinner with tea/ coffee at the tea house's menu throughout the trek and camping accommodation at the advance base camp and Camp-02 during the ascent of Pumori.
  • Satori Adventures will arrange all food and fuel for base camp and higher camps during the Pumori expedition for both members and expedition crews.
  • Satori Adventures provide EPI Cooking gas, and the stove will be provided in camps one, three, and south col for cooking food, tea, coffee, boiling water, and heating nutrition high altitude package food.
  • Satori Adventures will provide all the essentials for trekking, Pumori Hiunchuli climbing, rowing, and camping at the advanced base camp.
  • Climbing Mt. Pumori himal duration takes more than other 7000m and brings an extended stay at the Advance base camp. Items like kitchen tents, stores tent, dining tents, toilet tents, tables, chairs, and cooking utensils are high quality and branded, where we will try to provide more convenience.
  • During the ascent of Mount Pumori Himal Satori Adventures will provide a chef cook, cook assistant, helper, and base camp manager at the advanced base camp to take care of your food, drinks, and other necessary services your good and comfort.
  • Satori Adventures allow up to 60kg of personal climbing equipment per person during the flight onboard and during trekking in Pumori  expedition carried by porter/ yak/ mules.
  • The offer cost includes Mount Pumori regular route climbing royalty and the Nepal Government's climbing permit. (Permit issued by Department of Tourism)
  • As Mount Pumori is located at Mount Everest national Park territory, Satori adventures provide you a permit for Sagarmatha national park .
  • The Trekkers' Information Management Systems permit issued by the trekking agency association of Nepal is required to enter the area of Mount Sagarmatha and so Satori Adventures provides you a TIMS permit too.
  • The right weather is a crucial factor in a safe and successful ascent. As far as possible, we will provide a regular upcoming day's weather forecast from the Kathmandu office for the Pumori climb duration.
  • Satori Adventures provides all wages, clinical, equipment, and accidental insurance for all elaborate staff in the journey and climbing.
  • We provide first aid medical kits for the group and the staff, taking care of your climbing and health safety.
  • Trekking and mountaineering are often inaccessible and far from information, communication, and transportation in the Himalayas, so information and communication are significant for safety and a successful trip. That's why Satori Adventures provides satellite phones, walkie-talkies (radio set) with the expedition team leader, and your climbing Sherpa guide. Satellite phones available for members at the cost of US$ 3 per minute call.
  • Satori Adventures provides V25 north face two main model tents with comfortable mattresses at the advanced base camps, and above the advance camp, two members have one tent. (In advance base camp 1:1 tent and above base camp 2:1 tent as per safety.)
  • Satori Adventures offers dynamic/static rope, ice screws, snow bar, and rock piton locked unlocked karabiners to open the route and for safe and successful climbing.
  • Satori Adventures arrange a generator for back- up lighting power and charge electronic tools if solar panels are not enough for light and charge the battery.
  • Satori Adventures arrange transportation, service of food, all needed expedition, content supply to Base Camp from Kathmandu and return to Kathmandu (Cargo to Lukla and then by porter/ Yaks to base camp and return)
  • Satori Adventures will try to make the base camp as convenient as possible. We will provide you a heater at the base camp for heating the dining room during cold temperatures (mostly required for evening and morning).
  • Health is a prime concern during your climbing expedition. This is why Satori Adventures include emergency oxygen, mask, and regulator provided to guest and expedition staff requirements.
  • Till the date, there's no available alternative to electricity or lighting at the Pumori Expedition , so that Satori Adventures provides solar panels or generators for lighting, battery, and mobile charging at the base camp.
  • Satori Adventures include Icefall charges by SPCC ,Summit rope cost charged by Expedition Operators Association, and Himalayan Rescue Association medical insurance charged in the package cost.
  • For the climbing proposal of acclimatization and summit target, Satori Adventures included all tents for camps 1, 2, 3, and 4 for members and staff.
  • During your climbing expedition, Satori Adventures offer you clean, nutritious, and fresh food at the advanced base camp and camp two in Pumori. We provide you nutrition, high altitude package food, and essential EPI cooking gas and stoves to boiled water, tea, coffee, and warm pocket food above the advanced base camp.
  • Satori Adventures provides all food and fuel for both members and crews at advanced base camps and higher camps during the Pumori expedition.
  • We offer each climber One Experienced, Trained, Government Licensed, and 03 Times Everest Summiteers Climbing / Expedition Guide (Sherpa) per client with the idea of making your ascent safe and successful. There will also be one experience and professional Leader, Sherpa, for each expedition group. 
  • The package cost includes all wages, equipment allowance, and the load carries bonus for involved staff in trekking and climbing expedition.
  • The package cost includes all wages, equipment, medical and accidental insurances for the liaison officer.
  • Satori Adventure always has concerned and top priority about our trekking guides, climbing Sherpa guides, cooks, porters, and involved staff safety during the period of trekking and high mountain climbing. For this reason, we always do medical insurance, helicopter evacuation insurance, and treatment insurance for all involved staff with a reputed insurance company.
  • As Mount Pumori ascent is long, the stay at Camp two is more extended due to acclimatization. We also take care of our climbers in Camp two and arrange kitchen dining arrangements to supply freshly cooked food. 
  • For your convenience, we always provide maps of related trekking and trekking peak climbing.
  • During the climbing period of summit target, Satori Adventuresprovide Emergency oxygen mask and regulator provided upon request of client with requirement appropriate charge.
  • As adequate quality oxygen, masks and regulators are crucial during Everest climbing. We provide masks and regulators from the latest model of summit or top out brands.
  • Before your departure, as a memory, Satori Adventures would like to handover Satori T-shirt/ Pashmina and Brochure.
  • If you need any assistance with departure information, flight ticket reconfirmation, Visa extension procedure services, Satori Adventures fully support you without any charges.
  • The above offer price includes our official service charges, government charges, and all taxes and vat. Except for the above amount, there are not any hidden costs charged by us.
  • We want to offer you to have dinner with us before you departed from Kathmandu. It will be an opportunity for you to see and learn about Nepali culture and tradition.

