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sanjay gupta
2023.10.07
Would not recommend this group for serious expedition in the the Himalayas for lack of communication / safety and back up plan
We were a group of 11 hikers from the USA . Hiked in the Ladakh region through this company . We were mis informed about the the lowest temperature at night . The company stated that it was - 2 Celsius .. in fact it was -12 degree Celsius without the wind chill . Their communal/ dining tent was a tarp with no heating and wind proofing . As a result we were unable to warm up towards the end of the day and have our evening meals due to extremely cold weather . Few people got sick and needed oxygen . The company had oxygen cylinders which lasted only 3-4 hours for one person ( not enough for a group of 11 hikers at an altitude of 17000 feet)
There was no concrete plan for evacuation either . There was no satellite phones or local digital map / paper maps of the region either . Eventually we had to cancel our hike without finishing the route due to lack of organization and safety back up plan .
I Don’t recommend this group if you plan to do serious high altitude hiking in the Himalayas.