Chulu West Peak Climbing

Major Highlights of Chulu West Peak Climbing

Some of the major highlights of Chulu West Peak Climbing are as follows

• Ethnic villages of Thakali, Bhotia and Manangese
• Tibetan Buddhist culture and tradition
• Wildlife and vegetation of Annapurna Conservation Area Project
• Crossing Thorung La Pass (5,416m)
• Braga Monastery and Muktinath Temple pilgrimage tour
• Deeper natural and cultural exploration of Marshyangdi valley, and lower Mustang
• Ascend 6,000m Peak

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Foods and Accommodations on Chulu West Peak Climbing

Foods

During our Chulu West Peak expedition, we can enjoy typical Nepali food, different ethnic cuisines as well as all types of international cuisine (Tibetan, Continental, Italian, and Indian) from pizza and Chips to apple pie.

We can even enjoy hot chocolates, variety of breads, variety of drinks, and snacks. Breakfast of a day will be served from the tea house or lodge menu where we spent night.

Lunch will be served on the way to destination, dinner and breakfast in the tea house or lodge where we spend the night.

During climbing session, a freshly cooked hygienic food or a packed food (as per condition) will be served.

A welcome dinner, a farewell dinner and breakfasts will be served during our stay in Kathmandu and in Pokhara.

Accommodations

In Kathmandu, you’ll be staying in star hotels. But on trekking routes, you’ll be staying on tea houses or guesthouses.

Only few guesthouses have attached bathrooms. Guesthouses or lodges in most of the places only have shared washing and toilet facilities.

For tent accommodation, foam mattress will be made available.

In climbing section, toilet facilities will be provided with necessary natural preservation. If you are a solo traveler, we will share a room or tent with someone else of same sex of our group.

If you prefer a single room, we may indicate our preference and get single rooms on request by paying supplement amount.

However, it is better to understand the fact that there are several places that do not allow single room accommodation. On paying single supplement, we will get single room in Kathmandu but sometimes it is not feasible in mountains during the trek.

Required Documents for Chulu West Peak Climbing

Chulu West Peak is an NMA “B” peak located in the Annapurna Massif vicinity. You need to have three documents as Chulu West Peak climbing permits.

They are TIMS Card, Annapurna Conservation Area Permit (ACAP) Entry Permit and Chulu West Peak Climbing Permit respectively.

As you have to book Chulu West Peak climbing package with a local tour guide, you don’t have to worry about them. The agency is responsible for managing all these legal documents. However, you have to submit the following documents to the agency for the trekking permits:

• Copy of passport having at least 6 months’ validity
• Two passports sized photos
• Fees in either US Dollars or Nepalese Currency
• Rough itinerary of the region you are trekking around
• Sometimes you may have to wait for more than normal duration.

Equipment List for Chulu West Peak Climbing

• Duffel Bag
• Day Pack (35-45 L)
• Sleeping Bag (-20F/-30C recommended)
• Down Jacket
• Trekking Boots
• Crocs (evenings & washing)
• Trekking Pants (2-3)
• T-Shirts (3)
• Long-sleeve Trekking Shirts (2-3)
• Trekking Jacket
• Gortex (or similar) Jacket & Pants
• Fleece or Thermal Top (evenings)
• Fleece or Thermal Bottoms (evenings)
• Lightweight Long Underwear (to sleep in or layer under clothes)
• Socks (5)
• Gloves (lighter & heavier for passes)
• Wool Hat
• Baseball Cap or Wide-brimmed Hat
• Camp Towel
• Trekking Poles (optional, recommended)
• Down Booties (optional, recommended)
• Sunglasses (2)
• Water Bottles | Nalgenes (2-3)
• Bladder (optional, recommended)
• Toiletries, Sunscreen with SPF, Lip Balm with SPF
• Watch (with alarm)
• Extra Batteries
• Battery Chargers
• Head Lamp 
• (2)
• Yak Trax (for treks with icy passes)
• Water Purifying Tablets, Small Water Filter or Steripen
• Camp Washing Bowl (optional, collapsible for clothes)
• Laundry Detergent (Kathmandu) or Bio-degradable Clothes Soap
• Hand Sanitizer
• Small Solar Panel (optional, recommended for iPods, iPhones, camera batteries, Kindles)
• Book(s)
• Zip-Lock | Plastic Bags
• Soft Toilet Paper | Tissues (we supply toilet paper but you will want something softer for blowing your nose)
• Baby-Wipes | Wet-Wipes (for personal cleaning)
• Handi-Wipes, J-Cloth, or Chux (optional: easy for a quick daytime clean, fast drying)
• Rehydration | Electrolytes
• Snacks!
• Personal Medical Supplies
• Available in Namche Bazaar
• Snacks, chocolate bars, energy bars (Western brands), dried fruit & nuts
• Laundry Detergent
• ALL trekking gear (Sherpa Gear, Mountain Hardwear, Tsetang’s Gear Shop all have real gear), real & knock-offs.
• Lemon Tang (for water if you want)
• Batteries
• Trekking Poles
• Micro Spikes

Medical Supplies

We strongly suggest bringing Western meds with you as there are a lot of Indian fakes on the market!

Suggested: Diamox, Azithromycin, Ciprofloxacin, Tinidazole, or Flagyl & Augmentin. Bring COMPEED for covering blisters & good tasting electrolytes &/or rehydration salts (Emergen-C is a good American brand). The local versions aren’t very appealing.

We also recommend bringing strong knee & ankle supports & braces, ACE bandages for sprains & strains, Tegaderm &/or other would coverings. Duct tape is always useful. We’re happy to take excess medical supplies off your hands when you leave if you won’t need them and pass them on to others. We use lots of the large amount we have with us to treat locals we meet when trekking.