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Visit remote Mongolia and climb Mt Khuiten its highest peak.
This is a journey to the wild and remote land of Mongolia's Altai Tavan Bogd mountains which straddle the border with Russia and China in the far west of the country. The country's highest snow capped peaks lead down to lush alpine pastures which stretch out towards the Gobi Desert. Our itinerary sets out to climb three of its remote summits including: Mt Khuiten (4374m) Mongolia’s highest peak, Mt Nairamdal (4180m) and Mt Malchin (4037m). Mongolia's longest glacier, the Potanin glacier, stretches for 19km from the eastern face of Mt Khuiten. The summit of Mt Khuiten affords spectacular views down into Russia and China. We will be supported by local Tuvan herders as our camel drivers and porters, who will share their culture and traditions on the expedition. We fly to Ulaanbaatar and onwards to Olgii before a drive and short trek takes us to our base camp below these remote glaciated peaks that provide wonderful climbing in a rarely visited corner of the world.
• Stunning trekking in the Altai mountain range
• A unique insight into the authentic culture of Kazakh people with golden eagles and Tuva nomadic people
• Camel supported trek between National Park gates and Tavan Bogd mountains base camps
• Cross the country's longest glacier, Potanin glacier, to set up high camp
• Climb the highest peak of Mongolia Mt. Khuiten 4374m
* A deposit of £400 will be required at checkout.
Extras can be added per-person when you book onto a date
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* A deposit of £200 (or the full extra price, whichever is lower) will be required at checkout for each extra added per-person on this trip
Days 1 - 2 | International flights to Ulaanbaatar |
Day 3 | Hike Mount Tsetseguun |
Day 4 | Internal flight to Olgii |
Days 5 - 13 | Climbing period |
Day 14 | Fly back to Ulaanbaatar |
Day 15 | At leisure in Ulaanbaatar |
Day 16 | Return international flights |
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We are aware the following provide insurance:
Expeditions and Treks under 7000m - Campbell Irvine Direct : http://www.campbellirvine.com/AdventurePeaks
HCC Medical Insurance Services: LLC sales@hccmis.com Tel: 1-800-605-2282
Travelex Ins. Services: www.travelexinsurance.com Tel: 1-800 228 9792
True Traveller Ins: www.truetraveller.com Tel: 0333 999 3140 for treks including over 4500m
Austrian Alpine Club (UK) www.aacuk.org.uk Tel: +44 (0)1929 556870
Rothwell & Towler: www.world-first.co.uk Tel: 0345 908 0161 (under 6400m)
J S Insurance: www.jsinsurance.co.uk Tel: 0844 848 1500
Snowcard: www.snowcard.co.uk Tel: 01295 660836
The B.M.C.: www.thebmc.co.uk Tel: 0161 445 6111 (call and speak to Jim. Please note the BMC cannot cover Mt Damavand)
Dogtag: www.dogtag.co.uk Tel: 0800 036 4824 (Check excess etc)
HCC Medical Insurance Services: LLC sales@hccmis.com Tel: 1-800-605-2282
Travelex Ins. Services: www.travelexinsurance.com Tel: 1-800 228 9792
True Traveller Ins: www.truetraveller.com Tel: 0333 999 3140 for treks including over 4500m
Austrian Alpine Club (UK): www.aacuk.org.uk Tel: +44 (0)1929 556870
AXA Worldwide Travel Ins: www.axainsurance.com Tel: +44 (0)844 874 0360
Ingle International: www.ingleinternational.com Tel: (USA) 1.800.360.3234
Insure for Less: www.insure4less.com.au (Australian clients)
You do not have to use any of the above, but if you make your own insurance arrangements documentary evidence of your own policy is required.
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Great experience. Excellent in-country team. Very organised operation. Ken's [trip leader] a great guy, lots of interesting stories about his past expeditions. Very approachable. No complaints. Mongolia is an incredible place, I'm very happy with my choice of expedition.
[Good] value for money, adventure and cultural insights to fascinating country. The hotel in Ulaanbaatar was beyond my expectations...amazing range, quantity and quality of food on the trek and at camps. The cook was fantastic. The highlights - an enjoyable trip made better by a very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable English speaking guide. Extras like the final meal in Olgi held in a Ger and with an entertaining folk show. The wonderful opportunity to visit families in their Ger and see the Eagle Hunter with his bird.
Excellent service, fantastic expedition, excellent guides. All three Mongolian Guides were excellent. Sannu in particular not only had excellent technical skills but also very good soft skills, and I appreciated how well he matched his pace to my slow pace. Aldra was excellent in every respect, quickly getting to know our capabilities and limitations, friendly, informative, making good decisions, with all the hard and soft skills expected of the main guide. Jude was excellent in every respect. Her personal skills were great, and she quickly fitted in with a group who already knew each other. Her people management was excellent. Faced with a group of experienced leaders, some of whom had qualifications equivalent or higher than her own, she was not daunted but took her time to get to know everyone's capabilities and limitations (e.g. although I have various qualifications, I am now much slower and less agile, mentally as well as physically, than I used to be). She was always extremely diplomatic (e.g. when I put my crampons on the wrong feet, she didn't tell me 'Your crampons are on the wrong feet' but asked 'Do you normally put your crampons on those feet?), and she handled the pair who were always late very well by making a friendly joke out of it. Technically she was extremely competent and made good decisions, e.g. short roping on the glacier when appropriate, and when our local guide took us to a dangerous river crossing point she calmly told us not to cross there and led us to a safe place, helping us across as appropriate, with no fuss, and followed the situation up quietly with the guide afterwards. I couldn't fault her in any way and I am very grateful to her for looking after me and facilitating my ascent of Mt. Khuiten and making the whole expedition such a fantastic experience. Thank you, Jude.
Summiting Mount Khuiten was the cherry on top, but the whole experience of the life and culture of Mongolians and of Kazakhs, from the museum and concert in Ulaan Baatar to the ger visit, the final Kazakh meal and concert, the camels, the mountains, the trekking, and even travelling over the rough tracks was awesome.
Good trip. Jude [trip leader] was excellent. Kept good control in all situations. Not over-assertive and good fun to be with.
The organisation and adaptability of Adventure Peaks was excellent. Alice in the office provided an outstanding level of support for our group and nothing was ever an issue. Jude was an excellent expedition leader with the right balance between professionalism and leadership, and an understanding of when we, as adults, needed to just get on with what we were doing. It was all very good and well thought out, the food in particular was much better than the majority of expeditions I have been on or have led. Tents system worked well for the trip. Jude was very very competent at her job. I have met and worked with many leaders over the years and she knew what she was doing and was relaxed and professional at all times. I would not hesitate to send any of my groups with her, anywhere. If we run another expedition and use Adventure Peaks again we would wish to have her back with us. Thoroughly impressed all round.
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