May 2, 2008 - Good Tidings for Mountaineers - Nepal Govt. Reduces Mountaineering Permit Fees

The Government of Nepal has announced heavy reductions on all the Mountaineering Peak Permit Fees for the permitted Himalayan peaks in Nepal. The revisions reflect a reduction of 50 % during the autumn season, and 75% for the summer and winter seasons including Mt. Everest effective from 16 July 2008. Nepal Government has also announced waiver of permit fees for five years from 16 July 2008 for all peaks in Mid-West and Far West Nepal. This is great piece of news for all mountaineers and climbers, because now they have access to some of the greatest mountains at a nominal permit fee.


May 1, 2008 - KT Baruntse Group move to Baruntse BC 

The KT Baruntse Group, after completing their acclimatization climb in Mera Peak, proceeded to Baruntse BC today.

April 30, 2008 - Kipling Travels Baruntse Group Summitted Mera Peak

5 members and 2 sherpas of Kipling travels Baruntse Expedition Group led by Mr.Bo Belvedere Christensen successfully reached the summit of the Mera Peak. Among the three summits of Mera Peak, they climbed the real summit.

April 29, 2008 - 7 Summit Team Reaches Camp 2

Today the 7 Summit team members reached Camp 2. The team shall climb down to Base Camp tomorrow and rest there the following day (Thursday) . On Friday they will start their climb to Locuche. On Saturday they will stay at the Lobuche Base camp and if everything goes well, they plan to reach high camp by Sunday. On Monday, i.e.5th May they plan to do the summit of Lobuche East Peak.

April 28, 2008 - Saad Naseer (USA) - The Last Member of Peak Freaks Everest Expedition Arrives in Nepal

Saad Naseer from Chicago, USA, a member of the Peak Freaks Everest Expedition group arrived in Kathmandu yesterday. He took a flight to Lukla this morning at 7:15 a.m. From Lukla he trekked to Jorsale, and reached the place at 11a.m.

He is the last team member to arrive in Nepal. Saad's mission is to set a record for the rapid Everest ascent. His goal is to climb officially from the Base Camp on May 10- make it to the summit and reach the base camp by May 27- a rapid ascent of 17 days & 30 days from Kathmandu – the summit – and back to Kathmandu.

He has spent the past five weeks sleeping in a High Altitude sleeping chamber designed by a Canadian based company named Altitude Tech. According to the company, sleeping in the tent will change Saad's oxygen saturation slowly in his blood stream helping him to acclimatize well before he even arrives at the mountain. If this proves to be true, it may be that climbers won't need to take so much time away to attain the acclimatization needed to climb Everest.