Summit Climb/ Thoughts Opinion, Experiences Wanted

[ASmith]

Summit Climb: I'm looking for personal knowledge, experiences, or what you may have heard or know about the company Summit Climb. I see there trips are about half price of that of other International Climbing companies and when I ask why I was told "because others simply profit too much". So I'm reaching out to all of you to see what you may be able to enlighten me. Feel free to send me a pm or email to allen(at)livinginswflorida(dot)com.

[wfinley]

Look closely... you'll see differing prices. Summitclimb is cheaper becuase they offer a range of prices. For example... if you do everything yourself and just show up for an attempt then all you're paying for is a peak permit and an add-on so you don't have to deal with the logistics of getting a peak permit. If you want to show up and have porter support you pay more. If you want porter support plus meals it's more... etc. etc.. For example - their Ama Dablam costs are $6250 for "full service" or $2950 for "basic service". They also encourage you top pay "a little extra" for a personal sherpa. Everest has an even higher discrepancy... 33K for full, 18K for basic.

 

As for prices... their prices aren't much different from other Nepal based groups. Sherpa Shangri-la (http://www.shangrilatrek.com/) probably charges more or less the same amount as Summit Climb. Big international guide companies don't offer flexibility... thus you pay full service plus an add on for Katmandu tours / hotels etc. (i.e. Adventure Consultants charges 9K for Ama Dablam).