This is a moderate undertaking for the best part of it. If you see the outline itinerary, you will see that we will be trekking in the lower altitude for many days during our initial trekking period which is very good for acclimatization. During this trek we would hardly exceed 2000m up to our tenth day of journey so this should be reason enough that we will be well acclimatized for the crossing of Larka La Pass (5400m) on our 19th day and which is the highest altitude we will cross through this trip.

Although there are no prerequisite for joining this trip, we suggest you to take up regular walking, swimming and jogging session at least for a month before joining the trip. When trekking in the high altitude, the general rule is to keep a slow pace allowing the body enough time to adjust to the height gained every day. The higher the altitude, the less is the oxygen in the air and our body needs to adjust to this accordingly.  It is therefore essential that we allow you sufficient time for acclimatization.  Given the altitude variation though which we will be walking during our first ten days, it is unlikely that anyone of us will get affected. However, if you are still concerned about it or would simply like to check out few facts, please refer to “Altitude illness” by Dr. Jim Duff” (http://www.treksafe.com.au/medical/altitude_illness.htm) who has provided detailed information about altitude sickness and the ways to prevent them.

Preventing altitude sickness when trekking in Nepal:

• Ascend slowly to altitudes above 2500m.
• Take 48 hours to acclimatize when ascending above 2500m.
• Avoid alcohol or sleeping pills.
• Drink plenty of water or herbal tea (no alcohol or coffee).
• The altitude at which you sleep should be no higher than 300m than your sleeping altitude of the previous night.