Chamonix Experience
 Our sister company based in Chamonix in the French Alps is a perfect location to start your expedition training and gain valuable mountaineering experience.

Operating year round, we organise Mont Blanc, Eiger and Matterhorn trips as well as skiing in the winter.
Mountain Experience
 Our sister company based in Kathmandu can organise your personalised trekking trip in Nepal. This is a chance to trek with our experienced Everest Sherpas utilising the same logistical care that we use on expeditions.

  • Training and Preparation Advice


    Climbing at 8,000 metres is inherently dangerous and this is not the place to be learning mountaineering and camping skills.

    Therefore, the more mountaineering experience that you have, the safer you will be and the more you will enjoy the climbing experience on Everest. Himex firmly recommends that you have summited another 8,000m peak before you attempt Everest. Past experience shows that those who have climbed an 8,000m peak previously have a much better success rate on Everest than those who have not.

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    Himex suggests that you climb a few 4,000m peaks in order to gain the mountaineering proficiency, and then maybe look at a trip to Denali and/or a 6,000m trekking peak where you experience expedition camping, higher altitude and how to deal with the cold. Then Himex suggests a trip to Manaslu where you get to climb to 8,000m and experience Himalayan expedition life, working with Sherpas, fixed ropes and oxygen. Then with all of this experience behind you, you will be ready to attempt Everest.

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    Our sister company Chamonix Experience in Chamonix, France, www.chamex.com, operates Alpine Climbing Courses and Expedition Training Courses. These cover normal basic mountaineering training, and also include camping and the use of fixed ropes.

    Our other sister company and agent in Kathmandu, Nepal, Mountain Experience,     www.mountainexperience.info, operates trekking and trekking peak trips in the Himalayas.

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    For those in:  
    North America, we recommend:         Yamnuska, www.yamnuska.com.
    South America, we recommend:     Aventuras Patagonicas,     www.patagonicas.com.
    Australasia, we recommend:           Alpine Guides Mount Cook,     www.alpineguides.co.nz.

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    We hope that this information is helpful in your planning and wish you safe and successful climbing in the future.

    Good luck,

    Russell Brice and the Himex Team