KHUMBU VALLEY TRAIL RUNNING – NEPAL – EVEREST REGION

Run trails and scramble peaks among the world’s highest mountains with Himalaya Alpine Guides.

Spend fourteen days in Nepal’s Khumbu Valley running singletrack, see Mt. Everest up close from the best viewpoints (Gokyo Ri, Kala Patthar) and scramble peaks to 5600 meters – all in running shoes and a lightweight vest.

Get to know the local culture and geography visiting Buddhist monasteries, mani stones, and stupas in between passing prayer flags and decorated yaks on the trails.

You’ll stay in comfortable lodges, eating momos, dal bhat, and Tibetan bread. Plus we know where to get a good cup of coffee.

Your host and guide Dan Patitucci, will pass along acclimatization practices and photo tips too. Dan is a professional mountain sport photographer, athlete, and Himalaya veteran.

Nepal’s Khumbu Valley offers everything a mountain and trail runner seeks. Come explore this excellent trail system among iceclad 8000 meter peaks – Everest, Lhotse, and Cho Oyu; as well as a few of the world’s most beautiful and dramatic mountains – Cholatse, Pumori, and arguably the most beautiful of them all, Ama Dablam.

A well rounded “wow, I really did it” experience. Three weeks. April or October 2025. Suitable for intermediate to advanced trail runners.

LEADERSHIP

Dan Patitucci is leading this session in collaboration with Nepali trail running guide ____________.

LOGISTICS

We will trail run and hike with porter support while in the Everest region. This is a lodge-based trek, we sleep in beds each night and order from a menu for three meals a day.

TRUST

Trail running and hiking at 5000+ meters is no place to be short on resources. We make the proper advance preparations to ensure that our team will be properly cared for, from airport to summit to airport.

FEATURES

• Spectacular and scenic trail running through the Himalaya
• Two 5000+m peak summits (Gokyo Ri, Kala Pathar)
• Two 5000m pass crossings

Tashi Delek and Namaskar.