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mountainstuss
Apr 4, 2010, 12:07 AM
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Anybody out there that's climbed an 8000 meter peak -- how much money did it cost?
I mean everything. Plane ticket and all expedition costs, guided or un-guided. Door to door in the U.S. (or wherever you are). What did it wind up costing?
Are there any reasonable corners that can be cut to reduce cost?
Thanks, and congratulations on your achievement.
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USnavy
Apr 4, 2010, 3:30 AM
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mountainstuss wrote: Are there any reasonable corners that can be cut to reduce cost?
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mountainstuss
Apr 4, 2010, 5:25 AM
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Hysterical. Your sarcasm is super-appreciated Hawaaii.
But really, I'm not looking for stupid-ass answers. Please only real mountaineers respond.
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jaablink
Apr 4, 2010, 9:39 AM
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It depends on allot where, time of year (gear involved) and average expedition time…. Around 3000(having most of your own gear) to start pre personadd more for a good guide. Flight , gear and supplies$ , permits, most -if not all by now require a mandatory guide or guide credentials. Planning on the 7 summits are we? Africa may be a good to start, in season it wont be as cold.
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pendereki
Apr 4, 2010, 12:53 PM
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jaablink wrote: It depends on allot where, time of year (gear involved) and average expedition time…. Around 3000(having most of your own gear) to start pre personadd more for a good guide. Flight , gear and supplies$ , permits, most -if not all by now require a mandatory guide or guide credentials. Planning on the 7 summits are we? Africa may be a good to start, in season it wont be as cold.
I have never heard that most or all peaks over 8000 require a guide. If this is true it makes me sad. Climbing has always been about personal responsibility to many climbers and requiring a guide denies a person of that opportunity.
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mountainstuss
Apr 4, 2010, 2:12 PM
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Thanks.
And no, not the 7 summits. I climbed Denali, but am not interested in Everest. Just would like to try to get above 26,000 feet.
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anykineclimb
Apr 4, 2010, 3:21 PM
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of course, it'll depend (R) on where you want to go, when, how long, and if you want a guide or not.
To you give you some idea, I spent 2 months trekking in pakistan to K2 basecamp in 2005 and it cost me about $5,000.
Not sure if its still in effect but then, climbing 6000m peaks were "free" (no permit required)
Broad Peak is supposed to be an "easy" 8000m peak to do and can be done without a guide with proper planning. having an outfitter though makes life easier as the logistics are taken care of as are most meals and arranging of porters
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dingus
Apr 4, 2010, 3:54 PM
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mountainstuss wrote: Thanks. And no, not the 7 summits. I climbed Denali, but am not interested in Everest. Just would like to try to get above 26,000 feet.
2nd the recommendation to check out summitpost. There are a number of 7-summiters posting there as well as some high altitude guides. I guess you could say its part of summitpost's mission, differing in focus from rockclimbing dot com.
You could find meaningful answers there fairly quickly I think.
DMT
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roy_hinkley_jr
Apr 4, 2010, 4:36 PM
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Door to door, it's about $8,000 for one of the smaller ones. Assumptions include: already have much of the gear, large enough team to spilt fixed costs, no guides, no Sherpas/HA porters, no oxygen, no frills. A lot depends on airfare and you probably have to ship gear these days to avoid the whacked baggage fees. Next big cost is the trekking agency, which you must use so shop wisely.
Check out a book called Climbing: Expedition Planning for more details.
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