Things you need to manage yourself in Pumori Expedition (Cost Exclude)

  • Kathmandu is Nepal's capital, and since this place offers high quality and delicious food from different countries and groups, we were hoping you could taste the food you like. For that reason, during your stay in Kathmandu, you will have to arrange lunch and dinner (except farewell dinner) by yourself.
  • Suppose you want to take any packed food, snacks, aerated drinks, energy drinks, mineral water, and carbonated soft drinks, any types of alcohol, cigarettes, chocolates, and nutria-bars during the trek. In that case, you have to buy it yourself as a customer often requires these items during the trekking. There's no guess on how much and will take by the client and its cost.
  • Expenses are incurred towards personal nature trekking, climbing equipment, laundry expenses, tips, landlines, mobiles, walkie-talkies, satellite phones, and the internet service is not included in the package. You have to pay for it yourself when you use it.
  • Personal climbing equipment is one of the significant factors for your safe and successful climbing. So you have to arrange all your personal climbing equipment brand and quality on your own.
  • Mountaineering is, in itself, a risky and adventurous activity that always takes place in remote areas. So, safety is the primary factor for us. Therefore, you have to arrange your travel insurance covering the cost of emergency rescue, medical treatment, medical tests, and hospitalization before you arrive for the trip to Nepal.
  • The package cost offered above does not include your international flight ticket and Nepal's tourist visa so that you have to pay for your international flight ticket and tourist visa by yourself.
  • Any extra expenses arising out of various/ unforeseen situations like natural disasters, landslides, political disturbances, strikes, changes in government regulations costs are not included in the package cost.
  • Additional costs if needed extra workers, than what we have included in the package.
  • As per the Mountaineering Association and Department of Tourism rules, after the successful summit, the climbing member has to pay a summit bonus for climbing Sherpa Guides US$ 700.00 minimum to be paid before departure from Kathmandu.
  • Our involved expedition staff (chef cook, cook, cook assistance, base camp manager) are hoping for tips, gifts, or something at the end of the trip, which is an opportunity to say how happy you are with our staff and thank you for the kind of service you have rendered. Normally US$ 150.00 per person collected by the team leader and divide to all involved base camp staff except climbing Sherpa guide. 
  • The short sentence, "All the services not mentioned in the above package (cost includes parts) are excluded," It will cost extra if you want additional services.

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