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Sponsored Trek to Everest Base Camp with Foundation Nepal

Foundation Nepal is organising a sponsored trek to Everest Base Camp in October of this year, departing on 20th October and returning on 6th November. This historic trek to Everest Base Camp is one of the most famous expeditions in the world. It’s strenuous and challenging but does not require previous trekking or mountaineering experience, only that you be in good physical condition and able to hike for 4-6 hours over hilly terrain with a light day pack. This itinerary includes 12 days of trekking and has been designed with acclimatisation in mind. This makes the trip more enjoyable and gives everyone the best chance to reach base camp.

This is a life changing opportunity, both for you and also for the people of Humla in North East Nepal where Foundation Nepal works to improve the lives of some of the poorest people in the world. The cost of the sponsored trek is €4,950 which included international return flights to Kathmandu, all travel in Nepal, travel insurance, accommodation, meals and drinking water, guide and porter fees, permit fees, sightseeing and celebration dinner in Kathmandu. The costs exclude tourist visa (USD$40), spending money, medical vaccinations.

How do I sign up?

Complete an application form (available at www.foundation-nepal.org/everest) and send it to us at Foundation Nepal, 3 New Road, Galway along with a deposit of €200. On receipt of your application form and deposit we will send you an expedition information pack, with information on successful fundraising, fitness & training, necessary equipment, travel insurance, medical advice etc along with a full itinerary. Participants must be 18 or over. Those over the age of 65 will need to have written medical consent from their doctor.

About Foundation Nepal

Foundation Nepal is a Galway based, Irish-registered charity that helps the most vulnerable in highly disadvantaged Nepali communities to work their way out of poverty. We operate in remote Himalayan villages in the most impoverished part of Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world. Since our programmes began in 2008, we have more than doubled household income with our micro finance and micro business programme, built a new primary school, supported 1,500 ultra poor children go to school for the last three years and provided more than 60,000 people with primary and maternity healthcare. Find out more at www.foundation-nepal.org

For further information contact:

Fiona Dunning at Foundation Nepal, phone: 086 4012 441 or email: fiona.dunning@foundation-nepal.org